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Dear Family,

Here is an outline to assist you in getting started with your personal history.  Please complete the outline and return it to me ASAP.

Thank You!  Roma

Dear members of the family;

I need your help on the John Parley Byington history book.  I am now in the process of putting the information that has been received into the computer.  Please check this letter to make sure that you have sent in all I need on your family.  If you have not sent in your information, please do so as soon as possible. 

To the heads of the family, I need the following.

  1. You personal histories.

  2. Family pictures, as many as you would like to send.  If I have too many I may have to choose which ones to use.  But don't let that stop you from sending in as many as you want.

  3. Your updated family group sheet. 

  4. Any pictures pertaining to your family or ancestors that would be suitable for picture gallery pages.

 

HISTORY BOOK OUTLINE 

Section 1:                  Ancestors of John (parley Byington and Marguerite (Maggie) Brennetta Smith.  Including anything you can tell me about Joseph Henry Byington and Hannah Molland, (Parley's parents) and a brief history about Joseph's first wife Nancy Avery.  And John Perry Smith and Loulia Brennetta Allen, (Maggie's parents).  And anything else would be added blessings!  I don't have much about Maggie.  Can anyone help me there? 

Section 2:                  John Parley Byington and Marguerite Brennetta Smith Byington's family.  In this section there will be fourteenchapters that will include all of their descendents, histories, family group sheets, and pictures.

 

Please identify individuals in the pictures and send histories.  The preferred format would be on computer disks or as an e-mail attachment but typewritten is acceptable.  I have been blessed with a wonderful scanner, which will help me tremendously to scan photos and other documents into the book.  Please send your information to

FAMILY HISTORY BOOK

Roma Christensen
16372 East Ririe Hwy.
Ririe, Idaho 83443
(208) 538-7180
familyhistory@auntroma.com

Dear family,

I know I have placed a difficult task on you.  Here are some ideas that may help you to accomplish the goal of writing your history.  I know that if you will take the time to do your histories and share them with the other members of our wonderful family that you will grow closer to each other and you will find a joy that you have never know

I have truly been blessed to be a part of this wonderful family.  Thank you for sharing your lives with me.

With Love, Roma

I AM BORN 

  • I was born:

  • My parents named me:

  • My name was picked because:

  • The story of my birth:

  • We lived:

  • I learned to talk when I was?  I learned to walk?

  • According to my family, my personality and traits as a toddler were:

  • A story told about me from my early childhood: 

MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS 

  • Names:

  • Personality, interest, looks:

  • Other people in our home: 

WHEN WE WERE YOUNG 

  • Stories about the things we did as children: adventures we had, games we played, funny stories, projects we did, things we did "with" each other and "to" each other. 

  • Our parents never know about the time:

  • Our family rules were:

  • Pets we had were:

  • Special qualities the pets had: 

MY EARLY SCHOOL YEARS AGE 5-11

19__ to 19__ 

  • My first memory of school was:

  • Things I liked about school, the subjects I enjoyed learning about:

  • What I didn't like about school:

  • My grade school friends were:

  • When my friends and I were left to our own devices we:

  • When I grew up I wanted to be:

  • During my grammar school years my favorite books, toys, and games were:

  • My spending money came from:

  • I was expected to buy:                 with my money:

  • I paid $__________ for candy, $_________ for ice cream and $_________ for ???

  • I loved wearing: 

ODDS AND ENDS ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD YEARS

  • I would describe the town we lived in as:

  • Our home was:

  • My room was:

  • The kitchen was a special place in our home.  The appliances we had, the cooking methods that were used, and other descriptions of that room are: 

  • I'd also like you to know how our laundry was done, and how our home was cleaned, how our home was heated, etc. 

  • How we took care of ourselves, our doctor, dentist, and home health care remedies: 

  • Recreation, sports, and what we did for fun:

  • Trips we took, where and why we went, how we got there:

  • My collections and hobbies:

  • Our family's religious feelings, my religious education, and how this influenced our lives were: 

MY YEARS AS A YOUNGSTER- FROM AGES 12-14

19 ____ to 19_____ 

  • The school I went to was:

  • My favorite subjects in school were:

  • I had trouble with:

  • The clothing fads and fashions were:

  • The popular hairstyles were:

  • We got our hair that style by:

  • These were my friends when I was 12-14 years old and what I liked about them:

  • The things my friends and I did for fun were:

  • We got into trouble when we:

  • I was easily embarrassed by:

  • I got my spending money from:

  • The cost of movies was:

  • The cost of magazines was:

  • The cost of comic books was:

  • The cost of food treats were:

  • Other:

  • Movie stars, entertainers, and music that was popular:

  • The person that most influenced me at this age was:

  • My favorite foods were:

  • Our modes of transportations were:

  • Travels and adventures we had were: 

YOUNG PERSON- AGES 15 to 18

19__ to 19__ 

  • The school (or job) I attended was:

  • My friends were:

  • We were interested in:

  • Our favorite activities and sports were:

  • When I was by myself, I enjoyed:

  • My favorite classes in school were:

  • After High School, I thought I would:

  • And what I did was:

  • The one outstanding teacher I remember was______________ because__________________

  • I helped at home with:

  • My spending money came from:

  • During my High School years I bought:

The cost of things were:

  •  Gas:

  •  Movies:

  •  Bus ride:

  •  Other:

Everyone told me I was good at:

  • I was not very good at:

  • My first date was:

  • My first dance was:

  • My overall impression of being a teenager was:

  • An event during those years that probably altered the course of my life was: 

OUT INTO THE WORLD -AGES 18-21

19__ to 19__ 

This was the time in my life that I made some serious decisions.  I want to tell you whether I continued my education, got a job, entered the service, traveled, or got married.  I will tell you what life was like for me in those years, where I went, what I did, places I went, who or what influenced my choices, and how I felt during those years. 

DATING, ROMANCE, AND COURTSHIP     19__

  • The qualities and traits I thought my ideal mate would have were:

  • Ways I met special friends were:

  • Popular dating activities:

  • I knew I'd met someone special when I met:

  • Because: 

OUR LOVE STORY 

Let me tell you the story of how we met, courted, and got engaged to be married: 

OUR WEDDING     19__ 

  • _______________ married ____________________

  • Place:

  • The special things I remember about that day are:

  • The story of our wedding:

  • The clothes we wore:

  • Who came:

  • Some of the gifts we received were:

  • Parties and other celebrations for our wedding: 

OUR HONEYMOON AND THE FIRST YEAR OF MARRIAGE

  • Our honeymoon was:

  • After our marriage, a description of where we lived:

  • During that first year of marriage, I felt the biggest adjustment to living as a couple was:

  • We earned a living by:

  • We earned $____ per month and had expenses for:

In those days things cost:

  •  Our home cost:            

  •  weeks groceries:                      

  •  bread:

  •  Bus ride:                                  

  •  eggs:                                        

  •  other:

  •  Stamps:                                   

  •  milk:                

  •  For entertainment we: 

A FAMILY OF OUR OWN - OUR CHILDREN 

  •  Names:

  •  Dates of Birth:

  •  Description of child:

There are many memorable stories about our dear children from infancy to beginning school.  My favorites to remember concern how each was a special person and how I thought they'd "turn out": 

OUR CHILDREN'S SCHOOL DAYS 

  • How they each liked school and their favorite "other" activities:

  • My favorite day-to-day family activities:

  • Some things I learned as a parent of young children:

  • Ways I saw the children changing and growing, as they became teenagers:

  • My interests as the children grew older and had some free time:

  • As a parent of teenagers I learned or experienced:

  • As our children grew up and began to "leave the nest" I felt:

  • Stories about the pathways each of our children took for his/her life: (College, job, service, marriage, etc.)

  • I was especially proud when: 

OUR FAMILY TRADITIONS AND CELEBRATIONS 

  • How we celebrated birthdays:

  • We celebrated the Fourth of July by:

  • What we did on Halloween:

  • Family reunions were:

  • The religious holidays our family celebrated:

  • How particular traditions got started in our family:

  • Other celebrations we enjoyed were: 

FAVORITE FAMILY RECIPE'S 

  •  Recipe for:

  •  Serves:

  •  From the kitchen of: 

GRANDCHILDREN 

Here's something special about each one of my grandchildren: 

OTHER RELATIVES AND FRIENDS WHO HAVE BEEN A SPECIAL PART OF MY LIFE 

Those who have touched my life: 

JUST ABOUT ME, SO YOU CAN KNOW ME BETTER 

  • The times of my life I enjoyed most were:

  • A difficult time for me was:__________________ and looking back I learned:

  • What I have learned to value most in life include:

  • My beliefs:

  • A repeating theme in my life has been:

  • My thoughts on the world today are:

  • If I ruled the world I'd:

  • My special advice to my grandchildren is: 

LOOKING BACK 

  • Parents, Grandparents, and Great grandparents:

  • World events that affected my life, what the event was, my age and how it changed me:

  • Other stories I want to share with you:

  • Keepsakes I've saved: 

THE END 

This is my life story. I'm please to share it with you.  Your story begins where mine leaves off. So I conclude with joy, pride, and a heart full of love.

In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular!

Anonymous

 Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

Soren Kierkegaard

 We must always have old memories, and young hopes.

Arsene Houssaye

 Everyman must do his own growing, no matter how tall his grandfather was.

Anonymous 

My grandfather always said that living is like licking honey off a thorn.

Louis Adamic 

Memories are moments that can never happen again yet never lose their wonder.

Stephen Spender 

God gave us memory that we might have roses in December.

James M. Barrie 

♥♥♥♥♥

 This information was taken from a book called "Roses in December"  author unknown