tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post8513660438142882733..comments2023-05-28T10:55:51.355-04:00Comments on Attics and Old Lace: Sepia Saturday 95: Aunt Vi and the Dayton Soldiers' Service ClubUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post-40427301445239557942011-10-14T16:15:44.803-04:002011-10-14T16:15:44.803-04:00A Mighty post Liz.And Viola D Mansur Sounds A Mig...A Mighty post Liz.And Viola D Mansur Sounds A Mighty lady!tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post-14988567884429214412011-10-10T21:19:34.763-04:002011-10-10T21:19:34.763-04:00Thanks for the interesting post. Your Great Aunt V...Thanks for the interesting post. Your Great Aunt Vi sounds like she really "made a difference."Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post-4444005572024624142011-10-10T04:13:28.887-04:002011-10-10T04:13:28.887-04:00If there is one thing that I love it is circuitous...If there is one thing that I love it is circuitous routes : and what a fascinating circuitous route this was. A perfect Sepia Saturday post packed with wonderful old images linked with fascinating detail.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post-64927763952990695092011-10-09T19:37:14.387-04:002011-10-09T19:37:14.387-04:00Very interesting post. It is amazing how women we...Very interesting post. It is amazing how women weren't even considered worthy of voting, did they think we didn't have brains and could think for ourselves??Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post-86428211226368585472011-10-09T16:19:38.437-04:002011-10-09T16:19:38.437-04:00That's intriguing - I mean the Crusades connec...That's intriguing - I mean the Crusades connection, since my wife's grandmother was from Lebanon.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post-49723323868377810452011-10-09T13:41:39.593-04:002011-10-09T13:41:39.593-04:00What a fabulous post! It sounds like your Aunt Vi...What a fabulous post! It sounds like your Aunt Vi was an amazing woman. And what a treasure for you to have such insight into her passion and her service to the community. One of the most disappointing things to me about genealogical research is when all you can find are names and dates but no anecdotes like this to add dimension to previous generations. It's a shame you didn't get a chance to meet her, but thank you for sharing her with us!PattyFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960442608381511010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post-31954741056218002672011-10-09T09:04:55.097-04:002011-10-09T09:04:55.097-04:00Brett, Mansour/Mansur is not a particularly common...Brett, Mansour/Mansur is not a particularly common name here. Vi's husband was William B. Mansur. I've been curious about the name's origin. Evidently it is of Anglo-French origin going back to the 12th century crusades. <br /><br />As for the research, I've piles of it! I only regret not having time to track down the original City of Dayton annual reports as one of them had photographs. I'd love to have some pictures inside the club to add.Liz Strattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355785887810653358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post-33165779219180390982011-10-09T01:11:26.959-04:002011-10-09T01:11:26.959-04:00What an amazing woman and story....this really wor...What an amazing woman and story....this really works well for the Sepia theme as well! Thanks!Karen S.http://twincitiesblather.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post-47739763400198803112011-10-08T22:55:33.335-04:002011-10-08T22:55:33.335-04:00You've done a lot of research for this fascina...You've done a lot of research for this fascinating story. I'm intrigued with your Great Aunt Vi's surname, as my wife's grandmother was a Mansour.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post-65585009637741559462011-10-08T18:44:54.185-04:002011-10-08T18:44:54.185-04:00What a fantastic post! I was hooked from the very...What a fantastic post! I was hooked from the very beginning and could not stop reading. Thanks for sharing.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417754385375586302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post-43836173535237129352011-10-08T16:30:21.030-04:002011-10-08T16:30:21.030-04:00A great family history to weave into this weekend&...A great family history to weave into this weekend's theme. Interesting times and people.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post-42569708684626686152011-10-08T14:46:39.869-04:002011-10-08T14:46:39.869-04:00Excellent post Liz. Your Aunt Vi must have been a ...Excellent post Liz. Your Aunt Vi must have been a dynamo.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post-11869251554555740772011-10-08T14:33:36.336-04:002011-10-08T14:33:36.336-04:00I've just finished a novel with a main theme b...I've just finished a novel with a main theme being the suffragette movement. It mentions a parade with a white horse ridden by someone dressed as Joan of Arc, rather like the one in the programme you show.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttp://apostcardaday.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post-79854613372578332732011-10-08T14:11:14.208-04:002011-10-08T14:11:14.208-04:00Wow, Liz!!!! This is an incredible post. You pull...Wow, Liz!!!! This is an incredible post. You pulled it all in to one excellent piece. Thanks, I really enjoyed learning about your Aunt and her work.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post-38586183470139767692011-10-08T13:33:17.751-04:002011-10-08T13:33:17.751-04:00Mary, I only knew her from her letters. She passe...Mary, I only knew her from her letters. She passed away only a few months before I moved to Ohio. I had so looked forward to meeting her in person. Her letters were fascinating to someone from a small town in the West.Liz Strattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355785887810653358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096878463388762735.post-14084355785954651172011-10-08T13:02:06.171-04:002011-10-08T13:02:06.171-04:00She must have been a very interesting woman to kno...She must have been a very interesting woman to know. "Current" in every respect.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915948349223137648noreply@blogger.com