Last Sunday, after church we took advantage of the wonderful weather and visited family of the past. Barry and his mother are diligently working to gather family names and dates to get needed temple work done for her side of the family. Many of these people were buried in a few cemeterys in Wythe County. That's not very far, so off we went. Connor fried some chicken. I made a yummy fruit coleslaw type salad and Beulah contibuted a delicious potato salad. Ohhh this is going to be a wonderful meal.
Here Delaney and Cailin meet their Great-Grandfather James Alanzo Hale, this is Paw-Paw's dad.
The more we talk about Grandpa Alanzo, Delaney's tender side came through. The kids got to "meet" many family members from both sides of Barry's family.
Cotton grew up in a little place called Cripple Creek, VA. Here's Cripple Creek, the drive through the area was especially beautiful, I loved the spring trees in bloom.
Here is the home Cotton lived in as a child. After their marriage, Cotton and Beulah spent their first year or so here too.
So many stories....I need to find a way to get them down on paper. I'm sure the kids will want to remember them and to share with their kids too.
This is an iron ore smellting building. This is a few hundred feet down the road from the childhood home. James Alanzo worked here.
Last Sunday, after church we took advantage of the wonderful weather and visited family of the past. Barry and his mother are diligently working to gather family names and dates to get needed temple work done for her side of the family. Many of these people were buried in a few cemeterys in Wythe County. That's not very far, so off we went. Connor fried some chicken. I made a yummy fruit coleslaw type salad and Beulah contibuted a delicious potato salad. Ohhh this is going to be a wonderful meal.
Here Delaney and Cailin meet their Great-Grandfather James Alanzo Hale, this is Paw-Paw's dad.
The more we talk about Grandpa Alanzo, Delaney's tender side came through. The kids got to "meet" many family members from both sides of Barry's family. 
Cotton grew up in a little place called Cripple Creek, VA. Here's Cripple Creek, the drive through the area was especially beautiful, I loved the spring trees in bloom.
Here is the home Cotton lived in as a child. After their marriage, Cotton and Beulah spent their first year or so here too.
So many stories....I need to find a way to get them down on paper. I'm sure the kids will want to remember them and to share with their kids too.
This is an iron ore smellting building. This is a few hundred feet down the road from the childhood home. James Alanzo worked here.
How neat. Does anyone live in the house or is it just vacant?
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