1992 Christmas Gift 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair Souvenir

As Christmas nears memories come from years past . Christmas really felt like Christmas then.
My parents , brother , uncle and aunts were still with us. We would gather at my mother's home for dinner and gifts.
Christmas is still great but I miss my parents and now my brother David especially so never the same.
During the 1990s my mother started to give gifts for Christmas that were memories or treasures rather than a gift bought or cash. I always treasured these gifts and waited with excitement to see what I would receive this year.

This is a letter from December 1992 , just seeing her writing is a gift.  Mom left us February 1998 and dad September 2008.

Here is my letter and gift that year

Dec 1992

Merry Christmas 

I don't know what they all are

but they were popular in the early 

1900s ( perhaps in the 1800s

They use to hang them on the wall 

as you can see its a momento 

from the World's Fair (in Chicago)

1893. Be careful when you 

handle it the material is like

fiberglass It'll stick into your

skin like splinters and boy hard

to get out.  I've gotten some 

under a fingernail

This was from among

some things we got from 

Art's grandma estate Her 

name was Mabel Hall ( Coleman) 

Evidently they attended the fair 

That would be a after Arts 

Mom ( Alta ) was born (1892) so Mabel would

 be in her 20s. Art says he thinks his grandfather Arthur 

Hall was a carpenter and built

 part of the building for the fair. 

This gift was the start of my collection from that fair.  I have a ruby red souvenir glass I paid way to much for , tickets to the fair,  souvenir books and glass slides. 

Interesting note is when she gave me this family treasure it was 99 years old. Now it is 126 years old and has passed from my great grandmother Mabel Coleman Hall to my father Arthur R Zion to me. 

All wonderful pieces of history that I treasure. 

Soon I will have to gather all my 1893 Chicago World Fair treasures to pass on to the safety of other family members to protect.

Merry Christmas to all 2019

One Million Grandparents In Only 20 Generations

In just 20 Generations we have over One Million Grandparents. Think of all the stories all the love that ended in our life.

It is fairly easy to get information on most of our 5th great grandparents to know who they are and how they lived. 

I do have a problem with one line but maybe with more research and time I could figure out something on that line. 

This year I hope to go deeper into each of these generations

On This Day Mary Lovejoy was born December 20 1779

Today we celebrate the birthday of my 5th great Aunt Mary Lovejoy who was born December 20th 1779  in Rindge , Cheshire, New Jersey. 

Mary was born to John Lovejoy ( 1749 - 1835)  and Mary Galup or Gallup Smith (1752-1834)

What a time in our history to be born.

Mary's tombstone states Mrs Mary Lovejoy. We know of know marriage at this time and if she did marry it would have to be a Lovejoy.

I have done little research on this family as of now.