Shannon M. Thomas | Mostly Genealogy

My favorite Yard Sale find!  Metal rooster tray. This year when yard sale season came along I started going out and looking for pyrex and other goodies.  I have had some days where I'm not finding anything and then there are days where I hit the jackpot.  {like only spending $13.50 and coming home with a metal tray with a rooster on it and 5 or 6 pieces of pyrex}. $1.75 for all three. I know some people do not like yard sales at all but I know a lot who love them and I think I am starting to become one of them! Everyone has a story to tell and if you take the time hear those stories from those you meet along the way it makes your treasures that much more meaningful.  The Friendship one below came from a woman who told me about her mother getting it for her not long after she was married from a truck that came around selling pyrex. $.50 for this Friendship pyrex piece. {When I grow up I want to a picker...lol}

My Pyrex collection is growing!  I love the turquoise Butter Print with my red kitchen and I am working on pulling in more turquoise accessories.  The Butterfly Gold is becoming a fast favorite as well.  I love the process of hunting for the Pyrex and then sharing with the Pyrex community on Facebook and Instagram the treasures that I found.  My collection is quickly growing and I am running out of room in the china cabinet.  Time for another piece of furniture to display all my pretties.

I decided to make some changes to my blog.  I found that keeping this blog only for Genealogy has really limited my creativity in blogging.  I have a lot of interests besides Genealogy and maintaining multiple blogs does not work for me.  I have decided to combine all of my interests into one blog.  I am keeping the name Our Life Picture by Picture because this blog is all about my life and the many things that I enjoy. The image below shows my blog header (which I am going to be changing soon) and the menu below it.  From here you can select the topics that you want to view. You can also view topics by clicking on a label {tag} to go to that topic. The Evernote Links tab has a link to all Evernote posts, some popular Evernote posts, and a link to my shared Evernote notebook I'm hoping this blog makeover will allow me to keep my blogging mojo since I will be able to post about other things besides Genealogy.  Don't worry...I am still doing ...

Anna Regine Lewis Masteller Relationship  :   My 2nd Great- Grandmother DOB  : 16 May 1869 -- Waller, Columbia county, Pennsylvania MD  : 17 Mar 1887 -- Columbia county, Pennsylvania DOD  : 21 Aug 1933 -- Berwick, Columbia county, Pennsylvania Burial  : 23 Aug 1933 -- Roselawn Ceme tery, Berwick, Columbia county, Pennsylvania Parents  : Isaac Lewis and Ellen Kohensparger Lewis Siblings  : Theodore, Andrew, Daniel, Jacob, Henry, Fernando, Mary Elizabeth and Brittain G. Husband  : Furman Curry Masteller Children  : Uknown Masteller, Ellen Erdine, William Isaac, Robert Peter, Emmons P., Hattie L. {died at 3 yrs old} , Vera Emogene, Michael Z., and Florence Low-Ella {my Great-grandmother.  Also known as Mom Hunter} ************************************************************************************ Furman Curry Masteller DOB : 5 May 1862 -- ...

John Killian Relationship  :  My 4th Great-grandfather DOB  : 15 Oct 1818 -- Stroudsburg, Monroe county , Pennsylvania MD  : a bt 1840 DOD  : unknown Burial  :  unknown {pretty sure it will be in Wilkes-Barre} Parents  : unknown Siblings  :  unknown Wife  : Amie VanHorn Killian Children  : Ami H. {my 3rd Great-grandfather} , John W., Emma, Nathan, Frank, Wilbur, George, and Samantha {George and Samantha are twins} ____________________________________________________________________ I'm hoping to get caught up this week.  The weather here in PA is gorgeous and we spent the weekend outside getting ready for flowers and clearing away the debris fall and winter left behind.  It will take multiple posts per day to get to where I should be...wish me luck :)

Juliana JOHNSON Richter Relationship  : Jason's 6th  Great-grandmother DOB  : unknown -- Middletown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania MD  :  unknown DOD  :  unknown Burial  :  unknown Parents  : unknown Siblings  :  unknown Husband  : Christian Richter Children  : John Christian Righter As you can see there is a lot that is unknown about Juliana.  Hunting down her information is what makes genealogy fun! If you are related to Juliana and want to share your  information  please contact me!

Sara Sadie KRAMER IKELER Relationship  : Jason's Great- great aunt DOB  : 6 Sep 1868 -- Greenwood Township, Columbia county, Pennsylvania MD  :  2 Aug 1888 -- Fishing Creek Township, Columbia county, Pennsylvania DOD  : 10 Apr 1943 -- Benton, Columbia county, Pennsylvania Burial  :  unknown {pretty sure it will be in Benton} Parents  : William J. Kramer and Mary Susan Welsh Kramer Siblings  :  Burton L, Ella May, Myra Jane, Carrie, Anna Leah, Bruce Earl, Lelia Husband  : Channing B. Ikeler Children  : Iris and Darl