Ruth and I met Leslie and Albert in Newark. Went to Rialto to Harold Loyd in Girl Shy.
Author: Kathleen
Proof I’m not the first Genealogist in the Family
For years I’ve suspected that my Great Grandmother, Llewellyn Thorward-Moore, was researching her family history. I’ve come to that conclusion because of the notes and papers she left behind. This week, I’m starting to go through some of Grandpa’s final papers. These are the ones he kept with him. In those papers, I found some pretty cool evidence that I’m not the first one in the Moore family to be obsessed with tracing our roots. I only wonder how far they got and if there are any other surprises to find one day.
Diary of Llewellyn: May 8, 1924
George had a party, about 24 there. Was a surprise. Rained.
Next Entry: May 10, 1924
Diary of Llewellyn: May 7, 1924
Went to Suffern after supper. Mission study at Enid’s with a social. Did not go. Florence’s birthday. George gave her string of pearls.
Next Entry: May 8, 1924
Diary of Llewellyn: May 6, 1924
Went to Sunday School Board Meeting and then upstairs in church to concert. Music Week – Choral Society sang, Methodist choir, some school children, camp fire girls.
Next Entry: May 7, 1924
Diary of Llewellyn: May 5, 1924
Took ride down to Orange. Stopped at Goldsmiths for awhile. Did not get out of car.
Next Entry: May 6, 1924
Diary of Llewellyn: May 4, 1924
Took ride around Newark & Orange in afternoon. To Suffern at night.
Next Entry: May 5, 1924
Diary of Llewellyn: May 3, 1924
Miss Sweeney, Miss Westerman, Miss Pusch, Miss Kaufman, Miss O’Brien, Miss Steinhoff, and myself had lunch at Station Restaurant on 44th St and then went to see Poppy. Was suppose to go to Fortune Tellers after but we landed up at Lennox Ave in colored station. Went over to Mildred’s & played cards.
Next Entry: May 4, 1924
Diary of Llewellyn: May 2, 1924
Made arrangements in office with Jennie Sweeney, Anna Pusch, Florence Gerold, Amelia Westerman, Evelyn Kaufman, Willa Steinhoff, Marie O’Brien, Lee Arnold, to meet at the Penn Station in Ladies Waiting Room on May 4, 1929 (first Sat of May) at 2 o’clock. We are waiting Mr. Tillston’s return from Canada. Told we were to move down with Mr. Fletcher.
Next Entry: May 3, 1924
William Thorward Moore, 1930-2012
Every weekday for the past year, I’ve woken up, cooked Grandpa breakfast, and we’ve watched the news or Today Show together. This morning I’m not doing that. It’s hitting me harder then I thought it would but I have to remember Grandpa’s favorite thing to say when he was having a hard time.
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.