tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post5222739741655594469..comments2024-01-08T18:08:40.779-06:00Comments on Family Archaeologist: Life and Death - AbbreviatedLinda Gartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00740477693031139484noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-88426771040188187172011-01-17T12:54:12.911-06:002011-01-17T12:54:12.911-06:00This entry, with its "accounting" of bir...This entry, with its "accounting" of births and deaths brought tears to my eyes. As suggested in your earliest post, I could feel this record resonate with what I know of my own family's history - the births and deaths of my parent's siblings, from such simple diseases (by today's standards) as flu or "Second Summer Complaint". Thanks for this story, Linda, it is such a tribute to your family and inspires me to organize what I do know of my own family's history into something as cohesive as this. <br /><br />I am enjoying reading this family history, having been one small thread randomly caught into its fabric years ago in Chicago.Nancy Crabtreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-70605543793695712722010-12-10T09:32:04.850-06:002010-12-10T09:32:04.850-06:00So true, Diana. We think today that just because d...So true, Diana. We think today that just because death was more common in the past, that people didn't suffer as much. They had to learn ways to cope (deep religious faith helped many), but the loss was still devastating. We can learn today from their strength to keep going. Next post will highlight the kind of philosophy that underlay their fortitude. Thanks for the comment!Linda Gartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00740477693031139484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-58632603985526359762010-12-10T08:15:32.720-06:002010-12-10T08:15:32.720-06:00This last report reminded me of a conversation I h...This last report reminded me of a conversation I had with my grandmother. She was 103 when she died last year. She said that people today don't understand how devastating it was to loose a child. She thought that people today discarded to some extent a mother grief because in the olden days families could be quite large. My grandmother pointed out that no matter how many children survive you always long for the ones who didn't make it.<br /><br />Diana ShoemakerDiana Shoemakernoreply@blogger.com