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MY FAMILY HERITAGE
1. WWI – My Grandfather’s Father
In order to complete many of the assignments in this course I found it necessary to register for a free trial with Ancestry.com. This proved to be an amazing experience for I now have tangible evidence (keepsakes) that represent and sometimes correct the stories that have been passed down. I have discovered a great many things about my family heritage through my experience with the course titled: Building Tolerance While Having fun in the Multicultural Classroom. Many of which I have included in my assignments. But there were more….
For example, in reaching back on my father’s side I learned that my Great Grandfather, Tilghman A. Reinert was a sailor and fought in the 1st world war.
2. WWI Artifacts Discovered
In order to complete many of the assignments in this course I found it necessary to register for a free trial with Ancestry.com. This proved to be an amazing experience for I now have tangible evidence (keepsakes) that represent and sometimes correct the stories that have been passed down. I have discovered a great many things about my family heritage through my experience with the course titled: Building Tolerance While Having fun in the Multicultural Classroom. Many of which I have included in my assignments. But there were more….
For example, in reaching back on my father’s side I learned that my Great Grandfather, Tilghman A. Reinert was a sailor and fought in the 1st world war.
2. WWI Artifacts Discovered
3 & 4. Family recipes for Sauerbraten & Yorkshire Pudding
I was wondering if my mother was ever going to give up her recipe for Sauerbraten. I’ve never had it better – not even in Germany. The Yorkshire Pudding recipe was nice to get as well. My Yorkshire Pudding never rises well and now (after reading mom’s) I know why!!!!
I was wondering if my mother was ever going to give up her recipe for Sauerbraten. I’ve never had it better – not even in Germany. The Yorkshire Pudding recipe was nice to get as well. My Yorkshire Pudding never rises well and now (after reading mom’s) I know why!!!!
5. My maternal grandmother’s ties to the Titanic
My mother’s memory story told of the house that was bought by the Govt. and torn down for the building of a new HS. In conversation however, she also reminded me of the story my grandmother used to tell about the Titanic.
It seems that my Great Grand Aunt & Uncle were surviving passengers of the H.M.S. Titanic. According to the story my grandmother told, her parents (my Great Grandparents) were also set to sail that day but did not due to family illness. This is important to my heritage because if they had in fact they sailed on the Titanic … I may not have this heritage tale to tell.
I did some research and found documentation. According to an article found in the Atlantic City Daily Press, my Great Grand Uncle, Mr. Elmer Taylor, 48 and his wife Juliet were living in London, England when they sailed on the Titanic. “Originally of East Orange, NJ, the Taylors liked to summer stateside with family and friends and were headed there at the time of the disaster.
Mr. Taylor & Mr. Fletcher Lambert Williams were business partners in the Mono Service (paper goods) Manufacturing Firm and traveled extensively for the business. Mr. Williams was also aboard the Titanic.
The Taylors boarded the HMS Titanic in Southampton as first class passengers (Ticket No. 19996, L52) and occupied cabin C-126. Mr. Williams, Taylor’s business partner, occupied cabin C-128.
Taylor reported that he was awakened by an impact late in the evening of April 14th. He and his wife got up, dressed and headed to the upper deck. Taylor knocked on his partner’s door but Williams said that he didn’t think it was worth his while to get up. He was not seen again.
Mr. & Mrs. Taylor were rescued from lifeboat 5 and boarded the Carpathia’s on April 15th, 1912. The couple arrived safely in NY Harbor.”
6. Titanic artifacts discovered:
My mother’s memory story told of the house that was bought by the Govt. and torn down for the building of a new HS. In conversation however, she also reminded me of the story my grandmother used to tell about the Titanic.
It seems that my Great Grand Aunt & Uncle were surviving passengers of the H.M.S. Titanic. According to the story my grandmother told, her parents (my Great Grandparents) were also set to sail that day but did not due to family illness. This is important to my heritage because if they had in fact they sailed on the Titanic … I may not have this heritage tale to tell.
I did some research and found documentation. According to an article found in the Atlantic City Daily Press, my Great Grand Uncle, Mr. Elmer Taylor, 48 and his wife Juliet were living in London, England when they sailed on the Titanic. “Originally of East Orange, NJ, the Taylors liked to summer stateside with family and friends and were headed there at the time of the disaster.
Mr. Taylor & Mr. Fletcher Lambert Williams were business partners in the Mono Service (paper goods) Manufacturing Firm and traveled extensively for the business. Mr. Williams was also aboard the Titanic.
The Taylors boarded the HMS Titanic in Southampton as first class passengers (Ticket No. 19996, L52) and occupied cabin C-126. Mr. Williams, Taylor’s business partner, occupied cabin C-128.
Taylor reported that he was awakened by an impact late in the evening of April 14th. He and his wife got up, dressed and headed to the upper deck. Taylor knocked on his partner’s door but Williams said that he didn’t think it was worth his while to get up. He was not seen again.
Mr. & Mrs. Taylor were rescued from lifeboat 5 and boarded the Carpathia’s on April 15th, 1912. The couple arrived safely in NY Harbor.”
6. Titanic artifacts discovered:
7. Creation of Heritage Project for 7th grade
All English teachers need to gather writing samples from their students at the start of the school year. I have decided that instead of the traditional, boring, every body hates it, My Summer Vacation, assignment; I will do a heritage project. I am going to make it very basic – severely scaled down from what we have done here in this class, but detailed enough that students will be required to do some research. This could take the form of an interview with a relative, a search for a news article, and/or the gathering of photos/artifacts. Students will be required to highlight one member of their family and trace their personal heritage through this family member’s life and/or life experiences. I have already created a page for this project on my website and I can’t wait to further develop this idea!
All English teachers need to gather writing samples from their students at the start of the school year. I have decided that instead of the traditional, boring, every body hates it, My Summer Vacation, assignment; I will do a heritage project. I am going to make it very basic – severely scaled down from what we have done here in this class, but detailed enough that students will be required to do some research. This could take the form of an interview with a relative, a search for a news article, and/or the gathering of photos/artifacts. Students will be required to highlight one member of their family and trace their personal heritage through this family member’s life and/or life experiences. I have already created a page for this project on my website and I can’t wait to further develop this idea!
8. WWII – “The day I knew I was going to die.”
My father’s memory story told of the little square boat – Dopey. In conversation however, he reminded me of the story my grandfather used to tell about the war (WWII) the day he knew he was going to die.
My grandfather served in WWII as a member of the United States Coast Guard. His unit had been given orders for Operation Neptune/Overlord (D-Day) and was charged with the task of building the harbor at Normandy once the beach was secured.
“On the way there” … my dad recalls, “Grandpa and is pals were getting ready for duty (or shift) when they were called to battle stations. Outside, in position and ready for battle the men watched as a sub’s missile headed for their ship. It was coming in fast and would have made a direct hit at Grandpa’s part of the ship – except it didn’t. The missile was too low and passed right underneath them. The other ships in the convoy took care of the sub in seconds, and that was that. He didn’t die that day…”
My father’s memory story told of the little square boat – Dopey. In conversation however, he reminded me of the story my grandfather used to tell about the war (WWII) the day he knew he was going to die.
My grandfather served in WWII as a member of the United States Coast Guard. His unit had been given orders for Operation Neptune/Overlord (D-Day) and was charged with the task of building the harbor at Normandy once the beach was secured.
“On the way there” … my dad recalls, “Grandpa and is pals were getting ready for duty (or shift) when they were called to battle stations. Outside, in position and ready for battle the men watched as a sub’s missile headed for their ship. It was coming in fast and would have made a direct hit at Grandpa’s part of the ship – except it didn’t. The missile was too low and passed right underneath them. The other ships in the convoy took care of the sub in seconds, and that was that. He didn’t die that day…”
9 & 10. WWII – Grandpa’s story from Normandy & artifacts
The following information was gathered from ancestry.com through my continued research of my Grandfather’s participation in the WWII battle of Normandy.
… They arrived at Normandy during the spring of 1944. Prior to the onset of Operation Neptune/Overlord (D-DAY), President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the United States Coast Guard to provide search and rescue craft for the invasion. The Coast Guard had a fleet of wooden-hulled patrol craft that were used for coastal patrols in U.S. waters. Admiral Ernest King, Commander of the U.S. naval Fleet, ordered the Coast Guard to deploy 60 of these cutters to the United Kingdom for service during Operation Neptune/Overlord.
The hull numbers on the cutter crafts were removed and they were given new designations of 1 to 60, preceded by "USCG," to ease identification issues in the Allied invasion fleet. Each cutter was transported, piggyback, on freighters to the U.K. where they were modified for service as rescue craft. The cutters earned the nickname "Matchbox Fleet" due to their wooden hulls and two Sterling-Viking gasoline engines -- one incendiary shell hitting a cutter could easily turn it into a "fireball."
During Operation Neptune/Overlord the cutters and their crews carried out the Coast Guard's time-honored task of saving lives, albeit under enemy fire, on a shoreline thousands of miles from home. The Coast Guard Rescue Convoy saved more than 400 men on D-Day alone and by the time the unit was decommissioned, in December 1944, they had saved 1,438 souls.
John William Reinert, Sr., my paternal grandfather, was captain of the U.S.C.G. Rescue Convoy Cutter #21; the 2nd cutter visible in the picture below. I always knew my grandfather was a good man but I never knew he was a hero.
The following information was gathered from ancestry.com through my continued research of my Grandfather’s participation in the WWII battle of Normandy.
… They arrived at Normandy during the spring of 1944. Prior to the onset of Operation Neptune/Overlord (D-DAY), President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the United States Coast Guard to provide search and rescue craft for the invasion. The Coast Guard had a fleet of wooden-hulled patrol craft that were used for coastal patrols in U.S. waters. Admiral Ernest King, Commander of the U.S. naval Fleet, ordered the Coast Guard to deploy 60 of these cutters to the United Kingdom for service during Operation Neptune/Overlord.
The hull numbers on the cutter crafts were removed and they were given new designations of 1 to 60, preceded by "USCG," to ease identification issues in the Allied invasion fleet. Each cutter was transported, piggyback, on freighters to the U.K. where they were modified for service as rescue craft. The cutters earned the nickname "Matchbox Fleet" due to their wooden hulls and two Sterling-Viking gasoline engines -- one incendiary shell hitting a cutter could easily turn it into a "fireball."
During Operation Neptune/Overlord the cutters and their crews carried out the Coast Guard's time-honored task of saving lives, albeit under enemy fire, on a shoreline thousands of miles from home. The Coast Guard Rescue Convoy saved more than 400 men on D-Day alone and by the time the unit was decommissioned, in December 1944, they had saved 1,438 souls.
John William Reinert, Sr., my paternal grandfather, was captain of the U.S.C.G. Rescue Convoy Cutter #21; the 2nd cutter visible in the picture below. I always knew my grandfather was a good man but I never knew he was a hero.