EFFIGIES and MARKERS

Monday, November 30, 2020

A Christmas gift from my great-great grandmother

 I was working with some of my family history records and found this little book that was given by my great-great grandmother to my grandmother when she was a baby. Then when I was a baby, my grandmother gave it to me. 

The original giver was Maria Elizabeth Harper Stone, 1850-1929. 


She sent the little book to her granddaughter, Lois Elizabeth Stone, 1913-1997. The photo is of Maria's daughter-in-law, Edith Hall Stone, with her firstborn, Lois, in 1913.



Lois, who was my grandmother, sent it to me when I was a baby in 1960. This was the photo taken within hours of my birth. 


I don't have children, so I'll leave it to my niece Rachel for her descendants. 


I've photographed the book from cover to cover, including the inscriptions. Enjoy! 



The inscription is from my grandmother Lois to my mother, Judith.