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As I began to research, the one thing I wished for more than once was a glimpse of what our ancestors looked like, where they lived and worked, and the tools of their daily lives.  As I began to put this page together I tried to keep that in mind.  Did I include too many....?  Probably.  Would I remove some?  No. For me, many evoke the memories of childhood; others provide a view into my husband's early life.
Fitzgerald
Goodell
LaClair
LaClair -
house at 2140 Palmer Road, Standish Township
  • August 1993, back entry 1, Palmer Road; the back entry at Paul and Frances LaClair's home was the preferred entrance.  Ushering countless visitors into the kitchen, the walls held their share of stories as well.
  • February 25, 2002, back entry 2; Palmer Road
  • February 25, 2002, back entry 3; Palmer Road
  • November 4, 2001, back entry 4; Palmer Road
  • November 4, 2001, back entry 5; Palmer Road
  • August 1993, kitchen 1; Palmer Road, like many homes, the kitchen is at the heart of most of what we do.  The kitchen on Palmer Road was a gathering place for many years--for the LaClair children, their friends, aunts and uncles, nieces, nephews and later grandchildren.
  • February 25, 2002, kitchen 2; Palmer Road
  • February 25, 2002, kitchen 3; Palmer Road; Grandpa's Chair.  Paul's chair was his place in the kitchen, and growing up we all knew when Grandpa was in the house it was off limits...it was his place and he belonged there.  Across from the small window in the kitchen, he had a view to the east across his own field towards Prohaska's farm.
  • February 25, 2002, kitchen 4; Palmer Road;  Grandma's Chair.  Directly across the large table from Grandpa's chair sat Grandma's seat.  While Grandma almost always sat there during meals, at other times she was more often found at her stool near the sink.
  • November 4, 2001, kitchen 5; Palmer Road; Grandpa's Chair
  • November 4, 2001, kitchen 6; Palmer Road; These kitchen utensils held special meaning.  They had been a wedding gift to Paul and Frances in 1940.  She still used and relied on them daily over 60 years later.
  • November 4, 2001, kitchen 7; Palmer Road
  • February 25, 2002, kitchen 8; Palmer Road; the rose under the table.  It's the little things in life that we seem to remember the longest.  The roses at the end of the table supports in the kitchen fascinated me as a child.  They remained on those table ends until the farm was sold and the table dismantled during renovation beginning in later 2003.
Stadler
Standish