tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post4517216830713216361..comments2024-03-19T03:17:32.682-04:00Comments on The Panopticon: Personal HistoryFranklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670441931649806878noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-72295202219367555442007-11-01T21:31:00.000-04:002007-11-01T21:31:00.000-04:00I love your impudence.If your guide was Martha Fri...I love your impudence.If your guide was Martha Frick Symington Sanger, I think she is well enough known to mention her name. She wrote a book that is a photographic monument to the houses of her great grandfather:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1580931049" REL="nofollow">The Henry Clay Frick Houses</A>Scheherazaadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03069838905823390933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-24903967483318789102007-11-01T13:46:00.000-04:002007-11-01T13:46:00.000-04:00Franklin, when your grandmother tells you these st...Franklin, when your grandmother tells you these stories, are you taking notes? <BR/><BR/>The reason I ask is that the last 3 years of my grandmother's life, I was taking care of her, and she told me all kinds of stories about her living in Africa and cooking on a bush stove, and living in Jamaica, and what that was like, and I didn't write them down...I thought she was going to be around for a while. She got lung cancer and died 5 weeks after diagnosis in 1989, and I am so sorry I didn't write her life down for her, and for me and my children.<BR/><BR/>If you don't record the stories, you will regret it later.Fehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08841450137466690659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-88322043920831803592007-10-31T23:16:00.000-04:002007-10-31T23:16:00.000-04:00You know, your photography has really come a long ...You know, your photography has <I>really</I> come a long way, baby. *smooch*goblinboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636167643991935136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-67519764157008122462007-10-31T10:44:00.000-04:002007-10-31T10:44:00.000-04:00Hey, I found your blog though Ravelry, and that st...Hey, I found your blog though Ravelry, and that story you told about learning to knit in prison. ;-) I clicked to the most recent entry, and just wanted to comment.<BR/><BR/>I have to say that this post brought tears to my eyes. I'm the great-granddaughter of coal-mining Slovak immigrants, only mine were in a small town in Ohio which literally doesn't exist anymore. Our Slovak heritage was all but erased as the great-grandparents were determined to assimilate into the US and only allowed their children to speak English. I grew up with an almost unpronounceable last name with no idea where it came from.<BR/><BR/>There's an interesting novel by Thomas Bell called <I>Out of this Furnace</I>, which is about a Slovak family and immigrant labor in America. It's a pretty good read, and gave me further appreciation of what my ancestors did for me<BR/><BR/>Anyway, just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed reading your post. Take care!<BR/><BR/>jeneralee on RavelryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-53766590077744222922007-10-31T08:18:00.000-04:002007-10-31T08:18:00.000-04:00What a wonderful way to pay homage to your heritag...What a wonderful way to pay homage to your heritage and your Grand Parents.<BR/>I live in central Pa and the area is surrounded by coal mines. I enjoy the history, and the glimpses into the daily life.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11575165126866557165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-22335796064987815932007-10-31T05:11:00.000-04:002007-10-31T05:11:00.000-04:00Wonderful blog Franklin. Thank you. Coincidence ...Wonderful blog Franklin. Thank you. Coincidence - sitting beside my computer waiting for blog recognition is a little booklet of poems written by my grandmother in the 1920's - reading your blog this morning reminds me that I really must pay my dues to her as you have done in the lovely tribute to your grands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-10136424981630983802007-10-31T03:49:00.000-04:002007-10-31T03:49:00.000-04:00Wow.what a wonderfully interesting place to visit,...Wow.what a wonderfully interesting place to visit, and even more so with the family connection. Your grandmother sounds lovely.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856632081676454286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-57493672490789226792007-10-30T22:57:00.000-04:002007-10-30T22:57:00.000-04:00Oh, the comic I linked to earlier might not make s...Oh, the comic I linked to earlier might not make sense now (in context) because he edited the "Panopticon" out. http://www.unshelved.com/blog.aspx?post=915 explains why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-80139728851126919152007-10-30T21:37:00.000-04:002007-10-30T21:37:00.000-04:00The coal mines of Pennsylvania. I'm the last scion...The coal mines of Pennsylvania. I'm the last scion of the town of Centralia of mine fire fame. Always a pleasure to learn of another hunkie from the coal fields.Eikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380121995131901690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-5298850955663896882007-10-30T20:11:00.000-04:002007-10-30T20:11:00.000-04:00I found this post really interesting because my fa...I found this post really interesting because my father is from Filbert and I believe I have family in Smock (and other those teeny tiny towns in SW PA). I'll have to check out that museum next time I'm down visiting family. My grandfather was also a coal miner. And I have some of my grandmother's embroidery--pillow cases, dresser scarves, etc. Wish I could get one of her quilts too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-28077188089097615362007-10-30T19:21:00.000-04:002007-10-30T19:21:00.000-04:00Franklin, I feel as though I've been given a gift....Franklin, I feel as though I've been given a gift. I WILL get to that Museum, I will. If I had the chance for a cup of tea with your grandmother and some of her stories of childhood I'd drop everything and run. I'm just WILD about all such things (helps me, as a Museum guide in our Historical Museum and a Fur Trade Reenactor). Please, when you see her again, give Grandma a tiny kiss on her cheek for a damp-eyed bubbe in Wisconsin who thinks she's beautiful and is grateful to her...for you, too.dale-harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802162735113365804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-83828007887044298872007-10-30T19:19:00.000-04:002007-10-30T19:19:00.000-04:00Impudent, maybe, but you were just being honest.Ha...Impudent, maybe, but you were just being honest.<BR/><BR/>Have you seen this? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071028Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-25863596905123405932007-10-30T19:05:00.000-04:002007-10-30T19:05:00.000-04:00kisses to your Gran! what a lovely woman to share...kisses to your Gran! what a lovely woman to share this with you--and, so, all of usAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-91867474966249178102007-10-30T18:54:00.000-04:002007-10-30T18:54:00.000-04:00I hope you're recording your grandmother's memorie...I hope you're recording your grandmother's memories in some fashion. Luckily, my mother was able to record many of my grandparents stories before they passed away. Amazing what they experienced.stash haushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10244605573080920528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-66107944325112972692007-10-30T18:47:00.000-04:002007-10-30T18:47:00.000-04:00What a wonderful post, and a terrific museum. I lo...What a wonderful post, and a terrific museum. I love the way it sounds like it was put together with love and respect for those beautiful objects that brighten up daily life, especially humble daily life. Those boy scouts did a great job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-747158853636116722007-10-30T18:19:00.000-04:002007-10-30T18:19:00.000-04:00I do love these unique insights into that worldI do love these unique insights into that worldCarsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198570605621636061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-34819702782118376852007-10-30T18:06:00.000-04:002007-10-30T18:06:00.000-04:00Gorgeous history. I used to live across from the ...Gorgeous history. I used to live across from the Frick mansion in Pittsburgh, my friends even got married at the gallery. Your connection is beautiful!Rose Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385744692078473902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-17699916723871710692007-10-30T17:41:00.000-04:002007-10-30T17:41:00.000-04:00Fascinating. Truly.Fascinating. Truly.dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-4215193053791092942007-10-30T17:05:00.000-04:002007-10-30T17:05:00.000-04:00Amazing post, Franklin. What stories those beautif...Amazing post, Franklin. What stories those beautiful handmade pieces tell. It's quite a testament to the people of Smock that, crowded and hardscrabble as their lives were by modern standards, they still created those works of art.<BR/><BR/>And I too love the Frick story. Good for you, and good for Henry's great-granddaughter.Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344151648498823945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-27208484604463650772007-10-30T16:46:00.000-04:002007-10-30T16:46:00.000-04:00What a beautiful post. I always enjoy your blog, ...What a beautiful post. I always enjoy your blog, but this post was especially moving. I'm a fairly new PA resident, and it was great to learn a little more about the cultural history of the state. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-38482879728594431102007-10-30T16:40:00.000-04:002007-10-30T16:40:00.000-04:00Another wonderful post, Franklin! Thank you so mu...Another wonderful post, Franklin! Thank you so much!<BR/><BR/>I miss my grandmother terribly. She was the knitter in our family, and she passed away over 15 years ago [long before I took up the needles myself.]<BR/><BR/>I'm working hard on my Dolores look-a-like entry. I have procured the highly-cooperative sheep and am working on accessorizing. Accessories are very important, Dolores would tell you.Laianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15046725692299541769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-58044238663164777122007-10-30T16:13:00.000-04:002007-10-30T16:13:00.000-04:00Franklin you made me weep. This is exactly the way...Franklin you made me weep. This is exactly the way my parents described their lives in a coal mining town in SW VA. When they moved to the city they lived in a mill workers 'camp' for a while.<BR/>The mill workers houses were one room bigger they had a living room, kitchen and two minute bedrooms plus a front porch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-9005585630027185022007-10-30T16:03:00.001-04:002007-10-30T16:03:00.001-04:00My mother's people are all Slovak, and I have some...My mother's people are all Slovak, and I have some embroidered pieces from my aunts that resemble that one! My G-GF was the one who came over from Slovakia, and the family settled in St. Louis Missouri. Smock is in Pennsylvania, then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-29319522429586288262007-10-30T16:03:00.000-04:002007-10-30T16:03:00.000-04:00Thank you for sharing!My grandpa worked in the coa...Thank you for sharing!<BR/><BR/>My grandpa worked in the coal mines in Colorado and Idaho when he was young (he spent most of his life as a plasterer). I love family history, mine and other peoples.Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00122419168430816470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-91730830184000135512007-10-30T14:48:00.000-04:002007-10-30T14:48:00.000-04:00I had to read the entire story to find out the nam...I had to read the entire story to find out the name of the town, as you have described the mine house at Beckely, WVa almost to a T. My grandfather and his brother worked at the Kaymore mine in the New River Gorge area of WVa (pretty much right under the bridge), not in the mine, but as a telegrapher and company store manager, respectively. My cousin Leland told us stories about the mine wars and the riots in the towns between the owners and miners.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927857671434845415noreply@blogger.com