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Lake Mathews (Perris), CA, United States
Born in Illinois, I grew up in Wilmette, a northern suburb of Chicago. I have one sibling, an older brother. I am married, for the 2nd time now, to Butch & got 4 children in the deal. They have gone on to make me grandmother 25 times over & great-grandmother to over 20!. After many years working in industry, I got my bachelors and masters degrees in speech communication, & was a professor in that field for 13 years. I retired in 2001 & returned to school & got my doctorate in folklore. Now I meld my two interests - folklore & genealogy - & add my teaching background, resulting in my current profession: speaker/author/entertainer of genealogically-related topics. I play many folk instruments, but my preference is guitar, which I have been playing since 1963. I write the "Aunty Jeff" column for the Informer, newsletter of the Jefferson County NY Gen. Soc. I work in partnership with Gena Philibert-Ortega & Sara Cochran as Genealogy Journeys® where we focus on educating folks about Social History. More about that: genaandjean.blogspot.com. More on our podcasts: genjourneys.podbean.com. More about my own projects: Circlemending.org.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Treasure Chest Thursday - Insignia for the USS Holland


My husband turns 72 years old today. He designed this for the USS Holland, a submarine tender, back in his Navy days. We have it on our wall (the larger version is somewhere else . . . Butch was part of the commissioning crew for the Holland; his son Quentin was part of the de-commissioning crew for the same vessel so who knows where the plaque would be now!).

Happy birthday, Butch.
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  1. GrannyPamSeptember 2, 2010 at 8:34 AM

    Very cool. We have a grandson in the Navy right now, so I found this interesting. Happy birthday to Butch!

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  2. Pitterle PostingsSeptember 2, 2010 at 2:00 PM

    Yep, I remember it well! Hope dad has an amazing day!!! Love you both.

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  3. UnknownSeptember 3, 2010 at 1:46 PM

    My father and brother-in-law were both in the Navy as well! Happy birthday to your husband, Jean, and many thanks to him (and his son) for his service to our country!

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