You can read about Belle Lamunion, 1864-1848, and her amazing box of family memories here. Belle married Henry H Fellows, 1858-1905 in 1879 in Ashland Township, Newaygo County, Michigan. The cast of characters is located here. There is an accounting of people about whom I have little information here.
When I took Belle’s Box to a reunion, several people took cards that were connected to their direct ancestors, and I am glad. I did take photos of as many of them as I could before they disappeared. This group of posts are those that I was able to photograph. There were duplicate photos so when I renumbered the photos to titles I could use, I deleted the dupes. Missing numbers do not mean missing items!
Dear Grandparents”
Wont you please
come? We sure would love to
have you. If you don’t feel safe
in driving have some body else
come with you. I do wish you
would come, now please come.
I am going to be very disappointed
if some of my folks don’t come down
for commencement.
Please try real hard
& come.
Lester says “very few if any, have
their Great grandmother’s living to
see them get their “diplomes (sic).”
now try & come
Love Dorothy
This undated letter was sent from Dorothy F. Featherly Hanover, Belle’s granddaughter, to Belle and Charlie. Dorothy would have been referring to her daughter, who is still living. I will respect the daughter’s privacy and not publish her name. The daughter probably graduated from high school between 1943 and 1945. Belle died in 1948 at the age of 84. It doesn’t seem likely they were able to make the trip for the graduation, but I may never know for sure.