MY LATEST PROJECT -- MY FAMILY AND THEIR MEMORIES

I'm starting my "family memories" project today. In 2002 I began emailing various family members about their lives.  I've always wished I could have convinced more cousins to participate but I'm happy I got what I did when I did. A lot of this info is dated now, of course, as it's been 19 years. Six have passed away, three of the spouses of cousins have also died, and four have divorced. The book I completed was 65 pages, single-spaced but for some reason I never saved it on my computer --which is why I'm updating it now. Family history and genealogy have long been a favorite topic with me. I've included some excerpts of a 1997 interview I had with my dad, step-mom, uncle, and two aunts.

Family members who shared with me.......

                                                            Arlie Blankenship, cousin

                                                                   Bill Dubberly, cousin

                                                                  Bonnie Zeliff, cousin

                                                                   Cindy Renner, cousin

                                                             Dale Blankenship, cousin

                                                         Denny Blankenship, cousin

                                                               Janie Lammers, sister

                                                        Jimmy Blankenship, cousin

                                                                  Joe Baldridge, son

                                                          John Blankenship, father

                                                         Lill Greenwood, sister-in-law

                                                            Lorraine Blankenship, aunt

                                                 Marcella Blankenship, step mother

                                                        Marlee Morin, cousin

                                                              Mary Krogermeier, daughter

                                                                Susan Schipper, cousin

                                                          Susan Weinstein, daughter

                                                                 Tiffany Peck, cousin

                                                                    Lillian Blankenship, aunt

                                                                 Jim Blankenship, uncle

And last but not least...yours truly

                                                                 Joyce Blankenship

Tomorrow I'll begin with chapter 1: What is your earliest memory?