This posting will start what I hope will become a family effort to collect remembrances about Dick and Hazel Mae Bock in one place. So many times when we think of preserving genealogical records for our children we think of researching great-great-great grandparents, finding out when and why they immigrated to this country. This is important but we should not neglect writing down what “everyone” knows but what will be gone with us in a few short years. I hope that everyone who knew them, or who has heard stories about them from others, will take a few minutes to add to our record.
Don’t think of this as having to write an entire chapter of their biography all by yourself. Don’t keep a story to yourself because you are not sure if you remember it correctly. Think of this blog as a scratch pad where we can jot down notes as we think of them, correct each others [sometimes fading and failing] memories, fill in the gaps between what others write, etc. Perhaps some day when one of us has the time, this material can be organized into a true biography. But even if that day never arrives, at least we will have given a glimpse into the lives of these two wonderful people to the grandchildren and great-grandchildren who never knew Dick or Hazel Mae.
I’ll try to illustrate this blog with some scanned and digitized pictures, music and links to places on the Internet that illustrate the area and history when Dick and Hazel Mae lived. My aim is to start a new thread (topic) every week and my hope is that everyone who feels so moved will take up that topic by using the “Comments” button. I’d also appreciate your suggestions about future threads.
Don’t think of this as having to write an entire chapter of their biography all by yourself. Don’t keep a story to yourself because you are not sure if you remember it correctly. Think of this blog as a scratch pad where we can jot down notes as we think of them, correct each others [sometimes fading and failing] memories, fill in the gaps between what others write, etc. Perhaps some day when one of us has the time, this material can be organized into a true biography. But even if that day never arrives, at least we will have given a glimpse into the lives of these two wonderful people to the grandchildren and great-grandchildren who never knew Dick or Hazel Mae.
I’ll try to illustrate this blog with some scanned and digitized pictures, music and links to places on the Internet that illustrate the area and history when Dick and Hazel Mae lived. My aim is to start a new thread (topic) every week and my hope is that everyone who feels so moved will take up that topic by using the “Comments” button. I’d also appreciate your suggestions about future threads.
