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FAMILY HISTORY: Warner Hall - Tiz Lambert brought this back from her visit with the Dowager Countess of Strathmore at Glamis Castle, who shares a common ancestor with our family: Augustine Warner. It's the history of his home in Gloucester County, Virginia. The Queen's American Ancestors - Tracing the connection from Augustine Warner to George Washington, Robert E. Lee, Queen Elizabeth II... and us! See also Family Tree Memories of the Civil War - This was written by Grannie's uncle, Josiah William Ware, Jr., about Springfield, his family home in Virginia, during the Civil War. It includes his memories of prize-winning livestock, several Presidents, slavery and those damn Yankees. Letter written to Elizabeth Alexander Ware Britton - describing life during the Civil War. Courtesy of Martha Ware. Benjamin Franklin Reagan - Hannah Polk - This newspaper article was published in June, 1926, to celebrate their sixty-seventh wedding anniversary. Italy in the 30s - Herb Reagan and Liz Field remember fascism and Mussolini. The Ware Family - Grannie's brother Hal writes about the family farm in New Mexico -- from Monte Reed's book This is from a letter written by Bob Ware to his father, Hal Ware (Ellen St-Cyr's brother), about his experience on the carrier U.S.S. Wasp during World Ware II. Mother and Mario - Herb Reagan's memories of Ellen and Mario St-Cyr. Pointe-Aux-Peaux - Herb Reagan looks at the history of The Pointe. Pointe-Aux-Peaux Log - Barbie Lokting provided these excerpts from the log at the Goddard family summer home. The Morton Connection - Herb Reagan discovers the family connection to the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. Memories of Ben Reagan - Written by Herb Reagan Shenandoah Valley, 2002 - Herb Reagan's story of his recent visit to look at family history close to Washington, D.C. RIVERSIDE: The Reagan Hotel - Herb Reagan tells the history of the home in Riverside, Illinois that was grand enough to hold twelve children in the 1920s. Memories of 82 Nuttall - Memoirs of the Reagan Hotel from nine of it's inhabitants. Memoirs of Ellen Edmonia Ware Goddard Reagan St-Cyr - written for the family reunion in 1967 for her 85th birthday. The Picture - The famous picture, the only known photo of all 12 children. Post Scripts - Elizabeth Field writes about growing up in Riverside - Her Home Town. The Prize Winning House - Grannie's custom built house on Millbridge Road in Riverside was her residence from 1946 to 1967. PICTURES AND MORE: Family Photos Cosmopolitan, April 1931 - featuring cover model Elizabeth Field. Elizabeth Field's paintings plus more photos of her paintings here (thanks to Michael Field). Dad's Day will never be as special as this one - Here is Joe Goddard's touching article from the "Hinsdale Doings," June 1999, remembering his father, Joseph Sterling Goddard, who passed away in March of that year. Ghosts of Christmas Past live on in this household - More family memories from Joe Goddard, from his Christmas 2000 column. Retirement decision easy after 42 fun-filled years - Joe Goddard hangs up his typewriter... World War II Survival Stories - Joe Goddard writes about Bill Tonkin's memories from the Second World War. Herb Reagan's Shattering Experience - Nope, he wasn't hurt! The tree was a total loss. Elizabeth and the River - A poem by Jaquelin Reed for her mother Elizabeth Field on her 70th birthday. Mario's Music - and more! Thanks to Barb Lokting for this wonderful memorabilia. Anecdotes - The life of a big extended family can be shared in it's stories... do you have one to share? Joe Goddard inducted into the Hinsdale Central Hall of Fame LINKS: Inn at Warner Hall - Augustine Warner's Virginia home is now an Inn - visit their web site. For more information, see Warner Hall Smithfield Farm - The Smith family home in Virginia is a bed and breakfast these days. Barb Lokting found this one! See also Memories of the Civil War for some background on this great place. Riverside Illinois Community Web Site - Thanks to Tirrell Hellyer Black for finding this wonderful web site for Riverside. You must see the interactive map of historical sites - it's wonderful. Thanks, Tirrell! Graceful Spirit - Diane Nunley's business features Unique & Special Gifts & Décor both on the internet and at her store in Portland, Oregon. Pizzazz for Places & Spaces - Diane Nunley's new business doing home staging and interior redesign services. Grumpy's Cafe - A Riverside establishment with many picture of Riverside now and then Sean Gervie maintains a web site worth checking out: Collecting Tolkein, a comprehensive free listing service of Tolkein and other collectable items. Check out his personal web page. He also has lots of family pictures available on a CD - contact him if you are interested in more information about this. GENEALOGY: Did you know if you are a grandchild of Ellen St-Cyr, you are also a ninth cousin of Queen Elizabeth II? Check out some of our other famous relatives at the Family Tree! Point and click for more info about some of our ancestors and relatives! Click on this link to see the Family Tree at RootsWeb. It will take me a while to get all the information entered here, but it's a good way to see the entire family (or at least as much for which I have information). If you are a genealogist and would like to share information or GEDCOM files, please contact me. Reagan Genealogy - Here is a good genealogical record put together by Donna Huddleston. MacArthur Genealogy - Thanks toPeg Ware for helping assemble this information. Archibald MacArthur's obituary. Goddard Genealogy - and a lot of other information about Goddards in the United States at this site for the Goddard Association of America Ware Genealogy - This companion site to this page has been lovingly compiled by Judy Ware. Waughop Family - Ron McComb, a genealogist from Arizona, made this connection. From visiting our web site he pointed out that we were fifth cousins (Grannie's great-great-grandfather James Waughop is also Ron's great-great-great-great grandfather), and we were able to fill several gaps in each other's family trees. This is a link to the page on his web site about the Waughop family, but take some time to look around at the rest of his site -- it's very good! Thanks, Ron! NOW AVAILABLE! Monty Reed's hardbound 1987 book about the Goddard-Ware family is still available for only $30. This is a fascinating genealogical record, tracing the Ware family back to the Anglo-Saxon Kings of England, and the Goddard family back through Charlemagne to the Roman Emperors. It has considerable detail about the family trees throughout American history. Note: There is limited historical information about the Reagan side of the family in the book. It's a must-have for anyone interested in the family history. If you are interested in purchasing this book please contact me for more details. NEW - Monty has just published an update focusing on the Waughop branch of the family. Only $10! This page is a starting point and index for related pages about the Goddard and Reagan clans, with "Grannie," Ellen St-Cyr, as the focus. This is a family participation project. Anyone who wants to create a page about a specific family member, event, place, etc., join in. All I need is the content; I'll make the web page. If you find other site on the web that we can link to, let me know - the more the merrier! If you have any suggestions or I can help in any way, let me know! Save a life today |
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