Cass County Genealogical Society May 12, 2022 Meeting
Wed, 05/11/2022 - 5:00am
For the May meeting C.C.G.S.’s Treasurer, Cathie Maley will tell the story of her Savage family of Cass County.
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Daughters of 1812
Wed, 05/11/2022 - 5:00am
Christina Belford presented the program at the April meeting of Mark Epperson Chapter United States Daughters of 1812. Using the children’s book An American Army of Two, she told the story of two sisters who saved their town of Scituate, Massachusetts, when the British sailed into the harbor to raid supplies from the citizens. The sisters, whose family tended the Scituate lighthouse, were credited with bravery in the War of 1812. Courtesy photo
IT’S ALL ABOUT... A Nimble Thimble
Wed, 05/11/2022 - 5:00am
Lemoine, pronounced like Des Moines, but with an “L”, was my mom who constantly kept her hands busy with sewing, quilting, crocheting, embroidering or some type of “arty” project at all times. You would never catch her with idle hands. She tried her darndest to put those sewing jobs in my hands her entire life, but to no avail. My motto was consistently, “when I’m 99 and need something to do, I’ll take up a hobby!” Nevertheless, she maintained a thimble on that finger and turned out creative beautiful pieces of work for more than 90 years. Quilting was one of her favorite past times and since her name was Lemoine, probably the Le Moyne Star was her favorite pattern for pillows and large quilts.
John C. Plum family
Wed, 05/11/2022 - 5:00am
John C. Plum was born 11 September 1834 in Frederick County, Virginia. This was in the Shenandoah River Valley Between Richmond and Washington, B.C. He was the son of James R.(born 10 July 1810 and died 14 February 1894) and Mary SIMMONS Plum (born 20 June 1819 and died 26 January 1896) of Virginia. John C. was a full blood “Irishman” married Leah Jane Huffman on 02 August 1864 in Winchester, Virginia.