Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you a woman who was very dear to my heart: my grandmother, Margaret Virginia Dunaway. She played a major role in my upbringing, in particular throughout the years before high school.
There are so many stories of our time together - and, of course, before I was even around - I wouldn't know where to start. But today, I just wanted to share a picture I came across in the "archives". This one I took just before my family and I moved to Taiwan. So that would be spring of 2012, and Grandmother would have been around 93 years old at that time.
There are so many stories of our time together - and, of course, before I was even around - I wouldn't know where to start. But today, I just wanted to share a picture I came across in the "archives". This one I took just before my family and I moved to Taiwan. So that would be spring of 2012, and Grandmother would have been around 93 years old at that time.
I remember her telling me on more than one occasion that she believed that she was descended from Mary, Queen of Scots. Not sure which one - preferably, Mary II. Well, based on my research so far, that's looking less and less likely. Sorry, Grandmother. But in my eyes, you'll always be the queen of this family. Your reign was a long and memorable one, indeed!
You can see my first blog post to understand how Margaret was at least a partial inspiration for my personal pursuit of a family narrative. Click here!
To know more about Margaret's ancestral line, go to the home page and click on her picture. Updates will be coming.