Monthly Archives: April 2021

English Vacation – 1960 After 1950 we didn’t go to England again for 10 years. My Grandpa Thorpe died in 1959 and left Dad a little money. The folks decided to use some of it to take the whole family … Continue reading →

English Vacation 1950 My first trip to England was in 1950. My mother was born in England and her parents, brother, and sisters lived there, so it was only natural that we visit them. I was about two and my … Continue reading →

What makes you happy? Butch More than anything else what makes me happy is my family. I’ve always had some interest in my family tree, but about 1985 I became much more interested. I started to try and find out … Continue reading →