COG: The Love of Reading
Life is funny sometimes, wouldn’t you agree? I sit here this evening checking out my blogger dashboard and find Jasia’s post about reading for the Carnival Of Genealogy . Ah, reading! One of my absolute favorite pastimes. And Jasia wants to know my family’s history of reading? How ironic that on the third anniversary of my father’s death, I am asked that question, for he was influential in the development of my love of reading. Furthermore, I was in a training at work today and we were asked to discuss characteristics about our fathers that we would like to keep, toss, or add in reference to their values, beliefs, etc. One of the items I listed in the “keep” column was his emphasis on the importance of reading and education. My mother tells the story that my father had heard that reading to your child was a good thing, so he instructed my mother to read to me every night. (Until I was about eight, he was often away because of his Navy service.) He purchased several books for me,
How can i Get a copy of the " Seeking Sizemore newsletter" that was written? My family line runs with the Sizemore's and I would be very interested in it's coverage on Rhoda Sizemore d/o George "all" sizemore
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! Currently the Seeking Sizemore newsletter is out of print. I will post information here when it becomes available again.
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