"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture
and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words." ~Goethe

~ also, if possible, to dwell in "a house where all's accustomed, ceremonious." ~Yeats

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Family History #2: Hartman

MY GREAT - GRANDMOTHER'S STORIES
~ ACCUSTOMED, CEREMONIOUS ~
Sarah Elisabeth Hartman Lindsey (1856 - 1937)
granddaughter of John P. Haddix (1791 - 1888)

As I mentioned two weeks ago my elder son Ben asked for a compilation of all of the familial and ancestral blogposts that I have written over the years. Many of my posts feature my Great - Grandmother Sarah Elisabeth Hartman Lindsey (above), so here's a start:
Your Mother, Her Grandfather
Where Sarah's first child was born

Faded Autographs
Sarah's Autograph Book from 1886 - 1894,
while traveling west in from Indiana to Illinois to Nebraska

Time to Write a Letter
a letter from 1893

Hominy, Horseradish, and Buffalo Bill
Paul's memoirs

Getting Almost Homesick
a letter from 1889

Thus Far Our Experience
a letter from 1893

Talking About the Homestead
a letter from 1893

Missing Ancestors
my great-grandfather's first cousin goes missing

Angel of the Hills
a great uncle goes to World War I

More about Samuel Gordon Lindsey
My Grandfather's Birthday
Back when Kansas was the Wild Wild West!
Uncle Samuel

More War Stories
War Horse
Veterans Eve
JSL's Side of the Story

Great - Grandmother's Day Book
1920

Valentines of Yore
a Valentine to Sarah, 1920s

Where Aunt Mabel Lived
apartments and houses in Kansas City, MO

The Great Aunts
my grandfather's sisters

Mini Saga ~ Grandpa Lindsey
my grandpa and me

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TO BE CONTINUED
in the meantime . . .

Lots of Family Pictures: Calendar 2024
Calendar 2025: #1 ~ #2 ~ #3
Photo Ablums: Gravestones & Grandparents

There's no vocabulary for love within a family,
love that's lived in but not looked at,
love within the light of which all else is seen,
the love within which all other love finds speech.
This love is silent
." ~ T. S. Eliot

PREVIOUSLY:
Family History #1: Lindsey & Haddix

Next Fortnightly Post: Family History #3
Sunday, June 14th


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