In my spare time I hunt ancestors & meet new cousins...The Genealogy Bug has taken over(just ask my kids),Camping in the summer time.
I enjoy watching and feeding the wild birds that visit my back yard here at home and at our summer home in our 30' camper on a large lot at Timberwoods Campground
We started a "pic'n & grin'n since my cousin Jean Legereite started camping and plays a beautiful fiddle! Jean went to Heaven 2005
Come join us for a great time in the summer. We are now singing at other churches, organizations, Old Fashion Farmers Day, Apple Fest, REunions.We have a small group and we sure enjoy singing OLD GOSPEL MUSIC. The Glory Gospel Group
I am the President of the Hardin County Genealogy Society in Kenton,Ohio and a member of many other genealogical & Historical Societies in OH,PA, & TN. I am in Kenton 3 or 4 time a week to volunteer at the Research Center. Yes, it is a long drive.....but my rewards are new friendships,meeting new found cousins,learning about Hardin County....also gives me a chance to visit my dear friend & 4th grade school teacher,Opal album every week.
I was raised in Lafayette, Allen Co & lived for a short time NW of Ada in Hardin County,my mother,father surname list grandparents(going back many generations) along with my husband, Jim's father & grandparents were all from beautiful Hardin County.
I own a Chihuahua named "Pago"(paygo)his name comes from a town on the Island of Guam "Chalen Pago" where my Late beloved Mother-In-Law,Rosa Talabera Gumataotao Motter(1925-1996) was born & raised, I have 2 macaws "Sinbad", my Blue & Gold "Sassy", my Scarlet Macaw.
I have a soft spot for all of God's animals!
We travel to Gods country twice a year(sometimes more when we can) To The Great Smokey Mountians-Cades Cove(have been since 1973)Read About it Here where we meet with friends(some of whom once lived in the Cove before they were forced out of Cades Cove Cades-a part of Heaven. Jim grabs his guitar and banjo for Old Timers Day,after the hugs & handshakes of greetings, they play good ole mountian & gospel music under the big old oak tree near the visitors center twice a year. Read About Cades Cove Preservation and now Cades Cove Photos
A Gift You Can Give That IS Free.....A HUG! Hugs, Gloria Read About A Hug
A Hug,Pass It On.. You Will Make Someones Day Brighter!
For years (long before they were trendy) I started collecting bird houses......I have every size, shape, & color-over 350(I stopped counting) scattered through the house and yard. I had at one time collected Swans & you should see my collection of Macaw "stuff". I have always been a bird lover......2 of my grandmothers were and I think I got it from them.
I have many feeders right outside my window and really enjoy the Hummingbirds I get every spring. I do have a flower garden.....although it looks like a jungle, all flowers planted are for the visiting birds and are in no order or perfect rows and layers. It really does look like a jungle, but the birds don't care, it makes them happy. A friend of mine is a Master Gardener( see Pleasant Grove Campground Photos), she just shakes her head<G>.
Want a Good Clean Book That Will Make You Laugh?... I Purchased A Copy And Love It....Great For Any Age. The book... "Watson Is Where It Wuz" Written By Bill Covey..You Can Read About Him And The Book At The 2 Links Below. Hey! Bill, What I said "Wuz" Right..Right?
We started going to Cades Cove and The Great Smoky Mountians back in the early 1970's. The first time we saw the cove, our hearts were drawn to that place as if we had belonged there in another time and place. The view was breath taking. Then we decided to learn more about the "Mountian" people .
We purchased all the books we could find and walked the grounds where many families, toiled, laughed, cried, raised a family. Through the years we feel we are a part of that great place. Yes, Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge is great, but we love Cades Cove more with her beautiful views and all the great history that Cades Cove beholds. Also See The Page I Made Just For Cades Cove
We have been blessed to meet the most wonderful people because of our love we had for Cades Cove. I could go on & on about that place, but I don't want to take up more of your time. Later I will list the books that I have about Cades Cove.
If You Would Like To Read More About What Is Being Done To Preserve The Cemeteries, Churches, Log Homes, and The Home Sites In Cades Cove.....Please See The CCPA Home Page. We Are A Member Of This Great Organization.
The Cades Cove Preservation Association, Inc. (CCPA) has been established to preserve the heritage of the Cades Cove community, located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
So much Of Our History Is Lost, Torn Down, Or Just Thrown Away No Matter Where One Lives. As A Family Researcher( I have not found any I could connect with yet) I am Proud To Be A Part Of This Great Preservation That Is Preserving What Remains Of Those Families That Lived In Cades Cove.
Note: The first white settlement in Cades Cove was the early 1800's (1818-1937). Some decsendants were there until the Cove was turned into a National Park.
My Mother Elizabeth Ann Hughes had on her frig for years a saying that she really liked.....I like it too. I have that piece of paper with her own hand writing that says:
