Category Archives: Genealogy

Health Crisis! April/May 2022

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Butch

by guest blogger Karen Thorpe Butch and I have had our health issues over the years we have been married. Both of us had knee replacements, there was a bowel resection for me, a pilonidal cyst for Butch, and minor … Continue reading →

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2002 – The Mystery of White House Farm.

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Butch

I went to England in 2002 to visit my aunts, uncles, and cousins and to do as much genealogical research as time permitted. Before I left, my mother told me that my uncle, John Bellamy, had a small painting that … Continue reading →

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Carol Lynne Thorpe

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Butch

Seventy years ago today my big sister Carol Lynne Thorpe died. I never knew her. She died before I was even conceived. But I can’t help but wonder how the dynamic of our family would have been different with her … Continue reading →

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A Tradition Continued

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Butch

Ever since our kids were very young we have decorated birthday cakes for them. This went on till at some point they got too old for it or moved away from home. Luckily, they started having kids of their own … Continue reading →

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Old Photos

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Butch

This weekend at Vern Becker’s funeral, they had a display of old photos of his life. Several were pretty interesting, Vern as a young man etc., but the one that took the cake was a baby picture of him. He … Continue reading →

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40 Years Together

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Butch

Friday, May 1st was Karen and my 40th wedding anniversary. It was also Lance and Cherise’s 10th wedding anniversary. We called and asked them if they would like to go out to dinner together but they had already made reservations … Continue reading →

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Great Moments

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Butch

On a weekend visit 34 years ago, our friends the Hawns snapped this picture of us. It was to be the first in our “Thorpe Family at Great Moments in History” series. Yesterday we got to add the latest installment … Continue reading →

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Halloweens Past and Present

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Butch

Wendy sent us a picture of the costume that Wyatt was going to wear for Halloween a couple days ago. And when Lance and Cherise brought the kids up to show us their Halloween costumes I thought this would be … Continue reading →

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August Quinn Thorpe Copley

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Butch

Welcome to our family young August!!! Wendy will be publishing a more detailed blog I suspect, but she said it was ok for me to put mine up ahead of hers. At 2:21 Sunday morning, California time, August 31 the … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 1, 2008 by Butch

Like last year, my first entry for the year features our traditional holiday family portrait. We took about 20 shots and realized that the ASA setting was too low so many of the shots were a little blurry or had … Continue reading →

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