HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MOM & DAD

 TILL DEATH DO US PART

FEBRUARY 22, 1958 

TO

JULY 24, 1998

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM

A

PICTORIAL

IN

REMEMBRANCE

OF 

ESTHERLENE MOSS

FEBRUARY 11, 1939

HALLS TENNESSEE-LAUDERDALE COUNTY

I Love You Mom !!! 

WHY CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS IMPORTANT

         Carter G. Woodson

The forerunner to Black History Month - Negro History Week, was created by Carter G. Woodson in 1926, Dr. Woodson, chose the second week of February to celebrate Negro History. This week was chosen to pay homage to the birthdays of Frederick Douglass (2/14) and Abraham Lincoln (2/12).

Is Black History Month still necessary? The short answer to that question is YES!  "If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated". 

The surface of Black History has barely been scratched. Although extremely relevant- there is so much more to Black History than slavery, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, and the civil rights movement. 

Most of Black History is not included in history books, and it's only part of the history curriculum during the month of February. How many Black pioneers of science, education, and invention have you learned about?

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM DOT, JANUARY 21, 1919

  

A Pictorial Tribute

Honoring

Dorthella Bondi Moss-Williams 

KWANZAA : A CELEBRATION OF CULTURE & HISTORY

 

KWANZAA

Kwanzaa is a seven day celebration that honors African American culture and history-from Africa to America. Kwanzaa was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966.

 CELEBRATING CULTURE & HISTORY

COLONIAL HOMESTEAD TRANSFERWARE

This dinnerware has been collected over three generations. Started by my mother and grandmother and completed by yours truly. Believe it or not my maternals purchased these lovely dishes from A & P grocery store during the late 1950's and the 1960's.

Aunt Queen's

Tom and Jerry Christmas Punch Set

Christmas Breakfast 

Table Setting

Our Keeping Room

Breakfast Table Setting

Family Heirlooms

Mar-crest Daisy Dot Stoneware

 

My small, but much loved Mar-crest Daisy Dot collection. 

A collection started by my maternal grandmother (Mom Esther) in the 1960's.

How I use my Mar-crest collection to decorate for Thanksgiving.

LET FREEDOM RING

HAPPY JUNETEENTH 2019

                                                      

What is Juneteenth?

Happy Juneteenth 

June 19th1865, celebrates the freedom of all African Americans from slavery.