by Brad Rockwell

I have refound and somewhat organized Rockwell/genealogy material. Bill had this photo of Grandfather which I scanned. I still remember having lunch with him and Grandmother at 676 Osgood. Only one grandchild invited at a time. I probably wore a jacket and tie. Grandmother had a little book of Greek vocabulary that she was learning to keep her mind sharp.

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Brad Rockwell
April 13, 2020
I have refound and somewhat organized Rockwell/genealogy material. Bill had this photo of Grandfather which I scanned. I still remember having lunch with him and Grandmother at 676 Osgood. Only one grandchild invited at a time. I probably wore a jacket and tie. Grandmother had a little book of Greek vocabulary that she was learning to keep her mind sharp.
[black-and-white studio portrait of an older man wearing glasses and a bow tie]

• Cornelia Harris
  Yes and the owl in the bookshelves that was “Owl All” – meaning wise.
  And formal lunch where you had to eat everything and you prayed you did not get the split pea soup. You could hear grandmother tapping floor for the buzzer to the kitchen…
  • Brad Rockwell (Author)
    Cornelia Harris I remember the buzzer. Took a while to figure out how the attendant just appeared at the right time.
• H Nat Stevens (Admin)
  I had split pea soup today. I loved it.
• Beth VB
  And a game of russian bank after…
  • Cornelia Harris
    Beth VB I love Russian Bank!!!
• Jeffy Dunmire
  See I remember going for Sunday dinner, one grandchild at a time. Always soup, main course and cake and/or ice cream for dessert. Then either bridge with him, grandmother and Tom – or possibly cut throat hearts where we used two packs of cards.
• Jeffy Dunmire
  Great picture of grandfather, btw and classic bow tie
• Kathy Stevens
  I remember grandmother sometimes tapping the floor to find buzzer. One grandchild at a time. Skirts only for girls. Best behavior only.
• Kathy Stevens
  Yes always card games suited to the age of grand child. Also peggity board under the sofa.
  I have the peggity game. A five in a row tick tack toe with up to four players. Love the picture.
• Brad Rockwell (Author)
  I just looked at the back of the photo and found a date. Any guesses?
  • Cornelia Harris
    1952?
  • Jeffy Dunmire
    1949
  • Cornelia Harris
    Jeffy Dunmire you say that with such authority!
• Jeffy Dunmire
  wag
• Jeffy Dunmire
  We need to find a picture of George
• Jeffy Dunmire
  Great photo! And the children must be Gail and Sammy. I wonder if Ursula took the picture. George looks so young.
• Cornelia Harris
  Everyone looks so stern
• Kathy Stevens
  Grandmother looks so militant. She was 60 in this picture. Mom was 21. george was young, a teenager.
• Kathy Stevens
  Date says Christmas 1940. I calculated ages based on that. By 1949 there would have been Gail, Sammy, Eleanor, Lynnie, Rosamund and Diana.
• Brad Rockwell (Author)
  Wow, both very good guesses. November, 1949. Jeffy wins the prize. Just checked the photo to see if the date shows through–it does not.
• Cornelia Harris
  Brad Rockwell she is so smaht.
• Kathy Stevens
  1949 is the perfect answer for everything wonderful. Jennifer was born that year.
• Amy Stillman
  Wow! So great to get all these memories. My worst soup was cold consommé. But I have so many many wonderful memories of times in the house, including with many of you! Love this photograph of grandfather!
• Kathy Stevens
  I can’t quite read but I think it is Bachrach photo
• H Nat Stevens (Admin)
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Fabian_Bachrach_Jr.
  [link preview: Louis Fabian Bachrach Jr. – Wikipedia]
• H Nat Stevens (Admin)
  [black-and-white portrait photograph of Louis Fabian Bachrach Jr. seated, resting his chin on his hand]
  • Brad Rockwell (Author)
    Kathy Stevens Yes Fabian Bachrach
• Cornelia Harris
  And a nap in the room with the pink puff comforters…
• Diana Davis Rockwell
  These are such fun memories. Keep them coming.
• Jeffy Dunmire
  Grandmother had a wonderful daybed where she would take naps with a light cotton …
  • Cornelia Harris
    Jeffy Dunmire was that up in her bedroom?
  • Beth VB
    There was a 3 season porch off her bedroom, if I remember right. I thought it was really cool. I think Mom said they would sleep there in the summer.
  • Jeffy Dunmire
    There were at least three sleeping porches: one outside her bedroom, one outside the small bedroom on the second floor (think it was boarded over when we were kids) and then a big one off the billiard room on the third floor.
• Tiffany Jesudian
  The floor buzzer is still there. Notice the custom made half doors so guests could be in the living room and not see the staff setting up the dining room.
  [photo of dining table and chairs showing floor and table legs]
• Tiffany Jesudian
  [close-up photo of wooden floor beneath table with small metal floor button/buzzer]
• Tiffany Jesudian
  [wide photo of dining room with table set, fireplace visible, doorway to another room]