My Grandma's Sisters

As a kid, I noticed something magical always took place when my grandma's sisters and her were in the same room. They each had unique personalities as all people do but the thing that really sticks out in my mind most is that there usually was laughter in the room when they were around.

Here's a picture I came across earlier this year that I call "Hey girl, let me tell you something."

                                From left to right-- Loris, Mary (my grandma), Rosa,
and Eloise

I think this was at my Aunt Rosa's house in Queens, but I have to double check with my Mom. I just get the impression that my Aunt Loris is about to tell something funny to out top the last story that was just shared in the room.


Loris Melba Bryant Gwynn Helton (January 2, 1918--December 14, 1987)

 


Eloise Bryant Grigsby (July 5, 1927--May 9, 1999)


Grandma, my brother, cousin Bryan, and Aunt Rosa

 Rosa Bryant Sanders



 This last picture is what I so remember about my childhood. Whenever there was a family get together....the sisters would always drift together.


Comments

  1. Root DiggerJune 25, 2011 at 1:10 AM

    What wonderful photo's. They really do look happy, and not just smiling for the camera.

    ReplyDelete
  2. KristinJanuary 11, 2013 at 8:26 PM

    They do. It's nice they were close enough to get together often.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Jana Iverson LastJanuary 12, 2013 at 12:20 PM

    Great photos. It sounds like they were good friends, as well as sisters.

    ReplyDelete
  4. MagicApril 6, 2013 at 6:47 PM

    Wow Andrea you brought back memories and tears to me. Thanks for this journal! Keep up the GREAT work!!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Andrea KelleherApril 6, 2013 at 6:55 PM

      Thanks! It has been my pleasure researching and sharing this information. We come from a great family. Hope all is well. :)

      Delete
  5. Mr. PedersenSeptember 27, 2013 at 10:33 PM

    These photos made me smile. Thank you for sharing the photos and your memories.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Andrea KelleherSeptember 28, 2013 at 6:49 AM

      Thank you Mr. Pedersen ;) You be careful at home young man. Miss you. Sending hugs to you and Vamsi.

      Delete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

It's Been A Long Time

Image
I wanted to say hello to everyone. I know it's been a long time since my last post. The world is in a much different space from when I last wrote on March 2nd. So am I. I hope and pray that all of you out there are safe and taking care of yourselves and your loved ones. Sorry that genealogy has kind of fallen by the wayside.  Please stay vigilant and wear your mask when you go out. Keep the hand sanitizer handy. Wash your hands. This is how we take care of each other these days.  Be well, be kind, and be patient. There is a light at the end of the tunnel.  We'll get there if we take care of each other.
Read more

My 23andMe Results!

Image
Image courtesy of dream designs/FreeDigitalPhotos.net  image ID: 100106353 Like so many of you out there, I couldn't help myself when 23andMe dropped the price for their test to $99 last December. I took full advantage and ordered a test for my husband as well as one for myself. Well, my results came back late last week and I found them reaffirming and interesting all at the same time.  Image courtesy of 23andme Maternal Haplogroup Result: L3e3b In a prior post, My MtDNA Result Are Back! , I revealed the results of my first MtDNA test. I tested with FamilyTreeDNA last year and they determined that my Haplogroup was L3e3b. It was reassuring to see that 23andMe came up with the same result this time around. I think I can now safely claim L3e3b as my Haplogroup. Ancestry Composition: Okay, now we're going to get into the meat of the situation ---my ancestral breakdown. I have taken three other Autosomal DNA tests, first with African Ancestry, next w...
Read more

Okay....Here We Go! LOL.

Image
Okay, I finally did it. I have been on an incredibly journey over almost two years searching for my ancestors and I kept telling myself, I needed to document this. You need to write this information down and document the process, not only what I learned about the people who came before me, but how I felt as I made these discoveries. How this whole process has affected my life has been absolutely incredible. Until I started searching, I was under the impression that I would never know anything about my lineage beyond my grandparents. Being of African-American descent you think...oh hey, it's just not possible due to slavery to find anything out. And then August of 2009, I started asking questions of my parents. I started looking on-line through records and then I was hooked. I could find things out. For the first time I realized, there is information available, I could find out more. Names, faces on old black and white photos that suddenly were presented to me from long ago packed a...
Read more