I took this picture at my friend's house on Thanksgiving Day 2008.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MEAN SO MUCH
Thank goodness for small favors and the little things that mean so much. In the last three months I have faced three close deaths. I guess this kitty, my Bear Cat, knew he was needed and there was a good and important reason for him to come home. After being gone for about a year, Bear came home just when I needed a loving presence to help me cope with my grieving and sense of loss. I had thought Bear was dead. But when he walked back in the house after being gone for so long, Bear was happy, healthy and very much alive.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
MORE FAMILY INFO FOUND ONLINE Kelley 10-28-08
I found the file below online today at Roots Web.
From old newspapers, here are some wedding announcements for my great grandparents.
This is another of the presents my mother left behind, RIP.
Marriage Notice
Kelley and Anthony
MARGARET ANNA ANTHONY & DORSEY M. KELLEY, 8 Jan 1895
Kelly - Anthony*
Married at the residence of the bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Anthony on the 8 inst., at the hour of 1 p. m. Miss Margaret Anthony to Mr. D. M. Kelley, of 1304 Shelby Ave. , Nashville . A beautiful and touchingly appropriate marriage ceremony, by the uncle of the bride, Rev. J. M. Galloway, sealed the bond of two loving hearts, leaving the assurance that heaven’s benediction rested thereon.
None but the immediate relatives were present and this precious young life went out, amid this atmosphere of love, with him so fitted to intensify, if possible, that love by which she has always been sheltered. When ‘tis said that Dorsey M. Kelly is a christian gentleman in the broadest sense of the word, no more need be said.
As "heavens benediction" rested on the lovers, so may it rest with increased effulgence on their wedded lives, typical of the heavenly light that beckons to the shining shore of the home beyond, "that witching light that never was on sea or land."
* Typo: Surname correctly spelled KELLEY.
Kelley-Anthony
The marriage of Mr. Dorsey M. Kelley to Miss Margaret Anthony was celebrated at the residence of the bride’s parent, at Oak Hill Farm, near Aspen Hill, Tuesday evening last
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Anthony, and is well known to the people of Giles County , and duly appreciated as a lady of sweet graces and modest as a violet, with a bright and well-trained mind, and will be a priceless treasure in her husband’s home.
The groom is a bright, worthy and promising young gentleman, and belongs to one of the oldest and most distinguished families of Tennessee , being a son of the late Rev. Samuel A. Kelly, of Nashville .
After the marriage the bridal couple left for Nashville , where they will be at home to their friends at 1304 Shelby Avenue .
THE RECORD, with their many other friends, extends congratulations and best wishes. May their marriage add new charms to their existence and brighten their hopes of the future. A long and a happy one to both.
On the 8th inst. Mr. D. M. Kelley, of Nashville , swooped down upon our valley, very unexpectedly to our people, and carried off to his home Miss Margaret Anthony, one (of) our few young ladies. Because they are few, and all so charming, we are loth(sic) to give up any of them; however, we wish the young couple much joy and prosperity.
Mr. D. M. Kelley, of East Nashville and Miss Margaret Anthony, daughter of Mr. W. W. Anthony, one of Giles County’s most respected citizens, were married at the home of the bride’s parents, Richland Farm, Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock. Rev. J. M. Galloway performed the ceremony in the presence of the immediate friends and relatives of the contracting parties. Immediately after the wedding an elegant dinner was served in honor of the young married couple. The couple arrived in this city on the evening train and are at home to their friends at 1304 Shelby avenue . Mr. Kelley has just attained his majority and is a gentleman of brilliant turn of mind. Miss Anthony is a young lady of rare accomplishments and beauty.
HANDWRITTEN (by Rev. James M. Galloway) RECORD OF MARRIAGE Being an ordained minister of the gospel, and a member of the Richland Presbytery, of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, I hereby certify to all interested parties, that, on the eighth day of January, eighteen hundred and ninety five, I united in holy Matrimony, at the residence of the bride’s parents, William W. & Mrs Emma Anthony, seven miles south of Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee, Mr. Dorsey M. Kelley, and Miss Margaret Anthony, in the presence of the family, Miss Maxey Sullivan, Mr. Dan, Jas. D. & Mrs Mary Anthony, and Mrs Emily Galloway. It was the most impressive and beautiful marriage the writer ever witnessed. Given at Pulaski , Tennessee , this the 24th day of January, eighteen hundred & ninety five. James M. Galloway.
From old newspapers, here are some wedding announcements for my great grandparents.
This is another of the presents my mother left behind, RIP.
Marriage Notice
Kelley and Anthony
MARGARET ANNA ANTHONY & DORSEY M. KELLEY, 8 Jan 1895
Kelly - Anthony*
Married at the residence of the bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Anthony on the 8 inst., at the hour of 1 p. m. Miss Margaret Anthony to Mr. D. M. Kelley, of 1304 Shelby Ave. , Nashville . A beautiful and touchingly appropriate marriage ceremony, by the uncle of the bride, Rev. J. M. Galloway, sealed the bond of two loving hearts, leaving the assurance that heaven’s benediction rested thereon.
None but the immediate relatives were present and this precious young life went out, amid this atmosphere of love, with him so fitted to intensify, if possible, that love by which she has always been sheltered. When ‘tis said that Dorsey M. Kelly is a christian gentleman in the broadest sense of the word, no more need be said.
As "heavens benediction" rested on the lovers, so may it rest with increased effulgence on their wedded lives, typical of the heavenly light that beckons to the shining shore of the home beyond, "that witching light that never was on sea or land."
* Typo: Surname correctly spelled KELLEY.
Kelley-Anthony
The marriage of Mr. Dorsey M. Kelley to Miss Margaret Anthony was celebrated at the residence of the bride’s parent, at Oak Hill Farm, near Aspen Hill, Tuesday evening last
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Anthony, and is well known to the people of Giles County , and duly appreciated as a lady of sweet graces and modest as a violet, with a bright and well-trained mind, and will be a priceless treasure in her husband’s home.
The groom is a bright, worthy and promising young gentleman, and belongs to one of the oldest and most distinguished families of Tennessee , being a son of the late Rev. Samuel A. Kelly, of Nashville .
After the marriage the bridal couple left for Nashville , where they will be at home to their friends at 1304 Shelby Avenue .
THE RECORD, with their many other friends, extends congratulations and best wishes. May their marriage add new charms to their existence and brighten their hopes of the future. A long and a happy one to both.
On the 8th inst. Mr. D. M. Kelley, of Nashville , swooped down upon our valley, very unexpectedly to our people, and carried off to his home Miss Margaret Anthony, one (of) our few young ladies. Because they are few, and all so charming, we are loth(sic) to give up any of them; however, we wish the young couple much joy and prosperity.
Mr. D. M. Kelley, of East Nashville and Miss Margaret Anthony, daughter of Mr. W. W. Anthony, one of Giles County’s most respected citizens, were married at the home of the bride’s parents, Richland Farm, Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock. Rev. J. M. Galloway performed the ceremony in the presence of the immediate friends and relatives of the contracting parties. Immediately after the wedding an elegant dinner was served in honor of the young married couple. The couple arrived in this city on the evening train and are at home to their friends at 1304 Shelby avenue . Mr. Kelley has just attained his majority and is a gentleman of brilliant turn of mind. Miss Anthony is a young lady of rare accomplishments and beauty.
HANDWRITTEN (by Rev. James M. Galloway) RECORD OF MARRIAGE Being an ordained minister of the gospel, and a member of the Richland Presbytery, of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, I hereby certify to all interested parties, that, on the eighth day of January, eighteen hundred and ninety five, I united in holy Matrimony, at the residence of the bride’s parents, William W. & Mrs Emma Anthony, seven miles south of Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee, Mr. Dorsey M. Kelley, and Miss Margaret Anthony, in the presence of the family, Miss Maxey Sullivan, Mr. Dan, Jas. D. & Mrs Mary Anthony, and Mrs Emily Galloway. It was the most impressive and beautiful marriage the writer ever witnessed. Given at Pulaski , Tennessee , this the 24th day of January, eighteen hundred & ninety five. James M. Galloway.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
GOODBY AGAIN
This is a terribly sad weekend for me. I came home from work last night to some heartbreaking phone calls from my family. My Russian Uncle Joe, one of the last remaining Russian Wolkonsky princes in exile, is dying. He has cancer. Thankfully he has not been in pain. His battle has been about a year long and it is only a few days before the 1st anniversary of my brother's death. The last time I saw my uncle in person was during that trip to the west coast last Oct. to attend my brother's funeral My aunt said my uncle has a couple of days left at most & that he still looks good in spite of the severe illness.
My last memory of interaction with my uncle is very sweet. I am the only one in the immediate family who is learning Russian. My Russian reading skills were good enough I could read the Russian website with my Russian Great Grandfather and Great Great Grandfather listed historically as some of the official Russian nobility from the past. It is comforting to see the family recognized in Russian culture now. I called my uncle and told him about it because I new he was interested in our Russian heritage. I am not sure if he remembered much of what I told him, he was already sick & one of his first symptoms was memory loss. But I know he comprehended and liked what I told him for a few moments and it made him happy.
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