tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post1305715676888341437..comments2023-10-28T06:17:52.321-04:00Comments on Apple's Tree: Sarah Ann Camfield - The Final YearsCharley "Apple" Grabowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-76360193584644059432010-03-27T14:41:35.665-04:002010-03-27T14:41:35.665-04:00Apple what a wonderful story and I loved her gentl...Apple what a wonderful story and I loved her gentle smile! And I found it amazing that in the photo of her in the rocking chair, it's still there. The many hardships of her life didn't keep her from smiling!<br /><br />My mother is 98, and her parents farmed, often on rented property, though they purchased well before the children were grown, and she did not have many dresses either. (from what my mother tells me, they were neither poor nor rich, kind of in the middle financially) Even had they been much better off as farmers, it would have been common for her to perhaps have three at most. <br /><br />What a wonderful story!Sherry - Family Tree Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08771660350904508670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-22467832110846397062010-03-22T23:48:45.681-04:002010-03-22T23:48:45.681-04:00Congratulations on being the featured author for t...Congratulations on being the featured author for the COG. What an interesting read about Sarah Ann and the hard life she led. I love her photographs. I think she would have been an interesting person to know.<br />Again, congratulations!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-17955594031697256222010-03-22T02:14:26.393-04:002010-03-22T02:14:26.393-04:00Just have to add one more comment on your series a...Just have to add one more comment on your series about Sarah Ann. I thoroughly enjoyed reading her story. You have a beautiful writing style.<br />Nancy HurleyNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746711706106826716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-77883482149876623282010-03-21T17:33:09.255-04:002010-03-21T17:33:09.255-04:00Great story, Apple! Beautifully told!Great story, Apple! Beautifully told!TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556045553534725632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-2522461329740221662010-03-20T21:49:02.635-04:002010-03-20T21:49:02.635-04:00I want to thank you all for your very kind comment...I want to thank you all for your very kind comments! Sarah Ann's story has really touched my heart and I think that really helped me in writing about her life.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-10256813973088393702010-03-20T20:27:21.296-04:002010-03-20T20:27:21.296-04:00Apple, this is truly a fantastic tribute to Sarah ...Apple, this is truly a fantastic tribute to Sarah Ann! You have made her come alive for me and I truly feel like I will remember her and her hard life from now on. I love the last picture of her. Hopefully, she and her husband loved one another and had joyful moments during their marriage. I love the way you've used the letters within your narrative! Congratulations on being the featured author for this COG!Judith Richards Shuberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499186334451409604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-69316359282802311922010-03-19T18:28:39.326-04:002010-03-19T18:28:39.326-04:00Apple, Your work is an inspiration and gives me so...Apple, Your work is an inspiration and gives me something to work towards! I know the material is there to work with. I just need to get it organized and home my research and writing skills!<br /><br />Thanks for a very enjoyable read!Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-89942896586222335382010-03-19T04:05:16.675-04:002010-03-19T04:05:16.675-04:00Forgot to mention - I love Sarah Ann's smile. ...Forgot to mention - I love Sarah Ann's smile. It's contagious!<br /><br />Also - I like the new look of your banner and sidebar here at Apple's Tree. It's very clean and inviting.<br /><br />Lisa<br /><a href="http://www.100inamerica.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">100 Years in America</a><br /><a href="http://www.small-leavedshamrock.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Small-leaved Shamrock</a><br /><a href="http://www.tierneyhistory.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">A light that shines again</a><br /><a href="http://www.irishheritagecarnival.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture</a>Lisa / Smallest Leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811771280872197611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-43657214475425768362010-03-19T04:01:36.271-04:002010-03-19T04:01:36.271-04:00Apple, this is a wonderful tribute to your great-g...Apple, this is a wonderful tribute to your great-great-grandmother! What a treasure you discovered in her letters and photographs. <br /><br />You have done a tremendous job putting all of the pieces together into a nice biography of her life. <br /><br />I very much enjoyed reading. You have inspired me to write even more detailed biographies about my ancestors.<br /><br />Lisa<br /><a href="http://www.100inamerica.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">100 Years in America</a><br /><a href="http://www.small-leavedshamrock.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Small-leaved Shamrock</a><br /><a href="http://www.tierneyhistory.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">A light that shines again</a><br /><a href="http://www.irishheritagecarnival.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture</a>Lisa / Smallest Leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811771280872197611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-90808141581276184542010-03-18T22:10:26.096-04:002010-03-18T22:10:26.096-04:00Congratulations as the feature author of this COG....Congratulations as the feature author of this COG. Well deserved, and as I said, just a masterful job.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-33288328554802943942010-03-17T02:25:50.164-04:002010-03-17T02:25:50.164-04:00Enjoyed reading Sarah's story. How nice to ha...Enjoyed reading Sarah's story. How nice to have it in her words.FranEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727917499152200255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-24536120258912458832010-03-15T11:55:59.950-04:002010-03-15T11:55:59.950-04:00What a treasure to have those letters. I have 50+ ...What a treasure to have those letters. I have 50+ years of my mother's diaries. I wish I felt confident in my writing ability to do something with them. Thanks for sharing this - I'm glad Sarah had an easier life in her later days.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670461716038876587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-12902837764669882022010-03-15T11:36:41.927-04:002010-03-15T11:36:41.927-04:00Greetings Apple,
What a wonderful, detailed story ...Greetings Apple,<br />What a wonderful, detailed story you have put together about the life of Sarah. <br />~KathrynKathryn Lake Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013976370208588744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-64185201482292148262010-03-15T10:28:02.741-04:002010-03-15T10:28:02.741-04:00You are so lucky to have these wonderful letters. ...You are so lucky to have these wonderful letters. Letters really help us know our ancestors.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339372849441019621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-27724745446414122562010-03-14T21:15:23.323-04:002010-03-14T21:15:23.323-04:00Apple, brilliant! And those sources . . .
I alway...Apple, brilliant! And those sources . . .<br /><br />I always love your work, but this is amazing. <br /><br />-fMfootnoteMavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136826114954180827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-24051694258536920342010-03-14T14:57:55.399-04:002010-03-14T14:57:55.399-04:00Apple, this series was a masterful job from the ti...Apple, this series was a masterful job from the timeline right on thru to the Final Years. Your choice and use of her letters were poignant reminders of the real Sarah. Great tribute to Sarah. Congratulations!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-22236971822308394832010-03-14T13:31:10.503-04:002010-03-14T13:31:10.503-04:00What a great photo of her in the rocking chair!!What a great photo of her in the rocking chair!!Donnahttp://pastprologue.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-87785272622212670952010-03-14T11:23:09.228-04:002010-03-14T11:23:09.228-04:00I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story. We have a...I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story. We have a few letters in our family and they help paint the picture of our ancestors' lives in ways that we would not have otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-67418519686226536272010-03-14T10:55:19.340-04:002010-03-14T10:55:19.340-04:00After moving in with her children-I'm sure it ...After moving in with her children-I'm sure it was a relief to leave the worrying to someone else after all those years. I think the dress part was the saddest. Having so few clothes is something most of us could not understand today-even in the midst of the economic mess-most of us still live in the land of plenty.Tipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714281090985487356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-5067616420543319382010-03-14T10:21:27.601-04:002010-03-14T10:21:27.601-04:00What a wonderful story. It is great that you have...What a wonderful story. It is great that you have all those letters to help tell Sarah's life. It sure sounds like it was a hard life! Thanks for sharing this, I loved reading it.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239515536631230040noreply@blogger.com