More pictures of Sanderson and Richards homes

JF Ranch Doris, California Jim Ivory and Bess mgr. Annidal's Aunt and Uncle. "Sandy " Sanderson spent her summer there when she was 14.

"Cutting wheat on my Dad's Ranch Penn N.Dakota 1897
Dad and I were in the cart taking water to the men- Horse we drove Gray" Dick
Charles Bird Richards and Dale Everett Richards

1904 Charles Bird Richards took his family to Mexico Maine via the train from Penn, North Dakota. A "big deal" trip for the family. Some persons names I can recognize on the bottom of the picture. Karen

Back Row starting at tree: Charles Bird Richards, ?, Aunt Pearl, Durwood Richards or Holman Johnson, Margaret Isabella Horne Richards, ?,?,?,?. Hazel Pearl Richards

Dick is on the horse

Front Row: Vena Richards, Grandmother Elizabeth Leah Barnard Richards, Uncle Steve Barnard,?

Children sitting: ?, Eva Jeanette Richards, Jarvis William Richards, ?
Dick on horse, ?, Aunt Pearl Richards ?, Durwood Richards or Holman Johnson, ?,?, Margaret Isabella Horne Richards, Charles Bird Richards, Hazel Pearl Richards, ?

front row: Aunt Vena Richards Gallop, Grandmother Elizabeth Leah Barnard Richards, Uncle Steve Barnard, ?, Jarvis William Richards, Eva Jeanette Richards

Jarvis and Elizabeth Richards Home 1867

Jarvis and Elizabeth Richards
The house built by them on the Stephen Barnard place, about 1867
Elvena stands between her mother and father and Mary (8) is hauling the cart, with a little playmate in it.
Her twin, Sarah had died at the age of 5 following an accident in the swing.

Vena’s lamb in the foreground

Charles Bird Richards Home 1910

Label on the back of the picture:
C.B. Richards Home
Kalispel, Montana
About 1919
First car, a Rio, in the driveway

Home of Vernie Sanderson

A postcard sent to Grandma Maysel. On the back it said:

"This is a photo of our home taken some time ago. We all wish you a merry Xmas and a Happy New Year
Aunt Vernie Sanderson Ashland Oregon Pepper tree in front yard"

Klamath Falls home of Frederick T. Sanderson and family 1912

As found on the back of the picture:
"Sanderson’s 1005 Pine Street
Klamath Falls, Ore 1912

Frederick Sanderson lived in the house one year before he died.
Pictured in front of the house are Cora Ann Butler Sanderson, center
Children are Maysel, Lawrence, Dorothy and a friend. “Maybe one of the Orem ids”

Top picture is taken in the winter.

Robert Steffen Gill - pictures of childhood

"Bobby" with his pet rabbit "Lenny Fox" and his nurse.

Robert Steffen Gill - West Allis, Wisconsin - 1926

Robert Steffen Gill - West Allis, Wisconsin - 1926

From New Orleans to Cuba. Middle is Aunt Bea (Beatrice Kemp) with Robert Steffen Gill

"Bobby" with Eunice Meredith in Florida

Hazel, Bobby and Bea

Bobby Jenske and Uncle Bob Gill

Bob

Bob with his Mother behind him. I'm guessing one of the little guys is his nephew "Bobby".

Visits to Grandma Maysel and Grandpa Dick's house

In the back my Mom, holding my youngest sister, on the left my Grandma Maysel holding my cousin; in the middle my Grandpa Dick holding my middle sister and then there is me with my 8 year old birthday doll Nancy!

Last weekend our home was "filled to the brim" with children, grandchildren, neices and a nephew visiting. So fun for me.

That started me thinking of visits to my Grandma Maysel and Grandpa Dicks house when I was growing up.

A few are things I used to like to do involve:

* Grandmas Hankie Box: I don't know when Kleenex was invented - but definitely not during the time of my growing up. Grandma always carried a beautiful, freshly washed and ironed hankie in her "bosom" or, if we were going to town, in her purse. She kept the hankies in a square box on her dresser and let us look through them - some plain white with lace; others with embroidery and some of my favorites had pansies printed on the delicate fabric. The hankies usually smelled of the "Heaven Scent Perfume" Grandma wore.

* Buttons: In Grandmas Treadle Sewing Machine: Grandma had a drawer of wonderful buttons. It was a special treat to get to play with those buttons during a visit. Some were large and made of bone, some had jewels in them. Grandma would often tell me the story of the "outfit" they were cut off of, who it belonged to and then what new outfit the original garment was turned into.

* Cherries: In the door of Grandmas fridge was a small jar of Maraschino Cherries - always - a small jar of Maraschino Cherries. I'm not quite sure why they were there. It was certainly a luxury that never occurred in the home of our parents. I would get up at night and "sneak" into the kitchen - open the door - and have one or two cherries!! I'M SURE SHE NEVER noticed by the end of the visit!! I do know that she never said anything.

*Alka Seltzer: Another "late night" trick was getting into the medicine cabinet and finding the "Alka Seltzer". If you have never had one - they are a flat disc that when put into water fizzes and creates "quite a little drink".

I know that Grandma created many opportunities for me to have wonderful experiences - horse back riding; boat rides; trips to the Portland Zoo; sewing together; going shopping. I loved them all - but today - I'm thinking of these.

Karen