tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345853902388617022.post1210288519966927408..comments2024-01-18T10:40:00.953-06:00Comments on An American Downton Abbey: In My Father's HouseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07774297871771017493noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345853902388617022.post-24059307108576005752014-11-21T12:04:28.154-06:002014-11-21T12:04:28.154-06:00Actually, the large garage that sat on the Tamagam...Actually, the large garage that sat on the Tamagami Estate is still standing. The estate was bought by Kimberly Clark in the 70's or 80's, and was demolished later. Before K.C bought it, it was used as a catholic retreat for Marquette. For some reason, they did not demolish the garage. Would you have any pictures of the estate by any chance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345853902388617022.post-11969164011402939902014-01-22T09:51:11.855-06:002014-01-22T09:51:11.855-06:00Lovely blog. I'm fascinated with the history o...Lovely blog. I'm fascinated with the history of the Midwest, which doesn't get much cultural press. I'm a Michigander in origin but now living in the South, which revels in its history. I'll follow your blog.http://solowomenathomeandabroad.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/00116246897231606697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345853902388617022.post-16263043169252434582013-02-23T19:27:02.390-06:002013-02-23T19:27:02.390-06:00I trimmed that phrase but put it back in since you...I trimmed that phrase but put it back in since you liked it. I sometimes think I go overboard a little and am pleasantly surprised when my excesses speak to readers. As for my great-grandfather walking back in, it's pretty much as he would remember it. We generally peg the calendar inside at somewhere between WWI and WWII which is a decade or two after his death but still reasonably close. Having said that, I think with one or two exceptions he would approve of the changes because they use what he did as a guide. And of course some of the changes - like the sleeping porch - now have histories of their own. He also made some changes himself, so you could say the interior is very much like a person, aging with small changes that collectively increase rather than decrease its character and interest.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07774297871771017493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345853902388617022.post-18568477033407170862013-02-23T17:22:43.405-06:002013-02-23T17:22:43.405-06:00I love this line:
"...enough money to do what...I love this line:<br />"...enough money to do what was necessary, but never enough to fall prey to the seductive power of changing fashions and mores, which in combination with great wealth most always proves architecturally lethal." !! Truer words were never spoken - it's amazing and wonderful that the aunts kept the house as it was. Could your great grandfather walk back in, and feel at home, has it changed that little? I'm getting the idea that it is a walk back into another time. If ever a house was a home that could tell a story of the lives that were lived inside it, it's this house, Peter. I'm so grateful you are giving it a voice. I'm enthralled!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345853902388617022.post-79483704602247877272013-02-23T14:09:32.687-06:002013-02-23T14:09:32.687-06:00You are doing an excellent job.You are doing an excellent job.beridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01075972538157983186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345853902388617022.post-43471235371488608182013-02-23T10:56:07.352-06:002013-02-23T10:56:07.352-06:00No, I thank you for taking the time to share your ...No, I thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. It may sound trite and shopworn, but my plan is to take the reader on a journey - to allow them to experience what I discovered more or less as it happened, to share in the experience of uncovering a remarkable family legacy - and at the same time to see the common humanity in all our lives. That and to laugh - affectionately - as much as possible in the process.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07774297871771017493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345853902388617022.post-83782126307855048232013-02-23T10:38:56.971-06:002013-02-23T10:38:56.971-06:00You have done an excellent job of laying out the t...You have done an excellent job of laying out the tease so we look forward to next weeks blog. I am really enjoying your family stories. They bring to life what otherwise is just an old home to those on the outside. Thanks for your effort.beridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01075972538157983186noreply@blogger.com