Busy Summer days.

I have been extremely busy this week with work, death in the family (family friend), and getting ready for my vacation; so I have been slacking with this Blog.
However, be sure to watch soon for more exciting stories. I will do my best to keep things interesting here.
Jackson.
P.S.--In the meantime, if you have any suggestions or requests for me; feel free to send me an email.

Chester's July 4th events tomorrow.

Tomorrow I will be down in Chester (West Virginia) most of the day for Chester's Fourth of July festivities. 

In the morning, there will be a "Duck Dash"-which, you can buy as many rubber ducks as you like. At 10:00a.m. they open the fire hydrants (causing the side of the road to become a flowing stream of water), let the rubber ducks go, and if your duck (with the number on the bottom) gets first you win the prize. Anyways, there will be a car show as well that starts sometime in the morning and lasts most of the afternoon. If you get hungry, between the American Legion and the Catholic Church will be tons of local groups with wonderful food (fundraising) ~ it is all cheap, and local. There will also be a craft show set up most of the day at the Legion as well. I will be ending my day watching the fireworks at 10:00 p.m..

If you are attending the parade as well, I am happy to report that the Oak Glen High School Marching Band will be marching in the parade. The band is still needs more time to grow as big as it used to be, but the director (Mrs. Wendy Zinn ~ who took the position as director when Mr. Richard Ford Retired) is making a valiant effort to bring back a local legacy that unfortunately was lost to time ~ the O.G.H.S. Marching Band. With this said, I think it would be wonderful to give the community support that they need. If you are attending the parade tomorrow, be sure to look for the band. If you take photos of the band, and would like to share them with the Alumni; feel free to email them to me. As the Genealogist on the Alumni Committee, I will happy add whatever you would like to share to the bands record archive.

So if you are out and about in Chester tomorrow, keep an open eye; and you might see me walking around. :)

Happy Fourth of July Folks (or Independence Day if you want to be politically correct), I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe day!

Jackson.

Looking for descendants of "Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Smith".

Meet Edwin Selwyn Owens.

 Edwin is my great great great grandfather. He was born in Brownville (I believe is how you say it), Pennsylvania; and lived in East Liverpool, Ohio for the majority of his life. I will share about this ancestor of mine later on (because he did live quite an interesting life); but the main reason I am sharing this, is to try to find next of kin (or just general information) on the two others in this photo.

My grandmother has the original at her home (I just copied it), but originally it belonged to her mother's mother (Edwin's daughter) Lena Berdella Owens Elkins ~ and I assume it was in Edwin's photos to start. On the back of the photo was writing (which is not very common with old photos - glad my family thought to do so); Edwin is on the Left, and the writing on the back describes the couple on the right as "Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Smith". Like I said, this was in East Liverpool (although it looks like Kansas); and since it seems that Charlie Smith and Edwin Owens were friends it is likely they are neighbors; but since I am unable to accurately date the photo, I am unable to give an address from a census.

I appreciate any help. I would love to send a copy of this to the kin of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Smith.

Thanks,

Jackson.