A few days ago, a reader wrote to say that he enjoyed writing and asked what type of material I was looking for to publish. It made me realize that I have not done a good job of communicating what I’m looking for. So I wrote him back with some […]
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The Dutch part of our Dayton pedigree has always fascinated me, and our move to western Michigan and our many Dutch friends rekindled my interest in this part of my (and your) heritage. In addition, five of my grandchildren are over fifty percent Dutch. The Dutch, and specifically the Dutch […]
Doreen McCutcheon, my cousin Doris Lamos’ daughter asked me, a couple months ago, what I knew about the faith of our Dayton fathers. I believe we Daytons have a rich heritage of the Christian faith. I’ll tell you what I know of it, and you can decide. Christian faith is […]
DFH Volume 1 Issue 25 From time to time I receive a comment to an article which must be shared with you. This month’s is a doozer. My proofer, Izzie, is on the verge of insubordination and being fired for her telling it like it is. She didn’t suck up […]
DFH Volume 1 Issue 25 By Jim Dayton FIRST THE BAD NEWS—My sister, Mary Fuller, daughter of Paul and Ruth Dayton, has been homebound for many years, suffering several painful conditions. Nearly 35 years ago she was in an automobile accident which left her with excruciating back pain. Then about […]
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DFH Volume 1 Issue 25 By Jim Dayton The Joy of Christ in Christmas was never so real as the evening our neighborhood in Connecticut got together for caroling and refreshments. We lived in a new 88-acre development, and we were all corporate gypsies. Its residents came from every […]
DFH Volume 1 Issue 25 By Jim Dayton I never believed in Santa Claus. From my beginning, dad taught me that Santa was mythological and that the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ was the entire purpose for Christmas. When I was in 2nd grade, I let my friend, […]
Christmas memories are some of the fondest of a lifetime full of memories. When I published a Sunday School Newsletter in Texas in the nineties, I asked the class to send me stories of their fondest Christmas memories. Here are some that I wrote for that newsletter. DFH Volume 1 […]
Dayton Family History 