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ANOTHER CONVERSATION WITH 2 CHURCHWELL COUSINS

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  ANOTHER CONVERSATION - TWO CHURCHWELL 1ST-COUSINS   Craig and I enjoyed an RV trip through New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado in the Spring of 2022.   In Colorado, we were able to meet up with two of my cousins, Ed and his wife Janie, and Bob, sons of my Uncle Richard Churchwell and his wife, Viola; we met at a restaurant in Limon.   They grew up on the family farm East of Colorado Springs.   Their mailing address was the town of Simla, their phone number was out of the town of Ramah.   I remember Uncle Richard telling stories about how hard either number could be to find if the person was looking in the wrong town.   Bob, Ed and Janie shared stories of growing up in Eastern Colorado, and life on the farm.   I’ll use the same format as in my previous post which was also an interview.   I have a topical heading, then the conversation will be BOB: ED, etc.   PENICILLIN AND BARBED WIRE Their brother Everett had rheumatic fever a...
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A CONVERSATION WITH TWO COUSINS

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  A CONVERSATION WITH TWO 2 ND COUSINS (WITH THEIR PERMISSION)                I apologize for not publishing any posts for awhile; time just seems to fly!   Craig and I enjoy traveling in our fifth-wheel trailer, getting away from Wisconsin winters and visiting areas of the country we haven’t seen before.   We left home mid-February, 2022 and headed to the Southwest – New Mexico and Arizona.   While in the Phoenix area we visited with my 2 nd cousin, Mary Ellen VAWTER KUN, and her niece (my 2 nd cousin once removed) Susan S. (deleted for her privacy).   We met at Mary Ellen’s Senior apartment building and enjoyed lunch together and then went up to her apartment, where she showed us the beautiful blankets and smocks that she makes and sells.   She has won many ribbons at the local fairs, including “Oldest Participant,” which she pretty much has sewn up (pun intended!), since she just t...
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RESOURCEFUL WOMEN

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            In "My Fair Lady," Professor Henry Higgins pondered the question: Why can’t a woman be more like a man? Why is thinking something women never do? And why is logic never even tried? Straightening up their hair is all they ever do. Why don't they straighten up the mess that's inside? Why can’t a woman be like me?                            I can only speculate on the women the professor had encountered in his life, but he apparently hadn’t met any of the women like these ancestors listed here.   They were anything but illogical, and could hardly be described as only concerned about their hair!!           Take Sarah (WINSTON) WOODSON (?-?) for example; she was the wife of Dr. John WOODSON, Sr. (1586-1644).   Both born in England and married there, they immigrated to the American Colonies in 1619.   In her book, “...
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