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One more post on my great grandparents, Curtis Florian and Minnie Wise Florian

By Mark | January 11, 2020

A few days ago, I posted a little something here about the young lives of my great grandparents Curtis Florian (1892-1977) and Minnie Wise Florian (1892-1981), who were married at the age of 19 in Woodlake, Kentucky, on February 28, 1912. Well, I guess that post of mine inspired my aunt in D.C., who just […]

Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1912, Florian, genealogy, Grover Cleveland Wise, Jefferson Davis Wise, Kentucky, Laura Hutchernson, Laura Hutchinson, Ma Florian, Mark's ancestors, Mark's aunt Betsy, marriage certificate, Mimi Gladys, Minnie Wise Florian, obituary, Oliver Florian, Ollie Florian, Pa Florian, Stamping Ground, Wise, Woodlake | 6 Comments

The story of how my dad came to meet me

By Mark | February 11, 2019

Today, at 3:09 PM EST, I will have completed my 51st trip around the sun. To mark the occasion, my father, who I’ve never known to write much in the way of family history, wrote a long, detailed letter about coming to see me, after hearing that my mother had gone into labor. Here, because […]

Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1413 Pine Meadow, Arthur Robert Avery, birth stories, broken arm, Charles Maynard, family history, Mark's ancestors, Mark's birthday, Mark's mom, Norfolk, Norfolk Southern, Pat Maynard, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Robert Avery, Vietnam | 18 Comments

“This is what daddy sounds like when he laughs.”

By Mark | March 22, 2016

I don’t want to suggest that my kids have never heard me laugh. They have. In fact, I laugh quite often, in my own little way. I shake my head and chuckle. I occasionally allow a guffaw to escape. I don’t think that my son and daughter have ever had the occasion to hear me […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Monkey Power Trio | Also tagged Arlo, Charles Maynard, Clementine, Cleveland, crying, Dan Richardson, Fred, Jeff Kay, laughing, laughter, Ma Florian, Monkey Power Trio, Newton High School | 11 Comments

Cleaning house… and finding interesting artifacts

By Mark | January 22, 2014

I spent much of this past weekend cleaning house. In the process, I found the following: An old drawing that I did of Linette, which I think is really beautiful, and surprisingly accurate. My old favorite photo of myself, which I thought that I’d lost forever. (I don’t believe they still make the synthetic silk […]