grandma helen the bunny

 

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Chicago Daily News

April 27, 1932 

the caption says (or is supposed to say): 

"This is the type of wild bunny that infests the Northwestern campus and which has been trained after long, tedious hours. This animal act makes its first appearance under canvas in the Northwestern Circus. At the left is Jane Whitacre, boss of the bunnies, who, from left to right, are Margaret Jones, Helen Mills and Florence Hunt"

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Remembering Grandma Helen

 

above: maybe my great grandma (Leo's mother) 

above: Grandma Helen is a young mother

 in Evanston Illinois before Butterball had begun 

above: Helen Mills is the third from the left 

above: this may be Helen's mother, my great grandmother 

above: looks like Grandma Helen with her two oldest daughters, Martha & Linda 

far left: probably Grandma Helen, maybe with Linda

far right: wasn't sure if this was a young Grandma Helen or maybe Linda 

above: not sure if that's Grandma Helen holding the 

child or somebody else

above: again, I think this is my great grandmother, 

Helen's mother 

above: not sure who. probably not grandma Helen 

Helen's first four children : Martha, Linda, Di & Barb 

i saw these deer as I was leaving 

I grew up playing little league baseball right across the street from where my Grandma Helen is buried, but didn't know it until 2024 

 

above: The Peters House in Grand Rapids, Michigan 

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Below: The Burial place of Helen's Mother & Father in Wellsville New York 

when I arrived it was apparent that nobody had visited the burial place of my great grandparents in quite some time. There were lichens and moss growing all over the stone. I could barely read the words on it. So I took a few hours to clean it off a little as best as I could . It's the least I could do in memory of them. Rest-in-Peace beloved ones 

Looks so much nice after a little tender care ------------------------------
Below: after Wellsville, I continued back westward with the intention of visiting more of my ancestors  burial locations.  Below is Oak Grove Cemetery in Washington Indiana where my grandma Helen's great grandparents,  Hugh & Lydia Ann Hyatt Rogers are buried (as well as 2 of their 3 children) 

Rest-in-Peace Loves Ones