Next stop, summer Jul 13, 2008
The first generation in his Gloucester family not to make his living fishing, Demetri knows the Essex boats well: His father and grandfather fished an Essex-built dragger. His enthusiasm for the Essex shipbuilding industry was infectious, and his knowledge detailed. (Boston Globe)
Antiques for modern lifestyles Jul 8, 2008
The child s rocking chair in my guest room was made for my father by his grandfather. Not 100 years ago, but probably about 80. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
A star-spangled Fourth, despite cloudy skies Jul 5, 2008
Their grandfather, Bill Hingston, has a home in Marion. Hundreds of spectators lined the route of the Marion parade as it wound its way through town. (South Coast Today)
Grandad says mom wouldnt hurt son Jul 3, 2008
Kristen A. LaBrie is charged with inaction that effectively gave her cancer-ridden autistic son a death sentence, but 8-year-old Jeremy Fraser s grandfather called her a good mother who spent sleepless nights at the hospital, while her lawyer says the child-endangerment charge stems from a bitter divorce fight. She lived her life for that kid, Stephen Cobb, LaBrie s former stepfather, said yesterday. (Boston Herald)
Mtn. retreat in N.C. Jul 3, 2008
The rocking chair of Joyce Franklin's late grandfather is a key feature in one of the upstairs bedrooms. Other family artifacts include her great-grandfather's Civil War discharge papers ... Most cherished item: Along with a number of framed historic family photographs, Joyce has her great-grandfather's Civil War discharge papers framed in the family room. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
New Museum Takes On Gas Station Look Jun 24, 2008
Jim Lamb's grandfather once owned a Shell station and Lambcaught the memorabilia bug after somebody gave him a key chainfeaturing his grandfather's Shell station logo. After that he began collecting Shell collectibles ranging fromold gas pumps and oil can racks to matchbooks, oil filters and cansof Shell brake fluid and antifreeze. (FOX23 News, NY)
The 20 most powerful celebrity makers Jun 23, 2008
His taste for showbiz derives from his grandfather, an acrobat and stand-up comic who worked the music halls, but his reserve reflects the fact his father served with the RAF. This meant Fuller grew up in Cyprus and Ghana between the ages of five and 11, but the family then returned to the UK, where his father became the headmaster of his grammar school. A schoolfriend remembering Fuller once said: 'It would be great to be able to say Simon was this Machiavellian monster, but he was just very... (Guardian Unlimited -- Media)
Evelyn Ramirez, from fields to Ivy League Jun 22, 2008
The three people a young woman, a young man and a grandfather have never met, but their stories have common threads. Ambition burned in them. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Fit for a queen Jun 21, 2008
The house is filled from top to bottom with such conversation pieces as the late 1800s gramophone that Ms. Yasko's grandfather brought over from Serbia in his lap. The couple are also caretakers of a few antiques in the garden -- a Concord grapevine with a 6-inch-thick trunk that fills an old iron arbor with grapes each fall and a panicle hydrangea that has become a 15-foot-tall tree. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
New Hartford begins unpleasant task of cleaning up after flood Jun 18, 2008
Johnson's grandfather, John, opened the business in 1931, and his father and uncle had a hand in the enterprise years later. Farmers Cooperative is the current owner. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Salvaged Beauty Jun 15, 2008
They have one of his paintings in nearly every room and have also hung works by O'Brien's mother and grandfather. Though Kapinos and O'Brien relish the results of their efforts, the renovation wasn't easy. (Boston Globe)
A quirky collection awaits visitors to Bayernhof Jun 9, 2008
Its excess is eccentrically eclectic; Brown's former office boasts framed obituaries of his father and grandfather, a color lithograph of the cast of "The Andy Griffith Show," a photo of Brown shaking hands with Ronald Reagan, a small sampling of books ("The Pill Book," "Frankenstein"), a gun collection. Roam through the rooms and certain images continually pop up -- Heinz ketchup collectibles, more "Sound of Music" plates, W.C. Fields keepsakes -- the latter of which is no surprise because,... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
You know you are from Lodi if ... Jun 9, 2008
nylodian wrote on Jun 8, 2008 2:51 PM:" Oh, I just got back from Lodi and y'all are making me homesick already!M2CW: I sooooo remember Carnegie Library from when I was little. I spent a lot of time there and remember a pottery class in the basement during one summer. (My parents still have the misshapen work of art, ha ha) I also remember lunch at Woolworth's and Howard's Deli!Brian: I've heard about the tunnel. My grandfather, who was born in the 1890's, said there were rumors of opium dens... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
T's: Food lures customers Jun 2, 2008
Garrett still lives in the family home right behind the restaurant, where his father and grandfather lived before him ... The cockspurs that Garrett's grandfather owned when rooster fighting was considered an acceptable sporting event are not far from the black-and-white photo of a bootleggers' camp, which also belonged to his grandfather. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Swedish consulate in Portland closing May 31, 2008
Grandfather clocks tick. Two Volvos wait in the driveway. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Cooking up business May 26, 2008
I remember watching my grandfather. We used to go camping at Fish Creek and he'd wash the Dutch ovens out in the creek with sand,'' said Mitchell, who operates Cowboy Cookout. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Passion drives rough diamond May 24, 2008
With a cup of tea in hand, Ling tells of being born into a scholarly family and how he was greatly influenced by his grandfather Ling Yinnong, an artist in the town. "Since my grandfather's grandfather, my family has lived on this old street," he says ... His grandfather at that time ran an art gallery on the street called Lingyun Pavilion which literally means "on the clouds." "Beautiful name, isn't it?" Ling says with a smile. (Xinhuanet, China)
Pieces of Bob Hope history to be auctioned May 20, 2008
Dad took my mother to England on the first Queen Mary so she could meet his grandfather, who was just shy of 100 years old, she said. They were scared to death on the trip back because the Germans had started torpedoing English ships. (MSNBC -- News)
I have to tell you . . . May 16, 2008
"I'm sending you the picture of the small boy that I think is our grandfather Fred," Eloise wrote. "When I put it next to the photo of Fred as a young man the mouth, ears and set of the eyebrows are so much alike. I am anxious to know what you think." "You probably are right about the small picture you sent being of Grandpa Fred. The right ear seems to be a perfect match, and I've recently read that ears are as distinctive as fingerprints," Lyn wrote. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Flyers hold off Penguins 4-2, force Game 5 May 16, 2008
Jordan Staal, who returned to the Penguins following a one-day absence after the death of his grandfather, spoiled Biron's shutout bid with 16:44 left. He scored again with 5:49 remaining to transform Wachovia Center from joyous to nervous. (Yahoo News)
Back to nature in the backyard Apr 12, 2008
The grandfather clock, the sofa, the end tables are handed down from family ... Both of our grandfathers raised strawberries, said Mrs. Brown. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
Master of the time lords Apr 8, 2008
Brook says he loves all clocks but his special area of interest is long case clocks, including the monumental tower clocks and the relatively smaller grandfather style. "I'm fascinated by the nuts and bolts of clocks," he says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Edwardsville man known as guy who rides old bikes Apr 1, 2008
Polisky s grandfather bought Polisky s dad, Fred, the Phantom the Cadillac of bicycles when Fred was in school. That bike endured everything. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Taleb Outsells Greenspan as Black Swan Gives Wall Street Worst Turbulence Mar 28, 2008
His family's home in Amioun, in northern Lebanon, was destroyed in 1982, when his grandfather, former Deputy Prime Minister Fouad Ghosn, was a member of parliament. Taleb left Lebanon to attend the University of Paris and then got his Master of Business Administration in 1983 from the at the University of Pennsylvania, where he says he fell in love with options. (Bloomberg)
CDC: Vaccines' benefits outweight dangers Mar 26, 2008
By Brennan's Grandfather ... I m just a dumb, ill informed grandfather helping with the care of my grandson. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Today's butler has traditional skills, and new ones Mar 23, 2008
Cooking is in her blood, she says - her grandfather rode a chuckwagon and cooked for cowboys on the Western plains. She has taken care of everything from $75,000 carpets to rare antiques in second homes on private islands, and has catered for parties with hundreds of guests, including movie stars, royalty, and politicians, she says. (Boston Globe)
MAKING THE SCENE... SHOOLBRED'S Mar 23, 2008
SHOOLBRED'S - New York Post. Sunday, March 23, 2008 Last Update: 08:40 AM EDT. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Marty Robbins tribute in Willcox Mar 22, 2008
He acquired his love of all things western from his maternal grandfather, and his love of music and performing from yet another legendary cowboy movie star, Gene Autry. Robbins joined the Navy in 1943 and developed his interest in songwriting and learned to play the guitar while serving in the South Pacific. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Raiders of Solo's lost art Mar 22, 2008
She told the museum chief, the respected palace astrologer Mbah (Grandfather) Hadi. "He said I was talking nonsense, nothing is missing," Ambar said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
J. Lo, Marc show off their bundles of joy Mar 21, 2008
My grandfather was a twin, too, Anthony added. According to the new parents, all the tabloid chatter that they needed to rely on fertility drugs to conceive was just rumor. (Boston Herald)
The vinyl underground: For a small, but impassioned group it's not just the sound, it's the experience Mar 8, 2008
But I still kept the Technics turntable my grandfather cherished while I was a child and my fondness for the warm analog vinyl record, hissing and popping. I scoured garage sales and searched through boxes and found some great records like the Beatles White Album, one of my earliest purchases as a teenager, for which I paid $1. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
The One Stanley Avenue Restaurant Mar 1, 2008
Furnished with a grand piano and period furniture along with a massive grandfather clock which flanks the ornate fireplace. This restaurant has a down-home elegance that is very inviting. (Kingfield Irregular, ME)
Antiques & Collecting: There's no need to fear, Ultraman is here Feb 16, 2008
" It was created to help strengthen the glass base of the bottle.Q: I have a roll-top desk that belonged to my grandfather. It is marked "Cutler and Son, Buffalo, N.Y." Can you tell me anything about the maker?A: Abner Cutler worked as a cabinetmaker in Buffalo beginning in the late 1820s. By the 1850s, he was working on improvements to the roll-top desk and was granted seven patents related to the rolling top's mechanism. Cutler's company was known as Cutler and Son by the 1870s and displayed... (Florida Today)
Mountain magic Feb 13, 2008
SpendDon't walk into Seaver & McLellan Antiques (2 Main St., 603-532-8500, ) expecting to see Chippendale desks and grandfather clocks (although you might stumble across a few). The department-store exterior, storefront windows filled with staid table-and-chair sets, lamps, and other mundane household furnishings, belies the quirky collection inside. (Boston Globe)
Not so fast! Artisans tout benefits of keeping a sedate pace Feb 7, 2008
" Strauss admires what she calls the slowest sofa ever made, a group project from Raw Nerve, a graphic design and branding company in London. Their Life Is Suite couch began as a tufted leather number that eight Raw Nerve designers found on the street one day a few years ago. "We could see it had quite a life," said Kieran McMillan, Raw Nerve's director, who explained how the designers spent weeks creating eight imaginary stories - about a couple bickering, for example, and a grandfather reading... (San Francisco Chronicle)
More of this story Jan 31, 2008
His grandmother was a French chef, his grandfather a butcher. Everything in life fascinated him, but nothing back then as much as the railroad. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Thailand's new prime minister brings little hope for stability Jan 29, 2008
Samak's grandfather was a physician to King Mongkut, who reigned from 1851 to 1868. The king bestowed the family with its last name, Sundaravej. (International Herald Tribune)
Antiques rogue show over as last of forgers convicted Jan 29, 2008
In 1990 Peter Nahum, the international art dealer from the Leicester Galleries in St James's, took a call from a Mrs Greenhalgh who wanted to sell a still life by Samuel Peploe which she had apparently inherited from her grandfather. George arrived at the gallery with the painting late one afternoon, and was given a cheque for 20,000. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Blue Mountain Majesties Jan 25, 2008
The antiques - pianos, organs, paintings, grandfather clocks, bedroom suites, rugs, breakfronts and sideboards - are scattered throughout the campus in dorms, the administrative building, the library and the president's home ... A George III lacquered grandfather clock stands just outside the door ... One wall is covered by a George III mahogany breakfront with inlay valued at $18,000 and a George III mahogany grandfather clock. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
We need people with dirty jobs. They contribute to progress, too. Jan 21, 2008
Growing up in a rural Baltimore exurb ("real Huck Finn stuff"), he'd watched his grandfather, whom he adored, live the perfect dirty life. "Every day of my childhood," he says, "my grandfather was building a barn, putting on an addition, putting in a sewer line, pouring concrete." He even designed the local church, without a blueprint ... "All of my earliest memories involve my grandfather fixing something, usually starting very clean and ending up very dirty, with the problem solved and a lot... (FastCompany)
Local girl will travel to Europe for 20 day tour in June Jan 11, 2008
She also recently learned that her grandfather, Don Rudicel of Kentucky, was a People to People Student Ambassador who traveled to Europe on a goodwill tour in 1962. He was part of a group of State Future Farmers of America award winners from Kansas and was able to tour farming operations in Scotland, England, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Poland. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Priest collects wisdom from multiple magi Jan 10, 2008
Given his nominal bond with Caspar-Gaspar (although Genuardi was actually named for grandfather Gaspare and figures his late mother spelled his name with an "e" instead of its traditional "a" to "anglicize it"), he decided the piece would make a terrific souvenir. Friends and relatives agreed and began giving him additional magi figurines and miscellanea, either purchased separately or detached from classic Nativity dioramas. (Springfield Sun, PA)
Fresno firefighters to display old gear in new digs Jan 7, 2008
with just a note: "This was my grandfather's. He retired from the fire department."Bruegman and Fresno Fire Department spokesman Ken Shockley said there was no information identifying the grandfather or when he retired. Also displayed will be one of the street-corner alarm boxes and part of the bells-and-tapes system that called out Fresno's firefighters until radio dispatching took over after World War II; early-day fire tools; and the black turnout coats used before the present-day yellow... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Buggy display draws attention Jan 3, 2008
My grandfather was a Civil War captain and named two of his sons Major and Cornel. All of my relatives seem to love horses, and most of us like buggies. (The Town Crier, AR)
Wild Horse Trading Jan 2, 2008
Littleton, who was introduced to wild horses as a kid when his grandfather rounded up mustangs in Wyoming and sold them for $25 each in South Dakota, began to imagine what a little hype would do to Kiger prices. He started breeding his horses. (Forbes)
What to do with your parents' collections Jan 2, 2008
"I took one. Each of my children chose some. I have a son and two daughters. They all associated the pocketknives with their grandfather. "It was hard going through stuff," Mrs. Kalson recalled. "It brought back a lot of memories. " Harry L. Rinker, who has written more than 20 books about antiques and collectibles, knows how hard it is to sort through a lifetime's worth of objects. He was in his early 20s when his mother died and the sole heir to her estate. "Nothing divides a family more than... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
In memory: Glancing back at those lost in 2007 Jan 1, 2008
He was the third generation of a pioneer family; his grandfather, Herman, settled in Lodi in the 1860s, said Tecklenburg's son, Jon Tecklenburg, of Lodi. Oliver Tecklenburg was born Jan. 29, 1914, in a house on the south side of Kettleman Lane next to the old Central California Traction line, east of what is now Highway 99. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Art defines downtown loft Dec 22, 2007
"It has so many memories for me, of my grandfather sitting there every day doing finances," she said. "I think there's a space for antiques in modern lofts.". (AZCentral -- Home)
Project 'en-Gulfs' Harrison couple Dec 12, 2007
The tool box and tools inside the office belonged to Barnum's grandfather, but most of the other articles were purchased on eBay or on visits to antique stores around the state. Barnum even got a contribution to his gas station in the form of a Gulf sprayer, given to him by Terry Darnell. (Newton County Times, AR)
Gorbachev Dent in Fernandez Silver Baton Cuts Deepest for Argentina Unity Dec 11, 2007
Pallarols learned his skills from his father and grandfather, starting as a 5-year-old. He still uses his grandfather's blowtorch, which is regulated by a foot pedal and stands in the corner of the studio. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
An old-fashioned Christmas Dec 9, 2007
Their grandfather, Rolf Jore, a former president of the Historical Society, said it s fun for kids to see how their grandparents lived. Dave Jores was happy to share Christmas with his family the old-fashioned way. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Become acquainted with 'A Southern Charm' Nov 28, 2007
Charlotte Reid's paternal grandfather, Meek Gaston, built the house as a single story, dog trot style home ... Items of special meaning include a rocking horse that was Charlotte's grandfather's, as well as a chair that he used as a walker as an adult. (Choctaw Plaindealer, MS)
Make noise for turquoise Nov 26, 2007
30-day news archives. The old jewelry is rather clunky looking and not for the average person because it's used for ceremony," McCarthy says. "Of course, a lot of these things, there aren't many of them left -- museums have them, but I was lucky enough to gather up some of them. (Florida Today)
Faking itHow an elderly couple and their son duped the art world Nov 17, 2007
George Greenhalgh claimed his grandfather had been at the sale, snapping up one of two 'Egyptian sculptures' listed in the yellowed pages of the catalogue ... Again it was claimed the artefacts had been bought by his grandfather at the Silverton Park auction of 1892. (BBC News -- UK)
Newton's Jewelers closing after 93 years; Day-Star also closing Nov 16, 2007
Newton's Jewelry Store has been in operation since 1914, founded by owner Sherryl Newton's grandfather. She is the third generation of the family to own the store, which made the decision to close difficult. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Spiggle home part of Christmas Tour Nov 14, 2007
In Williamsburg style, the house now features a collection of antiques passed down through the family, including a grandfather clock built by James Rumsey, who put the first steamboat on the Potomac River. Rumsey was traveling Route 50 and got snowed in. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Dilly Court: In Her Own Words Nov 3, 2007
The Dollmaker's Daughters was inspired partly by the Antiques Roadshow, when a man brought in a doll which had been made by his Italian grandfather who had died of lead poisoning from the pigment used in the wax faces. My great grandfather was an artist and he too died of lead poisoning from a similar source. (Suite101.com)
O'Brien on trade talk Nov 2, 2007
Plus he was Pat Boone s father-in-law and Debby Boone s grandfather. So old Red has a hell of a lot to answer for, wherever he is. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Interview With Dilly Court Nov 1, 2007
DC: I grew up in the suburbs of East London and both my grandfathers worked in the City ... The Dollmaker's Daughters was inspired partly by the Antiques Roadshow, when a man brought in a doll which had been made by his Italian grandfather who had died of lead poisoning from the pigment used in the wax faces ... My great grandfather was an artist and he too died of lead poisoning from a similar source. (Suite101.com)
Titus House, 4 others star in Scottsdale's home tour Oct 26, 2007
In addition, visitors can see a dresser built by the homeowner's grandfather in the 1940s, Western art, Native American rugs, baskets, kachinas, an old wooden jigsaw and a coffee table and end tables made from wood recycled from the 2002 Rodeo-Chediski fire. Arcadia Home: Located on a citrus acre in the Arcadia neighborhood, this 30-year-old Southwest-flavored home has an eclectic collection of European, Latin American, and Native American art. (AZCentral -- Business)
Chiefs' Look Is Carefully Crafted Oct 26, 2007
" The receipt, by the way, was found in 2005. That's when Wrenn and Chiefettes parents went to the Wagon Wheel Flea Market and found Red Eagle, a 59-year-old Native American Indian from the Lakota Sioux tribe, and that's when Red Eagle's hands went to work on hundreds of white turkey feathers (yes there are white turkeys) and thousands of beads. A few months later, 35 Chiefette color guard members, dancers and drum majors had 30 white feathers and 2,500 beads in each of their headdresses. In... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Collectors rue glass company's closing Oct 14, 2007
-- As a tiny girl, Linda Harmon delighted in picking through the "mistake'' pile behind the Fenton Art Glass plant and slipping away with a shimmering vase, dish or figurine that hadn't passed an inspector's muster but, to her, was irresistibly pretty. Like so many other people in this community on the Ohio-West Virginia border, Mrs. Harmon's grandfather, Frank Wooster, spent years working in the Fenton complex a couple of blocks from his home. She cracks a wistful smile at memories of dashing... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Local film photography stores fading amid digital revolution Oct 10, 2007
The last survivor was Mr. Walters' Prestwood Photo Service on Sanderson Avenue, which was founded in 1936 by his grandfather, Wallace Prestwood, and closed 15 months ago. "We were the first camera store in Northeastern Pennsylvania when we started and we were the last one to go," said Mr. Walters. (Scranton Times, PA)
California man dreams of a new-look downtown Oct 3, 2007
oth of these were restored with my grandmother and grandfather overseeing most of the construction work, he said. He also worked with Red Leavens on all the layouts and plans for the buildings. (Forest City Summit, IO)
'Hero banker' Oct 1, 2007
George Galphin, his grandfather of seven generations back, traded with Indians at Silver Bluff near Beech Island ... His grandfather of five generations ago was its first chairman ... "Three of the people who signed that document knew my grandfather seven generations back.". (The Augusta Chronicle)
