Hi- we are back

[Bhavani <http://www.juno.com/~bhavaniowl>]

We had a good and active vacation week.  Waterville Valley  to CT.

That's neat that you are finding such good info about your ancestors! 
How interesting 1700's. How did you get the French information - if you
can explain?

Sounds that from your point of view (Noelle) it was a insightful to go to
your reunion. I loved the book My stroke of Insight BTW.

Wrote Jim about visiting our father's building in Hartford CT where he
first resided and he finally wrote back. He was very pleased about my
scouting in Hartford.

*Jim

 > love the multiple spellings of Dad's Dad's name.  Mom used to say
 > when he was sober it was Morris.  When he'd had a few, it was Maurice.
 > 
 > I never heard from the semi relative in Cheshire.
 > 
 > I know next to nothing about Dad's family.  Maurice used to work for the
 > Otis Elevator people (in Hartford?) but, so the story goes, lost his job
 > to a younger, cheaper employee who would not be receiving pension
 > benefits very soon.  Who knows the truth?  Perhaps, after losing that
 > job, and his wife, the move to Bridgeport was precipitated. 
 > 
 > He was also dead set against Dad joining the Boy Scouts.  He thought it
 > was simply a way to prepare young boys for the Army.  He also probably
 > viewed it (unfavorably) as an English institution.  Dad, of course, loved
 > the Scouts, and the Scout leader (Mark somethingorother), and they had
 > some sort of 50th reunion back in the 60s.
 > 
 > Jim
 
Me: How would he if I didn't give Jason JIM'S stuff??  Oh well, I  did
finally give Jim Jason's tel. # and e-mail today.

Robert your great grandfather.  He left the family and went to Denmark.  
Found passport on ancestry.com - saw an original copy of the application
with his handwriting.

U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 
about Fred Bloom 
Name:Fred Bloom
Birth Date:15 Oct 1878
Birth Place:Skulsk, Russia, Poland 
RESIDENCE:Denver, Colorado 
Passport Issue Date:23 Jan 1920
Passport Includes a Photo:Y 
Source:Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925 (M1490)