Helping the present understand the past
Welcome to another edition of Tombstone Tuesday! Continuing our journey in Mount Washington Cemetery, today’s tombstone belongs to Russell Lee Conwell, infant son of Edward Conwell and Edith (Brown) Conwell (my grandparents). Russell was the third child of Edward and Edith. He has two sisters (still living) and one brother (still living). Russell was born…
Today’s Around the Town Thursday post focuses on a location not far from my house. I can’t recall the number of times I’ve driven past Herman E. Laird Park without stopping. Herman E. Laird Park is located in Shawnee, Kansas There are many wonderful aspects of the park: tennis courts, a playground, a picnic area…
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Welcome to another edition of Tombstone Tuesday! Today we’re not straying very far from last week’s tombstone. It belongs to my maternal grandfather, Edward Bell Conwell, Jr. Edward was the second of eight children of Edward Bell Conwell, Sr. and Zella May (McCabe) Conwell. He had five brothers (one older, four younger) and two sisters…
Welcome to Around the Town Thursday! Around the Town Thursday is a way for me to highlight interesting, fun or useful places around my beautiful hometown of Kansas City. In the spotlight today is one of my favorite places: The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial. Liberty Memorial (during maintenance) The National World…
Welcome to Tombstone Tuesday! Today’s tombstone is brought to you from Mount Washington Cemetery in Independence, MO and belongs to my maternal grandmother, Edith Marie (Brown) Conwell. Edith was the youngest child of Richard Selman Brown and Martha Lucinda (Vaughn) Brown. She had five older sisters and four older brothers. Edith was born 1 December…