Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: Will Boucher

  • Sees Bush Move, Shoots Friend

    I have this deep need to figure out, and tell, my Great-Grandfather’s story. I would like to be more organized about this and, currently, I am not at all. I only have little bits and pieces that have been collected here and there. Here is a newspaper clipping my sister found a few months ago,…

  • Family Ghosts Found, part 3 (Throwback Thursday)

    For today’s Throwback Thursday I wanted to revisit my Great Grandfather, Wilfred Boucher. This has become such an incredible story, with a happy ending. To recap from an earlier post: He died in 1915 in a “hunting accident” when he was in his early thirties. According to his death certificate he was shot in the…

  • Wayback Wednesday

    I haven’t done a Wayback Wednesday post in a while and I miss doing them So I will start again. Here is a photo of who we think is my Great Grandfather, Wilfred Boucher. I have been thinking a lot about him, especially since I visited his grave last year.  The man has a lot…

  • Family ghosts found. part 2.

    It seems I am attracted to uncovering the stories of the deceased in my family. The mystery of the Cherryville Cemetery was solved a couple of years ago. This time around it is the story of my Great-Grandfather, Wilfred Boucher. He died in 1915 in a “hunting accident” when he was in his early thirties.…

  • Wayback Wednesday

    Wayback Wednesday

    Here we are, again, with my Granny Mary’s side of the family. This is Will Boucher, my grandmother’s father. I mentioned him a couple of weeks ago. Remember how I talked a little bit about how I thought his death was not accidental? .I had a conversation with my cousin this past weekend who is…