Remembering Corinth, by Dave Hayes, is a ten-part series about Dave’s remembrances of Corinth in the late ‘50s. Dave, a retired elementary teacher and guidance counselor (36 years), and part time adjunct professor in the Counseling Dept. at nearby West Chester Univ. (24 years-8 after his “first” retirement) lives in […]
DFH Volume 1 Issue 17 My dad never told us kids about being injured when opening a barrel of pneumonia. And I never knew that pneumonia would burn your skin. It’s really a curious thing. I didn’t get so much as a little red spot on my skin when I […]
DFH Volume 1 Issue 17 By Florence “Flossie” [Dayton] Denton (1906-1987) INTRODUCTION: At our Dayton Family Reunion in 1998, Shirley Bortner, Flossie [Dayton] Denton’s daughter, brought a suitcase full of her mother’s family history, genealogical notes and photographs. This story, written by Flossie, was among her many notes was the […]
DFH Volume 1 Issue 17 Last week’s quiz: Who is the most famous ancestor in our Wilber Dayton, Sr. lineage? [Hint: he was an ancient grampa; there was a world-famous historical event involving him in the year 800 A.D.] ANSWER: Our Dayton grampa is no less than Charlemagne, 1st Emperor […]
DFH Volume 1 Issue 16 My dad, Paul Dayton, inherited a Photo Album. Although never identified, it was obvious from the labeled photos that it was a White Family Album, probably organized and owned by Harriet [Frasier] White. Harriet was the grandmother of Jessie Belle. In it were many tin […]
DFH Volume 1 Issue 16
DFH Volume 1 Issue 16 Last week’s quiz: OK…he’s not a direct grampa, he’s a very old cousin, but do you know what Jonathan Dayton was famous for? Answer: Jonathan Dayton (October 16, 1760 – October 9, 1824) was an American politician from the state of New Jersey. He was […]
