More than you suspect
A friend's genealogical exploits inspired me to do a little more research on my great-grandmother.
Charlotte Teller (1876 – 1954)
The daughter of Colorado Attorney General James B. Teller, Charlotte attended the University of Chicago where she was a favorite student of John Dewey. She was a freelance writer for Hearst Publications, well known for her articles on contemporary issues and personalities, and an active suffragette. She wrote about progressive social movements, sweatshops and labor wars. After her marriage to journalist Gilbert Hirsch in 1912, they moved to Europe where she wrote under the pseudonym John Brangwyn until her death in 1954.
THAT IS SO COOL!!!
I also just found this quote from Mark Twain in a letter to my great-grams:
"If you, yourself, have any doubts, brush them away, for there is greatness in you, Charlotte - more than you suspect."
The moral of tonight's research is: even if I never accomplish anything, at least my forefathers (foremothers?) did.
posted by jesse @ 1:35 AM
6 Comments:
Wow, that's awesome. I don't have anyone cool like that in my past... except maybe the pirates. For real, they can trace back my grandfather's heritage to pirates. :) He was cool.
Don't you just love those sort of stories and connections? I don't have anything THAT great. I do have oral stories (no hard evidence, just family stories) that my 5th or 6th great grandfather was a Bohemian nobleman who was disowned because he fell in love and married a gypsy girl. When he was disowned, all records about him were destroyed. Really cool about your grandmother though! If you want sites for genealogy, just let me know. I've got a few great ones.
what! good to read your stuff again jesse.
Pretty neat about your great gramma..
My great aunt, Dinny (whose real name was Virginia) – was a super cool cat. She moved from Mass. And over to California somewhere in her middle age.. lived there long enough to go to college and get a degree.. worked at an orphanage/women’s shelter (which she took a lot of photos at), bought my mum her first hulla-hoop, was generally hip & eventually moved back to MA in her old age. By the time I knew her she had the early onset of Alzheimer’s – but was still an excellent lady. My best memory of her is sitting on the porch in Maine watching the ocean talking & asking her if she had anymore peanut mini mr goodbars.. she would lie and say no (they were her favorite too).. and eventually would give me one. It was good times.
Hi- I'm actually doing some research on her. Are you absolutely sure that the year of her death was 1954? Some resources online list it as December 30, 1953.
How frustrating, I am having a very difficult time finding the source material for that info!
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