Jean's Grandfather, H. P. Johnson, & Rex; Milwaukee, ca. 1925
References used:
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Podcast 64 - Ancestral Pets
Jean Wilcox Hibben and Sara Cochran decided to talk about family pets - their own as well as the ones that their ancestors had (or might have had). Information about the history of animals and people is not new to us in the current years, but pet-ownership dates back centuries. How do you know if your family members had pets? Some thoughts on that are discussed, but a caution about not making assumptions is, of course, included. Also discussed: "animals as food" and not expecting that every family that had animals considered those creatures as pets.
References used:
References used:
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, November 29, 2018
Podcast 63 - Stories from Genealogy Journeys Cruise 2018
Our passengers on the Genealogy Journeys Cruise 2018 shared some family stories one evening. They are listed here, in this order:
Tina McKillip
Debbie Teed
Jean Hibben
Lynda Osborn
Marilyn Lewis
Melodie Jones
Phyllis Kaylor
Sara Cochran
It was great fun in spite of the noisy environment (we had no control over the "music" playing in the background).
Note: unlike others, this whole podcast is free for the listening. Enjoy.
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.
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Podcast 62 - Forestry
Sara Cochran and Jean Wilcox Hibben explore some of the aspects of the lumber business in America, in particular. If your ancestor was involved in this occupation, you may find some of the discussion of interest, including the resources used (listed below). Considering the value of lumber to the building of the country, the forestry business was a mainstay of many households (either because of occupation, or use of the product). Some discussion of word origins, forestry mythology, and Roosevelt's programs are included. Consider the references below.
"Fluming lumber from the Oregon mountains" - Keystone View Co., Publisher, copyright 1899, stereoscope slide retrieved from the Library of Congress
RESOURCES
WPA, CCC:
The Frozen Logger (Johnny Cash version):
Paul Bunyan:
Lumberjacks:
"The World's Fair load of logs, 36,055 feet,"
"Logs being hauled by one team of horses from Mich. forest to Ontonogan river for the transport to Chicago, Feb. 26, 1893, for exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition." - copyright 1893, Photo by G.A. Werner, copyrighted by estate of Thomas Nester, Detroit, Mich.; retrieved from the Library of Congress for educational purposes only.
Lumber Terminology:
from books:
Barnhart, Robert K., Ed. Chambers Dictionary of Etymology. New York : Chambers, 1988, 2003.
Drake, P. What Did
They Mean by That? A Dictionary of Historical and Genealogical Terms
Old and New. Bowie, MD: Heritage
Books, 2000.
Funk, Charles Earle. Horsefeathers
& Other Curious Words. New York:
Harper & Row
Publishers,
1958, 1986.
Funk, Wilfred. Word
Origins and Their Romantic Stories. New York: Bell Pub., 1978.
Garrison, Webb. What’s
in a Word? Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press, 2000.
Hendrickson, Robert. The
Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, revised and
expanded ed. New York: Checkmark
Books, 1997, 2000.
Mordock, John, & Korach, Myron. Common Phrases and Where they Come from.
Guilford,
CT: The Lyons Press, 2001.
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.
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Podcast 61 - The History of Make-up
Jean discusses the history of make-up with partner Sara Cochran. The first portion deals with the history of two cosmetic companies and the second half looks deeper into the history of the use of make-up as well as some of the contents of cosmetics.
References are listed below:
Photo: Beauty--Manufactured by R. Wilson & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, lithograph of Strobridge & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, ca. 1869; retrieved from Library of Congress
References are listed below:
Nethercutt: https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/21663
The Cosmetics:
Check collections photos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nethercutt_Collection
Max Factor:
Product:
History
Radium
To buy the book (hard copy or e-form): https://www.amazon.com/Radium-Girls-Story-Americas-Shining/dp/149264935X
Radon gas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon
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.
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