Submitted by Andrew Champion on 19 December 2021 - 11:37pm
January
Nancy Pelosi was reelected as speaker of the House on January 3. The United States Capitol was attacked on January 6. Pelosi appeared on an episode of Finding Your Roots on January 12.1 Donald Trump was impeached on January 13. Joe Biden was inaugurated on January 20. My father, Ralph Lombardi, left me a message on January 25.
Submitted by Andrew Champion on 19 December 2021 - 12:15am
This chronological history of my family begins with my great-grandparents. Orazio Lombardi and Ludovica Cervi married on 13 October 1904 in the Kingdom of Italy.1
Submitted by Andrew Champion on 27 June 2021 - 4:08pm
Ruth Sterling, “Pasties, Old-Time Dish of Miners, Make Wonderfully Satisfying Meal,” Rocky Mountain News, 17 February 1950, p. 33.
Cousin Jack pasties, originated in the county of Cornwall, England, to fill the miner’s lunch bucket, will make a meal satisfying enough for anyone. A meal-in-a-crust, pasties contain meat, potatoes and onions. Pickle or relish make the perfect accompaniment.
Submitted by Andrew Champion on 2 June 2021 - 5:28am
This was written by my father, Ralph Lombardi, probably in 1970.
Los Amigos de las Americas. Medical aid. Monumental humanitarian goals. Great personal fulfillment. Spread the American Dream! Manifest Destiny forever! Bullshit!
Submitted by Andrew Champion on 1 April 2021 - 12:17am
My American ancestress was a victim of the Russian flu pandemic. Ellen Beech was born in 1804 in New Jersey.1 She was widowed in 1874.2 She died on 1 April 1890 in Michigan, and her death was due to influenza.1 She was buried in Mich.3
