Tag: stories

• Family Histories: LOSS OF A PATRIARCH

  

  Poignant memories of a strong but kind fisherman grandfather.

  Adrienne Morris

  August 27, 2017

  Family Histories: Guest Posts, Uncategorized

  Annika Perry, Death of a Loved One, family history, fishermen, genealogy, grandfathers, memoir, old days, stories

• Theodore Roosevelt’s Coffee Connection

  Before Starbucks there were the Roosevelts! READ the fascinating article about the family coffee chain (good to the last drop!).

  Adrienne Morris

  December 3, 2014

  Family, inspirational, Men, Uncategorized, Women

  coffee , coffee bar, Coffee chains, family business, history of coffee, legends, Maxwell House Coffee, NYC, Prohibition, Starbucks, stories, Theodore Roosevelt

• “Desperately Poor and Uncivilized” Proud To Be Irish Anyway

  The Irish in my family were rogues and dreamers, back stabbers and the kindest people I’ve ever met. They knew how to throw a good funeral, but their parties were awkward with new wealth and old wounds. They were treated as the scum of the earth but knew how to fight. My blood’s been mixed…

  Adrienne Morris

  March 17, 2014

  Intoxication, Moving Pictures

  Art, blogging, Drinking, Family, George Henry Hall, immigration, Ireland, Irish potato famine, lifestyle, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, stories, Writing