Ken Spangler's Genealogy Blog And Further Ramblings!
Posted in Website News on Jun 30th, 2010
Hey everyone! I hope this finds you all doing great! I just wanted to pop in and let you know that I have changed my mind about how to redo my website. I am confident that Joomla! will be great once I learn it but the problem is that I have to take the time [...]
Posted in Wordless Wednesday on Jun 30th, 2010
Posted in Tombstone Tuesday on Jun 29th, 2010
My Paternal Grandmother – Ora Elizabeth (Gamble) Spangler Born – November 5, 1907 in DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas Died – April 2, 1982 in Paris, Lamar Co., Texas Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Lamar Co., Texas
Posted in Monday Musings on Jun 29th, 2010
I know it may be Tuesday right now on the East Coast but it is still Monday on the West Coast so, technically, this is still Monday Musings! Seriously, I’m sorry about being late with this post but I’ve been pretty busy lately. This was a busy Monday. I woke up at 6:30 AM, which [...]
Posted in Website News on Jun 27th, 2010
Hello again everyone! I know it’s been a couple of days since I wrote but I wanted to fill you all in on my website progress. At this moment, the site is still in “maintenance mode” for lack of a better description. I can log in and see my progress as I make changes but [...]
Posted in Tell Me Thursday on Jun 24th, 2010
The Paris Tornado – April 2, 1982 This is a picture I found in my collection. It’s of the tornado that hit Paris, Texas on April 2, 1982. It did some serious damage to the town but the biggest impact it had on my life was that it claimed my grandmother and aunt. I was [...]
Posted in Wordless Wednesday on Jun 23rd, 2010
Posted in Tombstone Tuesday on Jun 23rd, 2010
My Paternal Grandfather – David Franklin Spangler Born – July 11, 1882 in Batesville, Independence Co., Arkansas (?) Died – August 27, 1961 in Paris, Lamar Co., Texas Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Lamar Co., Texas
Posted in Monday Musings on Jun 21st, 2010
Hello everyone! It’s that time of week again. I just wanted to start off by saying that not much has changed since last week. This past week was very busy for me so I didn’t get much of anything done, except for getting my Facebook under control and also eliminating most of my Farmville friends! [...]
Posted in Tell Me Thursday on Jun 17th, 2010
This is a picture I found recently of my parents and my Aunt Irene. Pictured from left to right are my aunt – Ora Irene (Spangler) Bennett, my dad – David Isaac Spangler, and my mother – Patricia Ann (Forbes) Spangler. This picture would have probably been taken in the mid-1970s. It is at our [...]