tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post8027673231220089718..comments2024-03-18T18:58:51.536+00:00Comments on Family History Fun: Sepia Saturday - Family Homes Down the Generations ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-62413474945440886092013-11-05T13:00:40.701+00:002013-11-05T13:00:40.701+00:00Lovely recollections. I too had piano lessons in a...Lovely recollections. I too had piano lessons in a chilly front room; perhaps that’s why I was never much good! I remember the rag and bone man too.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-62203222523069845452013-11-05T05:59:05.139+00:002013-11-05T05:59:05.139+00:00Great family history and happy memories of you pas...Great family history and happy memories of you past homes.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-63573672060324603192013-11-04T18:03:54.208+00:002013-11-04T18:03:54.208+00:00Can't imagine how to cope without central heat...Can't imagine how to cope without central heating, but it must have been "bliss" when you got it.<br />I like the mock-Tudor style of your grandfather's house. Amazing that you have that receipt.<br />I've seen, "The Trip to Bountiful" and Mike is right, this does bring that to mind.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-47695069924982834812013-11-04T04:16:02.185+00:002013-11-04T04:16:02.185+00:00A fine post on the theme. Your story reminds me of...A fine post on the theme. Your story reminds me of a 1985 film (also once a play) titled "The Trip to Bountiful" and starring Geraldine Page. It is about a woman who longs to make one last trip to return to her childhood home in Texas. Things never stay the same though. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-49101483206988181422013-11-04T00:06:51.023+00:002013-11-04T00:06:51.023+00:00The history of family homes is such a great subjec...The history of family homes is such a great subject, whether homes with in my family or in the families of others. I especially liked the changes over time of the house on the Trap Farm. Great post.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-4553550214812270202013-11-03T11:28:50.067+00:002013-11-03T11:28:50.067+00:00Enjoyed going through your memory lane of homes. ...Enjoyed going through your memory lane of homes. I see that the house in Upper Poppleton (just as challenging to type as to say) has the same type of bowed windows as the previous home, must have been the style back then. Great Post!!!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-3894216170947252642013-11-03T00:04:32.344+00:002013-11-03T00:04:32.344+00:00I have an ancestral barn in Pennsylvania. I don...I have an ancestral barn in Pennsylvania. I don't know how old it is, but it once belonged to my great-great grandfather. The house across the street is gone except for the foundation. On my father's side I've always wondered about the homes my family had in Scotland. One family was fairly well off, the other not so much. I'm hoping they had something lovely like the ones you've shown.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-17226227729162394842013-11-03T00:03:44.611+00:002013-11-03T00:03:44.611+00:00The Tramp Farm house/building is gorgeous, even in...The Tramp Farm house/building is gorgeous, even in the first photo. I'm so pleased that someone chose to buy and fix it. Though we live an ocean apart, some of the things you described in your childhood memories remind me of my own childhood experiences. I think in times past people were more accustomed to living closer so maybe, for 7 people in your grandfather's home, it didn't seem so tight. (I also think people have more possessions these days than years ago and need more space.)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-89839440682289983972013-11-02T23:52:19.479+00:002013-11-02T23:52:19.479+00:00Nicely done Sue. Trap Farm house looks as though i...Nicely done Sue. Trap Farm house looks as though it will last another century or two. A lot of feet have walked thrugh that gate over the years.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-85031636657582749502013-11-02T21:17:23.821+00:002013-11-02T21:17:23.821+00:00Very enjoyable, how fortunate that you have all th...Very enjoyable, how fortunate that you have all these photos of your homes. We lived in only one all my growing up years and I have very few piecemeal photos of it. I am always amazed at how so many people could occupy such small spaces in homes back then, it was different. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-48716285814779505462013-11-02T19:31:09.482+00:002013-11-02T19:31:09.482+00:00Wow, that is something amazing. Just looking at yo...Wow, that is something amazing. Just looking at your pictures I can sense all the stories that lurk about! Such a treasure.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-61851930699805138222013-11-02T12:50:31.314+00:002013-11-02T12:50:31.314+00:00So much character in those homes. Some wonderful ...So much character in those homes. Some wonderful childhood memories too.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-35877931315185333482013-11-02T09:55:11.895+00:002013-11-02T09:55:11.895+00:00How wonderful to go back and find your ancestral h...How wonderful to go back and find your ancestral home restored. <br />Great memories and stories with your family's homes.Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-71682250062152609402013-11-02T00:19:58.623+00:002013-11-02T00:19:58.623+00:00I don't know of any ancestral homes of my fami...I don't know of any ancestral homes of my family. Yours looks nice.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-645652788255593202013-11-01T21:02:08.916+00:002013-11-01T21:02:08.916+00:00Your ancestral home has a far happier ending than ...Your ancestral home has a far happier ending than mine -- yours looks absolutely wonderful! What a nice job they did restoring it...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-13799887682039236362013-11-01T18:27:12.760+00:002013-11-01T18:27:12.760+00:00Great memories and a beautiful restoration.Great memories and a beautiful restoration.Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-17643782478599008922013-11-01T17:13:06.527+00:002013-11-01T17:13:06.527+00:00I always enjoy your very detailed memories althoug...I always enjoy your very detailed memories although I usually end up feeling like I lived my own life in a fog. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-15057202125708474992013-11-01T10:30:53.708+00:002013-11-01T10:30:53.708+00:00Marvellous to see Trap Farm restored, and to see a...Marvellous to see Trap Farm restored, and to see all your childhood homes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-21752670866168392592013-10-31T18:22:36.410+00:002013-10-31T18:22:36.410+00:00What a wonderful restoration. I bet you are pleas...What a wonderful restoration. I bet you are pleased to see someone loving the ancestral home.<br /><br />DeeDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10963956577797121886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-74943646973965213922013-10-31T17:15:12.859+00:002013-10-31T17:15:12.859+00:00Looks like someone did a fine job fixing up the Tr...Looks like someone did a fine job fixing up the Trap Farm house some time between 1998 & 2011. I especially like the way they left the original stone wall in front. Hopefully the inside was renovated equally as fine. Nice family photo at the end of your post. I think I remember you said you took the trip to the U.S. in '65? La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.com