[navymom1]

My granddaughter and I were looking at a baby picture of MY grandmother the other day, and I was able to share a story. When first born in the early 1900s, my grandmother was very tiny— may have been a premie. Anyway, they put her in a shoe box and kept her warm on top of a stove. I really enjoyed sharing that story with the kiddo But then I’m the family historian and story keeper. :) BTW, just found out that one of my great grandfathers was at Valley Forge and lived through it. Presently the documentation is online. I need to send for it. Really surprising find!

[Sacajaweau]

There's a site called Fold3. If you have ancestry, you can add that site for 1/2 price....$40. You can print out everything.

You also might want to buy the book on Valley Forge by Newt Gingrich. It's very cheap....less than $10.

There's also a special Valley Forge Site which has great documentation and notes the visit of Mrs. Washington and other famous persons.

[nopardons]

LOL...I too am the family historian ( my grandmother was and she trained me ) and keeper of family stories. :-)

Love your tale about your grandmother and especially about finding out that your many greats grandfather was at Valley forge.

My great great grandmother was a teen when the BLIZZARD of 1888 hit NYC. My grandson loves to read history books about disasters and had just read about that blizzard, so he was VERY impressed. :-)

It's great to share these stories with our grands!

[hoosiermama]

One of mine too. Both signed the Bradford Accord The other served at fort Pitt. I have a picture of their grandson He was my grandmothers grandfather