tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post7479148703480547297..comments2024-03-16T13:05:52.650-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: A Rollicking Good TimeJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-42714794593201620752013-01-30T16:39:39.612-08:002013-01-30T16:39:39.612-08:00Far Side, I've wondered about that nickname, t...Far Side, I've wondered about that nickname, too. Bite her fingernails to the nibs??? No, that's not quite right, that would be nubs. Calligraphy fanatic? Maybe...<br /><br />I just Googled "nibs" and evidently the British use that as a slang term for someone who is full of himself. However, I don't see someone calling a friend "Miss Nibs" or "her Nibs." Or maybe these are just friends who are used to giving each other a hard time...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-70947134220882912872013-01-30T15:26:05.103-08:002013-01-30T15:26:05.103-08:00That last photo is interesting..they were all havi...That last photo is interesting..they were all having fun! I am not sure how one gets a nickname..especially like Nibs..:( Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-25866423371616013642013-01-29T16:34:50.578-08:002013-01-29T16:34:50.578-08:00Wendy, thanks for that second set of eyes to confi...Wendy, thanks for that second set of eyes to confirm that those two pictures were of the same woman. And I'll buy your reasoning for her name being Hazel.<br /><br />After posting today's photos, I went through the box again. Believe me, there are more photos in there than I care to think about, so things do get lost in the shuffle. But it's like studying for an exam: the more you read over the subject material, the more familiar you get with it.<br /><br />Would you believe I found another photo of the same place--with an explanation about it? I'll post that tomorrow. It's nice to find some answers, even if they are little ones, blurry, and with ink smeared all over them! It's a wonder I hadn't already thrown that one away!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-75475399681951334212013-01-29T16:28:40.765-08:002013-01-29T16:28:40.765-08:00Ellie, when I first met Leona, it was in her later...Ellie, when I first met Leona, it was in her later years. At that point, I didn't exactly think of her as interesting...eccentric would be more the word I had in mind then.<br /><br />Now that I've been delving into her history--what I can find of it, that is, since she has been so elusive--I certainly recant my former position. The more I know about her, the more she does seem to have an interesting past. Perhaps it was just because she lived during an era when women were still pretty invisible to outside eyes, but there doesn't seem to be much I can find online to explain her personal history. I can't even find her in some census records!<br /><br />As for your own great-aunt, be encouraged and keep at it. Don't hesitate to take a break and come back to the task in a few years--at least if there is no one else to question about the subjects' identity. Sometimes fresh eyes--and a whole lot more online records accessibility--can make all the difference.<br /><br />And yes! We all need to label our own photos!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-8555249495051104982013-01-29T09:09:03.551-08:002013-01-29T09:09:03.551-08:00Logic would argue that if Leona were merely trying...Logic would argue that if Leona were merely trying to name the 3 people in #1, she wouldn't have named herself second. But when have our ancestors ever conformed to logic?<br /><br />The one woman is definitely identifiable in both pictures, arguing that she is Hazel. Unless Nibs is a quirky nickname for Nel or Edna, I would say Nibs is not in the other photo. She certainly doesn't look like anybody there. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-78256601359709567772013-01-29T05:31:42.579-08:002013-01-29T05:31:42.579-08:00I have those mysteries too since inheriting my gre...I have those mysteries too since inheriting my great aunt's old photo album. I always make sure to label mine since discovering how frustrating it is to wonder who is peeking out from those photos. Leona sounds like a very interesting woman.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597553254090967849noreply@blogger.com