So I was going through some of my grandmother’s pictures and found a few of me as a child. This was a good reminder to me that not all history is from other generations. It’s good to take a look at your own history.
All pictures taken at the home of Grandma and Grandpa Davis [Spud and Marian (Bohnsack) Davis] in Scales Mound, Illinois. My cousin Dan Davis bought the farm from them in the late 1990s/early 2000s. Last year, he tore down the old homestead to build a new house. The brick is being recycled.
I think my favorite pictures are:
- the one of me as a baby and my hair is sticking out as if I’ve been electrocuted.
- the pictures of me with cats. I’m pretty sure I’m torturing the poor devils with my love and affection.
Enjoy!
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- Mom with me as a baby and my Davis cousins Susanne, Sharon, and Julie
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- Grandma Davis and me
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- Grandpa Davis with me and my cousin Dan Schoenholtz
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- Wearing my pjs
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- Riding my cycle in Grandma’s kitchen
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- Sitting in Grandma’s chair
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- Sitting on the deer
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- Torturing the cat
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- Torturing another cat, or the same cat on a different day!
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- With my cousin Dave Davis, or as he was known then Gussie
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- Mom’s trying to teach me to ride a horse – good luck!
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- I’m pretending I can ride
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- Sitting in Grandma’s golf cart – this is how to travel around the farm!
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- With my doll
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- With my brother Jim
