This is a Sepia Saturday post. When you are all through here, please see
other cool history photos by CLICKING HERE.
other cool history photos by CLICKING HERE.
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| Source: Victorian Cards.com |
Cary's First Easter ~ 1948
Darlene, Cary and Troy:
Darlene, Cary and Troy:
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
The Letter "T" is for Twins:
This Sepia Satuday post brings us back to my father-in-law, Troy. Troy, gone now, was born in La Mesa, Texas in 1926. Troy was a twin.
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
Troy and his twin brother, Roy, were found on the steps of the church as newborns, and were raised by Nellie Goode. Not ever hearing that story until Roy had died and Troy was in his 50's, Nellie was always their mom, and a really good one to boot. Her husband, Mr. Matthews, was very bad man. Nellie took the babies and left him when they were very young, moving from Texas to Southern California prior to 1930.
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
At that time, beach front property was being sold for .50 an acre, but nobody wanted to buy it. Everybody knows that you can't grow crops on sand!
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
At "The Pike" in Long Beach
I looked up "The Pike" and oh, my gosh ... talk about the perfect Sepia Saturday find! Please click on the following link to read all about it's history and see lots of great pictures from 1902 - 1979: History of The Pike.
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
There were some fields, but they were made of oil.
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
The twins, Troy and Roy, grew up to be very handsome, hardworking and industrious young men. They led successful lives and were looked up to by many. It doesn't get much better than that!
For more Sepia Saturday posts about Troy and The Matthews Family, please look over to your left on the side bar under the Sepia Saturday posts and find their name. (Near the top, under the old picture of my Dad holding me.) There is a lot of interesting information and cool old photos from both sides of our family there.
Thanks so much for stopping by, and we wish you a wonderful Easter; from our house to yours. God bless!
Today is the twenthieth day of the A - Z Challenge, which is hosted by Arlee Bird's: Tossing It Out. Several of my blogging friends are participating, and this year there are over 1,200 participants. We post everyday, except for Sundays, and work our way through the alphabet. I am posting past photos that I have taken, and am linking them up to the posts where the photos originated from too. When you are all done here at Oregon Gifts, please click here to visit the other bloggers who are participating in this challenge.
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