Monday night Tosh bounced up to the back gate ready to go for a walk. He was energetic and happy, like the puppy he was and had always been for the past 12 years. I hadn’t taken him on my nightly walks with Chance for a couple of months because of a paw injury that [...]
Archive for the ‘Genealogy’ Category
Pete ‘Tosh’ Marshall
Posted in Marshall, tagged Dogs, mourning on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tony Copa on my shoulder!
Posted in Genealogy, tagged maligmat, tony copa on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For months now Aric has been bugging me to rent or buy the old “B” movie, Starship Troopers. Now personally, I loved both the first and second ST movies but I wasn’t really motivated to get it for AJ, there’s just a lot of stuff in it a 5 year old shouldn’t really see.
I collect [...]
Honor Thy Father!
Posted in Genealogy, Marshall, Religion on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If I had wrote this a few months back it would’ve been a hard subject to write on. My thoughts were confused and muddled. The man I’ve looked up to my lifetime, and than realized was as flawed as any, never treats me as anything more than his youngest son and I’m to still honor him? I don’t know [...]
George W. Ferguson, No. 1 with a Bullitt!
Posted in Ferguson, Genealogy, tagged Bullitt, Ferguson, Kentucky on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Years ago I attempted to create a family newsletter. I sent it to all the addresses I had and asked the recipients to forward me addresses of anyone they thought might like to be included. It was a double-sided letter sized paper with research stories, pictures and family recipes. I asked for readers to submit [...]
American History
Posted in Genealogy, Marshall, tagged American History, John Adams, Paul Giamatti on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was at a bar this past weekend in Tempe, AZ watching the NCAA basketball tourney and the bartender (a pretty blonde who was paying her way through ASU) offered my buddy and I a “tester” of the new Sam Adams “Pale Ale” or something like that. First off, I didn’t really care for it; [...]
The Candyman
Posted in Genealogy, Songi, tagged Songi on February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Joseph Songi, c. 1830
Here is the Candyman himself. This is a photo I received years ago of Joseph Songi. Can you tell if he’s Italian, French or Russian? It’s still undecided.
It’s been noted before that Joseph traveled to and from the “continent” several times. He said himself in the London Times article that he was [...]
Ralph Marshall and Our English Marshall’s revisited!
Posted in Genealogy, Marshall, tagged Marshall on February 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Originally posted Friday, October 12, 2007 on Blogger!
I have been kicking around and ultimately dreading revisiting what I’ve found in regards to Ralph (see previous post titled “Our English Marshall’s”) and his four siblings that had seemingly come from an incestuous relationship between my Great-Great-Grandpa Richard Marshall and his sister Jane.
I’ve said before in this [...]
Joseph Songi Sr., the not so sweet Candyman! – Revisited
Posted in Genealogy, Songi, tagged Songi on February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007 on Blogger!
Okay, I found the article on the 15th that started this mess and it’s not pretty, nor does it appear to be the first time.
The Times (London, Middlesex, England)
Saturday, June 15th, 1833
Marlborough Street. – Joseph Songi, a foreigner carrying on an extensive business as a confectioner at 269, [...]
Joseph Songi Sr., the not so sweet Candyman!
Posted in Genealogy, Songi, tagged Songi on February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally posted Thursday, September 13, 2007 on Blogger
For years I have been chasing my Italian forefather Joseph Songi. Family history stated he was born about 1785 in Lake Como, Italy. He served as the pastry chef for the Russian Ambassador and was exiled to England (probably when Napoleon rampaged in the early 1810’s). In England [...]
Our English Marshall’s
Posted in Genealogy, Marshall, tagged Marshall on February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally posted Wednesday, August 29, 2007 on Blogger
I’m currently working on the family of my Great-grandfather Albert Edward Marshall, I. Bertie has always been a source of extreme interest for me. My father was named for him, he was killed in action during World War I (drafted at age 40 with six children), he was [...]
