Article that mentions my Mother: Citizens for Parks Elect Swope President, The News Journal April 25th, 1967

 Citizens for Parks Elect Swope President

April 25th, 1967

Floyd Swope of Newark was elected president of the Citizens Committee for Parks at its meeting last night at Faulk Road Elementary School.

Swope succeeds Mrs. Robert E. Putnam of Cragmere in Brandywine Hundred. Putnam will continue as the committee's legislative representative.

Joseph Myers of Deerhurst is the new vice president and Dr. Edwin Fluevog was re-elected secretary-treasurer.

The committee also enlarged its board of directors from 15 to 25.

New Directors are Edward R. Bache, Mrs. S. William Bender, Edward T. Cline, Edward B. Cooper, William Corbishley, Mrs. Cyrus L. Day, Mrs. Roy C. Grills, Mrs. John E. Harris and A.L. Oppegard, all elected for three-year terms, and Brig.-Gen. H. Wallace Cook, elected for a two-year term.

Conservationists who reviewed conditions in the area were William Poole, president, and Larry Dodge, executive vice president of the Upper Chesapeake Watershed Association Inc.; Robert G. Struble, executive vice president of the Brandywine Valley Association and Clayton M. Hoff, executive vice president of Forward Lands, Inc.

Caroline Wright, abt 1940

Caroline Wright, abt 1940

 

Caroline Wright abt 1940

Caroline Wright abt 1940

 

Wright Kids, around 1930

I suspect my Mother is the baby in the front.  

Wright Kids, around 1930

 

Another Wedding Photo of Robert Putnam and Caroline Wright, August 23rd, 1952

 

Wedding Photo of Robert Putnam and Caroline Wright, August 23rd, 1952

Jane Caroline Reed Copy Book-The Day is Done

 

Jane Caroline Reed

The Day is Done

The day is done + the darkness

Falls from the wings of Night,

As a feather is wafted downward

From an eagle in its flight.

I see the lights of the village

Gleam through the rain + the mist,

And a feeling of sadness comes o'er me

That my soul cannot resist:

A feeling of sadness and longings,

That is not akin to pain,

And resembles sorrow only

As the mist resembles the rain.

Come read to me some poem,

Some simple and heartfelt lay,

That shall soothe this restless feeling,

And banish the cares of the day.

Not from the grand old masters,

Not from the bards sublime,

Whose distant footsteps echo

Through the corridors of time.

For, like strains of martial music,

Their mighty thoughts suggest

Life's endless toil and endeavor;

And tonight I long for rest.

Read from some humble poet,

Whose songs gushed from his heart,

As showers from the clouds of summer,

Or tears from the eyelids start;

Who, through long days of labor,

And nights devoid of care,

Still heard in his soul the music

Of wonderful melodies.

Such songs have power to quiet

The restless pulse of care,

And comes like the benediction

That follows after prayer.

Then read from the treasured volume
The poem of thy choice,

And Lend to the rhyme of the poet

The beauty of the voice.

And the night shall be filled with music,

And the cares, that infest the day,

Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,

And as silently steal away.

H. W. Longfellow

January 5, 1868

As a side note, there is a strange cypher in the upper right conner of the first page of this poem.

From Jane Caroline Reed's Copy Book

Wedding Photo of Robert Putnam and Caroline Wright, August 23rd, 1952

Wedding Photo of Robert Putnam and Caroline Wright, August 23rd, 1952

 

Photo of Caroline Wright on a horse

Caroline Wright on a horse

 

Photo of Caroline Wright with a Horse, Likely 1941 or 1942

Caroline Wright with a Horse, Likely 1941 or 1942

 

Photo of Caroline Wright with a bike

Caroline Wright with a bike

 

Postcard photo of 3 unknown friends and Florence Smith

3 unknown friends and Florence Smith

 I believe this is another college photo.  These appear to be the same people as the last photo with Florence.  

Mom's Marzipan Candies

My Mom use to make Marzipan every year and she taught many others how to do it.  In amongst her papers I found her recipe.

MARZIPAN CANDIES

Dough: 

• 1 lb. almond paste (or macaroon paste) cut into small pieces
• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
• 1 1/4 cup marshmallow fluff or cream (1 jar)
• 1 tp vanilla
• 6 cups sifted confectioner's sugar

Mix all but confectioner's sugar together until smooth.  Then add sugar, 1/2 cup at a time until dough is consistency of modeling clay.  Turn onto table top and knead until smooth.  Divide and color portions with food coloring, using a little extra confectioner's sugar if needed.  Makes 2 1/2 to 3 lbs.

Glaze:

• 1/4 cup corn syrup (light) blended with 1 tbsp. hot water

Let fruit stand for 2 or 3 hours to form a crust.  Then tint with diluted coloring using a water color brush ant fruit that needs further coloring. Let painting fruit stand at least 3 hours and then glaze, again using water color brush. Glaze anything that does not have a finish, like peaches, potatoes, strawberries, etc.

Colors and Quantities:

• Light yellow (delicious apples, peaches, pears): a lot
• Bright yellow (lemons, bananas): little
• White (mushrooms, white radishes, potatoes): medium
• Light green ( peas in pod, cucumbers, mushroom): medium
• Yellow green (green apples, grapes, pears): medium
• Orange (oranges, pumpkins, carrots): medium
• Deep red (cherries, strawberries, red apples, red radishes): a lot
• Violet (plums, beets, grapes): little
• Tomato color(add yellow to red paste): little
• Acorn color (combination of orange and light green): little

Table of Fruits and Vegetables

1.  Apples-yellow, green or red. Form ball, put clove in lower end and apple leaf in top.  Tint with red where needed.  Delicious have depression in bottom along with clove.
2. Cucumbers-light green paste. Paint on dark green stripes.
3. Acorns-shape, then dip large end in chocolate shot (cake decoration). Use stem end of clove for acorn stem.
4. Peas in pod-flatten an elongated ball of light green paste, please 3 or 4 or 5 small balls in line in the middle and fold up sides.
5. Peaches-light yellow paste. Use skewer or toothpick to make depression. Tint this part red-spreading color with finger to make pinkish.  Dip in pink tinted confectioner's sugar for fuzz.  Clove end and peach leaf.
6. Lemons-bright yellow paste. Make elongated ball, roll on grater for depressions.  Put clove in one end. 
7. Potatoes-white paste. Shape, irregularly, dip in cocoa, shake off loose cocoa and finally make "eyes" with a skewer.
8. Bananas-yellow paste. Tint one end and stripe with water diluted with a bit of cocoa.  Tint the other with a bit of green.
9. Carrots-orange paste. Make crosswise depressions with skewer. Pleat carrot leaf and push into top.
10. Orange-orange paste. Make a ball. Put clove in end, the roll on grater for depressions.
11. Pumpkins-orange paste, and light green paste for stem. Make depressions from top center out and down part way on side.
12. Tomatoes-Tomato paste, strawberry leaf.  Make depressions as for the pumpkin from center to sides.
13. Cherries-red paste, use pear leaf and carefully bend the stem into a "V". Make two red balls, stick one end of v-shaped stem in each. The leaf is then above and between both balls.  And, the unit should end up being the same size as a single fruit.
14. Radishes-Use red paste and if desired work a tiny bit of white into one end for the tip. Make a ball and then pull out the tiny tip shape.  Pleated carrot leaf on top.
15. White Radishes-Use white paste and treat as carrots.
16. Strawberries-Red paste. After shaped, roll in red tinted granulated sugar. add leaf.
17. Grapes-Form flat base. lace small balls on top, shaping into grape bunch. Insert carrot leaf (unpleated) in top so one half is above the grape bunch.  insert carrot leaf (unpleated) in top so one half is above the grapes and covers part of the bunch and the other is under the base.  Use either yellow, green or violet paste.
18. Mushrooms-White paste and acorn paste. Form base and caps separately.  Caps can be dipped into cocoa instead of using acorn paste. 
19. Beets-Violet paste. Carrot leaf pleated. Shape like radishes.
20. Plums-Violet paste. Make a ball then make a depressions like a peach, with skewer.
21. Pears-Light yellow or yellow green paste. Tint side lightly with red. Clove and pear leaf.

Finding the different plastic leaves may be a bit of a research project. I googled Marzipan fruit leaves which gave me a few options.

Please let me know if you try this out.

Another Newspaper Clipping-1991 Marietta Woman of the Year

Marietta Times-March 13th, 1991

 My Mother was named Marietta Woman of the Year in 1991.

Photo Friday: Photos of the Northampton Flood of 1936

 I've posted these before, but am reposting as a refresh.  These photos are of the Connecticut River Valley Flood of 1926.  If you want to learn about it, Historic Northampton has a writeup and there is a book written about it by Joshua Shanley.  I believe my Grandfather Ervin Putnam took these but it could have been any of my grandparents as they were living in Northampton, MA at the time.   If anyone wants to try and get me more precise locations for these photo, I'd really apricate it.   I'll host them permanently on the website here.   

Description	Photo
1. Ruined building
2. Flooded downtown
3, Debris after the flood
4. River in flood stage
5. Flooded house
6. Dam overflow
7. People in boat, downtown Northampton
8. Ice break above bridge
9. Twisted railroad tracks
10. Flooded buildings
11. Flooded downtown
12. Flooded downtown
13. View of flooded area
14. Barn washed downstream
15. Flooded railroad tracks

Genealogical source-A dog's registration record

This is a bit of a random post, but I found the registration document for one of the family dogs as I was going through some old papers  It has a bit of useful information so I thought I would share.

So, what can we learn from this:

The Family got an Irish Setter named Irish Prince Rufus (Prince) on March 20th, 1965.  Prince was the son of Cohansey Irisjman and Ricci's Lady Ginger and was born on December 31st, 1964.  The family was living at 13 Cragmere Rd. Wilminton, DE at the time.  The got my father's first initial wrong. 

Data from the 1950 Census-David Sanders Wright and Florence Caroline Wright

1950 Census Data

So, the 1950 Census data was released today.  Of course I had to go searching.  I found my Mother and Grandfather on Page 12 of the Northampton, Massachusetts 8-50 report. Here is what I found.

They were both living at 67 West St.  David is listed as David S. Wright, a 62 year old Widower.  He was morn in Massachusetts who was born in Massachusetts.  He is listed as a Teacher of Physics at the Public High School who worked 35 hours the previous week.  

My mother is listed as Florence C. Wright. She is the 19 year old daughter of  David who has never been married.  She work 10 hours the previous week as a Sales person at a Retail Department Store. I never new this about her, so that's a new fact.

Happy New Year!

 Here is a quick overview of some behind the scenes work I've been doing.

Dad's Coppermine River Trip

First, I have moved the transcription of my Father's 1975 Coppermine River Trip over to the website.  I first posted this in 2016, so some people may not have seen it.  I hope someday to add photos, but am not there yet.  

Countries of Origin

The second thing I have been doing is reworking some charts to show where we immigrated from.  I've gone back to my 7th Great Grandparents generation so far, but will need to take it two more generations back to show all the immigrants.   I've posted everything on the website, but here are the charts and comparative DNA information where I have it.  The "End of Line" Category means I cannot trace the line back to the point of immigration.  

My Immigration Profile:

My DNA Profile:

My Father's (Robert Ervin Putnam) Immigration Profile:

My Mother's (Caroline Wright) Immigration Profile:

Her DNA Profile:

My Putnam Grandfather's (Ervin Earl Putnam) Immigration Profile:

My Connelly Grandmother's (Mary Gertrude Connelly) Immigration Profile:

My Wright Grandfather's (David Sanders Wright) Immigration Profile:

My Smith Grandmother's (Florence Edna Smith) Immigration Profile:

The older data used has not been validated and I will be expanding to the earlier generations as time allows, so these charts may change.  

Photo Friday: Various Christmas Photos

Merry Christmas! I thought it would be fun to post the various Christmas photos we have from both sides of the family.  

 Robert and Richard Putnam, Christmas, 1930

Robert and Richard Putnam, Christmas, 1933

Wright Family Christmas Photo, abt 1936

I don't know if these were taken at Christmas, but they seem to fit the mood so here you go:

24 Center St. Leeds, MA

Barns at 24 Center Street, Leeds, MA

View from 24 Center Street, Leeds, MA

Another view of 24 Center Street, Leeds, MA

The start of a biography of (Florence) Caroline Wright(1930-2016)

 

Caroline Wright, about 1948

I am putting this out as a place holder for a biography of my mother.  It will take a lot of time to gather all of the information, but I need something to insert it into.  I will do something similar for my dad.  Additions and corrections would be greatly apricated.

• May 12th, 1930: Birth-Parents were David Sanders Wright and Florence Edna Smith(1892-1937), Northampton, MA
• 1935: Residence-Northampton, MA
• November 28th, 1937: Death of her mother, Florence Edna Smith(1892-1937)
• April 1st, 1940: Residence-Northampton, MA-Age 9, living at 67 West St. Elementary School, 4th Grade.
• 1949: Attending the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA
• 1950: Attending the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA, Age 20
• 1951: Attending the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA. Studying Mathematics.  Transferred from Smith College.  Activities: Dean’s List 2; Senate 3,4: Index 4: Mathematics Club 2,3,4: Sigma Kappa
• August 23rd, 1952: Marriage to Robert Ervin Putnam in Leeds, Northampton, MA.  Sister in law Charlotte Davis Wright(Willington) was Maid of Honor. Richard D. Putnam(Leeds) was Best Man
• Ushers were George E. Wright(Northampton), Charles M. Wright(Willington). Reception fo 100 people at 67 West Street. Will live in Champaign, IL after trip to Maine. She was a graduate of University of Massachusetts. Recently employed at Pittsfield plant of General Electric. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and is studying for his doctorate at the University of Illinois.
• 1953: Birth of Son in Northampton, MA
• 1958: Birth of Daughter in Wilmington, DE
• 1963: Birth of Son in Wilmington, DE
• 1967: Moved to Marietta, OH
• 1969: Birth of Son in Marietta, OH
• March 27th, 2011 Death of Husband, Robert Ervin Putnam in Marietta, OH
• November 12th, 2016: Death in Marietta, OH

Caroline Wright as a Baby, 1930

Caroline Wright as a Baby, 1930

Carline Wright and Florence Edna Smith

Caroline Wright, Age 1 or 2, 1931

Caroline Wright, Age 1 or 2, 1931

Caroline Wright, 1932

Caroline Wright, 1932

Catherine, Caroline and Charles Wright, 1932

Caroline Wright and Eleanor at Smith College gardens, 1933

Caroline Wright and Eleanor at Smith College gardens, 1933

Caroline Wright on a dock at Reiffens Cottage, Goose Pond, July 1937

Caroline Wright in a boat on Goose Pond, MA, 1938

Caroline Wright, abt 1939

Caroline Wright with cat at West St. house, 1940

Caroline Wright without cat at West St. house, 1940

Caroline Wright, about 1945

Caroline Wright, about 1948

Caroline Wright on Fountain at Smith College, 1933

Caroline Wright on car, 1933

Caroline Wright on steps, 1933

Caroline Wright on steps, 1933

Caroline Wright with Father, 1933

Catherine and Caroline Wright, 1933

Caroline Wright, possible 1933

Wright Children-Carlie, George, David, Catherine, and Caroline, 1933

Caroline and David Wright with cat, 1934

Caroline Wright in a field, 1934

Caroline Wright in a field, 1934

Caroline Wright in garden, 1934

Caroline Wright, 1934

Wright Family Christmas Photo, about 1936