Heritage

Online journal of writer Loretta Willems

Skip to content
  • Home
  • Genealogy
  • About
  • Blog
  • Contact
Search

1950s California

Epilogue: The House on Coronado Avenue

November 9, 2019November 18, 2019 / lorettawillems / 2 Comments

The house in the photo above is where I lived a major part of my childhood. My family moved there the fall of 1942; we moved away in June 1949. I was four when we moved in, eleven when we moved out. I had finished 6th grade at Woodrow Wilson Elementary and would have entered … Continue reading Epilogue: The House on Coronado Avenue

Old Photos: Golden Anniversary

August 2, 2016August 2, 2016 / lorettawillems / 1 Comment

Lena & Jacob Willems, 50th Anniversary February 1959 The marriage of my grandparents, Jacob and Lena Willems, lasted until Grandma’s death on August 1, 1963.  They lived long enough to see their 50th anniversary celebrated by their children, grandchildren and even a few great-grandchildren.  It was a big crowd in the Dinuba Mennonite Brethren church … Continue reading Old Photos: Golden Anniversary

Chapter Four: Grandma & Grandpa Willems

March 1, 2015April 30, 2015 / lorettawillems / 2 Comments

Note: To read earlier chapters click on the desired title in the "Chapters" listed in the sidebar on the right or at the bottom of the page. There is a photograph of Grandma and Grandpa Willems in a small album of family photos that I put together back when I was in my early twenties.   … Continue reading Chapter Four: Grandma & Grandpa Willems

Recent Posts

  • Japan: 1956
  • Bk 3. 9: The Log House in Monroe 1960-1961
  • Bk. 3. 8: Northwest Journal Granite Falls, May 1960
  • Bk 3. 7: Northwest Journal May 1960
  • Bk 3. 6: Northwest Journal February 1957
  • Bk 3. 5: The House on Melvin, Phoenix 1954-55
  • Bk 3. 4: The Wedding
  • Bk 3. 3: Tokyo Wedding Backstory Part 2
  • Bk 3. 2: Tokyo Wedding Backstory, Part I
  • Bk 3. 1: Japan 1955
  • Epilogue: The House on Coronado Avenue
  • Old Photos: 1930s
  • It is finished. The new Book is now available
  • Mom on a Motorcycle
  • 11. Sewing

Gallery

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Categories

  • 1920s California
  • 1930s California
  • 1940s California
  • 1950s
  • 1950s California
  • Agnes Young Willems
  • CA
  • Canada
  • Early marriages
  • Jacob "Jack" Willems
  • Japan
  • Loretta Willems
  • Mennonite History
  • Old photos
  • Paul Buxman paintings
  • Phoenix, Arizona
  • Reedley
  • Reflections
  • Richardson family
  • The Adam & Margaret Young family
  • Uncategorized
  • Western Washington 1957-1961
  • Willems Family History
  • WW II
  • Zimmerman Family History
Follow Heritage on WordPress.com

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Blog at WordPress.com.
Cancel

 
Loading Comments...
Comment
    ×