Books Read in the Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with a #

"The Great American Broadcast:
A Celebration of Radio's Golden Age"
by Leonard Maltin
[non-fiction]
{carried over from last week}

"Five Little Peppers Midway" #
by Margaret Sidney
[children's fiction, series]
{read online}

"Of Swedish Ways"
by Lily Lorenzen
[non-fiction]
{carrying over into next week}

"The Majesty of Grace"
by Jane Langton
[children's fiction]
{carrying over into next week}

Novena for the Canonization of Fulton J. Sheen

 Please join me in praying this novena.

Homily 2012-11-18 - Fr Anthony Mary MFVA - Canticle of Creation- 33rd Su...

A not-to-be missed homily from Fr. Anthony.

Gobble Gobble?

It sort of gets my goat when I hear people refer to this holiday as "Turkey Day."

Hello!  Where on the calendar does it say Turkey Day?

It's Thanksgiving Day.  Or rather, it is the official American celebration of Thanksgiving Day.

Because, after all, every day should be a day for giving thanks.

The Old Rugged Cross

I have a connection to the  composer of the famous hymn, The Old Rugged Cross.

Rev. George Bennard

Relationship to you: husband of sister-in-law of great grand aunt

Additionally, one of the witnesses to his marriage also witnessed the marriage of my great-grandparents, John and Hulda Isberg.

Andrew Brown, my great-great grandfather

I've discovered a bit more about my paternal great-great grandfather.   The information here matches the information I've found on ancestry.com.
Now I am trying to find his birth and/or baptismal certificate.

New Item In Vintage Media Collection

"Father Knows Best" debuted on the radio in 1948.   I've just added the pilot episode to my Vintage Media Collection.