I am bad at all “Sports,” and always the last one picked for a team. I remember visiting my sister and her family at Fort Bragg, and we decided to play baseball with our spouses and children. I was the last one chosen. It hurts. I guess they wanted to Continue Reading
Diane Faulk
2021 – 52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 35 – School
Judge William Rayen (1776-1854) left the means in his Will to establish and maintain a secondary school for all races in Youngstown, Ohio. The school opened its doors in 1866 and was the only high school in Youngstown until 1911. In 1922, Rayen moved from W Wood Street to Benita Continue Reading
2021 – 52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 28 – Transportation
In 1943, at the age of 19, my father, James W. Chappelle, enlisted in the US Army. He initially became a clerk/typist and dispatch driver, but he wanted out of that role. So he tried to get in the fight. One year later, he became a trucker on the legendary Continue Reading