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An Amazing Thing Happened Yesterday

Yesterday I decided to do a search on the family name, Cadman, and to my surprise I found a link to an entire book that traces my family history back many generations. I have yet to be able to read the book, due to work and necessary life stuff, but I'm planning to do so soon.

Link to Cadman Family History

I did open several of the pictures and I knew I was on the right track when I opened up a picture of my Great-Great Grandparents William and Elizabeth Cadman;see page 136 of the book. I'm watching the picture open and there they were; I knew because I have some pictures, also, and I was thrilled.

To be continued . . . . .

Things I Have Learned

The reason I created this blog was an interest I had in my personal past history. My paternal grandmother had a way of preserving items from the past that gives me a glimpse into how life must have been when she was here on earth. She died in 1976 at the grand age of 93, not from natural old age causes, but from a fall down a large staircase at her home which she shared with her aunt. Yes, her aunt was older and I'm not sure of her age at the time my grandmother passed away, but I know she had passed the 100 mark and my guess she was around 102 or 3. When she passed on her age was 107.

As I was going through the many writings: post cards, letters, newspaper clippings, and books I started to feel a sense of awe; awe in that my family at one point was rather large. It appears I may of had 13 Great-Great Aunts and Uncles and 12 Great Aunts and Uncles. The children in my grandmother's family numbered 12 and her mother's siblings numbered 13. Names from various articles were coming at me from right and left and I am having difficulty comprehending or even putting all of this into perspective. This doesn't even cover my paternal grandfather's family; in this area information is minimal. I now face a challenge of preserving all this before it disappears so I can pass this onto my son and my niece and nephews.

I do have a starting point, my Great-Great Grandparents William and Elizabeth Cadman were married in 1856 in Sheffield, England and they moved shortly after that from Mosborough, England to a place called Jefferson, PA. My dad grew up in West Elizabeth, PA and the entire family sprung from this area.

To be continued. . . . . . .

Welcome to Writings From The Past

You have just entered the Writings From The Past, which will delve into writings from individuals that have lived in the past. Particularly for me it is writings that were created by relatives and friends of those relatives. Information will be interpreted by Post Cards, Letters and Scrapbooks passed down through the family.