tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post4115756987319091609..comments2023-12-16T15:55:01.741-08:00Comments on Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy: The Online Diary of a Central Oregon Grandmother: Sepia Saturday #95: Melinda Miller Applegate and The Applegate HouseOregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-87447738664534741432011-10-15T01:36:48.152-07:002011-10-15T01:36:48.152-07:00No wonder Melinda looks worn out in that photo. I ...No wonder Melinda looks worn out in that photo. I expect she was beautiful when young....before the onslaught of at least fifteen pregnancies.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-36043875783337804752011-10-11T14:44:10.829-07:002011-10-11T14:44:10.829-07:00I think after 10 kids I'd have put a lock on t...I think after 10 kids I'd have put a lock on the women's door lol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-49992643233922641672011-10-10T18:11:00.509-07:002011-10-10T18:11:00.509-07:00It makes me wonder whether any unusually large fam...It makes me wonder whether any unusually large families now occupy a duplex instead of a single family residence.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-61688464402957974542011-10-10T01:09:14.586-07:002011-10-10T01:09:14.586-07:00Like so many others I am forced to comment - what ...Like so many others I am forced to comment - what an amazing story. A story like that deserves to be told with the skill and care : just like the skill and care you use to tell it. Fascinating Sepia Saturday territory.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-27171440062421024232011-10-09T11:52:45.943-07:002011-10-09T11:52:45.943-07:00I love this story. I think the real purpose was t...I love this story. I think the real purpose was to avoid more children. She was a strong woman.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915948349223137648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-67457100127093773282011-10-09T11:05:12.340-07:002011-10-09T11:05:12.340-07:00Oh, it's hard to even imagine 15 children, eve...Oh, it's hard to even imagine 15 children, even though on of my grandmothers had 11 and the other had 10. I had to giggle about the divided house. I think she was quite a progressive thinker. Thanks for this look back.Grammy Goodwillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692427011915245206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-72285754351867924822011-10-09T10:55:39.849-07:002011-10-09T10:55:39.849-07:00Wow! 15 kids! Was she becoming a grandmother whi...Wow! 15 kids! Was she becoming a grandmother while she was still having children of her own? And what a house! I can't say I blame her for wanting to keep the menfolk on their own side, but a bit inconvenient, if you ask me. Does this mean Charles had more responsibility for the younger boys since they were on his side of the house? Great post!PattyFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960442608381511010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-10371701682772633302011-10-09T08:52:16.689-07:002011-10-09T08:52:16.689-07:00How have I missed seeing your blog somewhere along...How have I missed seeing your blog somewhere along the line all this time?? Interesting stuff...and I'm especially drawn now, as I'm interest in all things Oregon these days. My only daughter and her family have moved from the East Coast (6 houses down from me!) to the Portland area. <br /><br />So, about your post...you must be a charmer to get the deer to be so cooperative while "shooting"...great pics!Deb from WhatsInMyAttichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126246734744950335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-10537058208506367482011-10-08T14:32:16.877-07:002011-10-08T14:32:16.877-07:00Poor Melinda. She looks exhausted. Think after 15 ...Poor Melinda. She looks exhausted. Think after 15 kids, I'd have wanted separate quarters also.<br />Very interesting post.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-41829471615838359602011-10-08T12:05:38.048-07:002011-10-08T12:05:38.048-07:00Kathy, What an amazing story! Can you imagine hav...Kathy, What an amazing story! Can you imagine having to go outside and back in to talk to your husband or male children?! Fascinating post the takes us all the way from Tennessee along the Oregon Trail and into divided houses.Liz Strattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355785887810653358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-30813105065961084422011-10-08T11:41:51.313-07:002011-10-08T11:41:51.313-07:00The mind boggles at 15 children. What at a tribe t...The mind boggles at 15 children. What at a tribe to bring up. Melinda Applegate was quite a woman and her daughters outnumbered the sons. I've gone boggled eyed trying to work out whether the divided house was bigger on one side.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com