Three sisters, three weddings at the Orcutt home in Omaha. The house no longer exists, and the people have long since passed, but the photo albums and newspaper articles have preserved the memories of their special celebrations. The first two … Continue reading
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Growing up during the Gilded Age, the Orcutt sisters, Edith, Anna Ri, and Jane, filled their calendars with ladies-of-leisure activities. Fortunately for my research, the Orcutts figured prominently in the Omaha newspaper society columns, as did their peers. The society … Continue reading
A long forgotten sixty-year-old envelope lay safely tucked away in a large metal steamer trunk in my mother’s garage. As a child, I always thought the chest held treasures, now I know it does. The letter lay among stacks of … Continue reading
As I stepped out of the rental car, a warm spring breeze gently blew away my trepidation. I recognized the large Tudor Revival style home from the photographs my mother and grandmother shared with me. Located in the historic Happy … Continue reading
MABEL’S METAMORPHOSIS – PART II – HAPPY 109TH ANNIVERSARY Spring is the perennial season for weddings and new beginnings. One-hundred-nine years ago Mabel NICHOLS exchanged vows with Dr. John F. HYDE. She entered into matrimony as well as a different … Continue reading
MABEL’S METAMORPHOSIS PART I MABEL ELVINA NICHOLS HYDE (1888-1954) As a caterpillar changes into a butterfly, my great-grandmother, Mabel Elvina NICHOLS HYDE transformed herself from a forlorn child into a confident young woman. Known for her elegant style, the … Continue reading
MABEL NICHOLS HYDE A little girl, captured by a photographer’s camera stands frozen in time. Taken about 1893 by Hughes & Co. in Omaha, Nebraska, this cabinet card of my maternal great-grandmother, Mabel NICHOLS HYDE (1888-1954) has a story to … Continue reading
“The life given us, by nature, is short; but the memory of a well-spent life is eternal.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero. What an ideal way to learn Revolutionary War American history! First, you locate the pension file for your ancestor … Continue reading
June 21st celebrates the summer solstice and the birth date of my grandmother, Anna Jane Beaton Hyde. She was born 109 years ago in 1907 in Omaha, Nebraska. It was a notable year for celebrity births, such as Katherine Hepburn, … Continue reading
Reading a tantalizing tale takes the imagination and catapults it into other worlds. As a grade school child I scoured the Scholastic catalog eagerly checking off each book I desperately wanted. What a thrill to order new books and dive … Continue reading
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