tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post2936465045065775769..comments2024-03-24T19:29:46.463-07:00Comments on Ancestral Discoveries: Portrait of a World War I VeteranJanice M. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-8240300107759809592021-11-17T11:53:31.722-08:002021-11-17T11:53:31.722-08:00Assuming that the story is true, he did a pretty g...Assuming that the story is true, he did a pretty good job, because his letters are totally understandable.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-9791993660790976522021-11-17T11:42:16.453-08:002021-11-17T11:42:16.453-08:00Wonderful portrait of a man who served his adopted...Wonderful portrait of a man who served his adopted country. Can you imagine teaching yourself to read English by going back and forth between Russian and English versions of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace? That is a commendable level of dedication! DLWestwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284077750339864968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-53715425476686440162021-11-12T00:08:58.918-08:002021-11-12T00:08:58.918-08:00This post is participating in the November 2021 Ge...This post is participating in the November 2021 Genealogy Blog Party at https://www.thefamilyheart.com/blog-party-veterans-military-first-responders/.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-52098557473980357662013-11-11T22:16:25.054-08:002013-11-11T22:16:25.054-08:00Larry, I agree, the monument is a broken tree shap...Larry, I agree, the monument is a broken tree shape, indicating his relatively short life. His sister-in-law's monument is the same model. - JaniceJanice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-18926337405176705022013-11-11T17:03:26.092-08:002013-11-11T17:03:26.092-08:00I'm pretty sure that the monument is supposed ...I'm pretty sure that the monument is supposed to represent a broken off tree trunk, recognizing that he died young. The shapes just to the left and right of the his picture represent sawed off branches. There is a facebook group: "Woodmen of the World & Other Tree Gravestones" that displays many gravestones that show this type of imagery.LarryFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631628463003143140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-43535383074082006812013-11-11T12:05:16.888-08:002013-11-11T12:05:16.888-08:00Thank you, Mike! Local Board makes sense. I just...Thank you, Mike! Local Board makes sense. I just couldn't think of anything for the L.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-38921767558133673982013-11-11T09:13:35.638-08:002013-11-11T09:13:35.638-08:00LB 2 may relate to Local (draft) Board 2 of New Ha...LB 2 may relate to Local (draft) Board 2 of New Haven. WWI draft boards were simple numbers by city, county, etc. Only later were they numbered, so we woulnd up with four digit draft boards.<br />modorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074873148001935699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-31629952292137793092013-11-11T08:12:13.363-08:002013-11-11T08:12:13.363-08:00I wish the picture were in better shape also, but ...I wish the picture were in better shape also, but considering that it's more than 80 years old, it isn't doing too badly!Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-16287310779106131022013-11-11T04:46:09.459-08:002013-11-11T04:46:09.459-08:00Jewish cemeteries were where I first experienced t...Jewish cemeteries were where I first experienced the tradition (?) of putting a picture of the deceased on the grave marker. I just wish that Zalmon's picture was in better shape. Carol Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062588763657870062noreply@blogger.com