In my last post, I related some memories of my visits to my grandparents' (Tillie Liebross and Joe Wilson) home at 31 Colin Place, Brooklyn, NY. I've received the following email reminiscence from Larry Liebross (their nephew). He has given me permission to post it.
"I don't blog so I'm just going to respond conventionally.
"I used to spend
some fun evenings at Colin Place. The men always played "gin" (Joe,
Irving, sometimes your grandfather's brother Ben [Wilson], and a neighbor or two).
Tillie and your mother [Norma Wilson Garber] always made a fuss over me. Tillie would take
me into the dining room and give me the most delicious strudel I ever
ate (even my mother, who was pretty demanding in a social setting, said
that Tillie was a great hostess and her strudel was the best). Your dad [Bernard Garber] always went out of his way to "clown around" with me and your
grandfather and my father [Irving] were always talking about the trotters at
Yonkers and Roosevelt Raceway.
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| Strudel: This blog has a great many pastry pictures - now I recall why |
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Well, Larry, now you've blogged. Allow me to repeat Larry's encouragement: keep those cards and letters coming! It is this type of response that I was hoping for when I started this family history/genealogy blog. If this has jogged some family memories, send me a message either using the box below or via email. I'd love to hear from you. - - Emily
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