Happy 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, August 28, 1963, where Dr. Martin Luther King gave the “I have a dream speech”. When I saw this picture of my grandson Aaron, and his friend Kevin, I thought it was most fitting in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream and the commemoration of the…… Continue reading Happy 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Month: August 2013
Friends of friends Friday- Grandmother purchases Granddaughters Freedom, St. Croix, DWI, 1817
In 2007, the VI Ancestry Discovery Group hosted “VI Family Tree & History Exhibit,” on St. Croix. I was among the 75-plus presenters sharing my family history in public for the first time. Gathering, collecting data and working with Project Coordinator Veronica “Ronnie” Phillips; I began to think about not just what; but also how…… Continue reading Friends of friends Friday- Grandmother purchases Granddaughters Freedom, St. Croix, DWI, 1817
Tombstone Tuesday- Sarah E. Pretto
Sarah Elizabeth Pretto, buried at the Christiansted Cemetery, St. Croix US Virgin Islands. She was the young wife of Morris Alexander Pretto. He was the great-grand son of Nancy my new-found African Ancestor.
