GrandmaFlo.com | Paul | Activity https://grandmaflo.com/members/paullorance/activity/ Activity feed for Paul. Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:53:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 8d883f4d97faacb6e66925046890f9ba Paul posted an update: Some time ago, I sent away to Cook County for Grandma Flo's […] https://grandmaflo.com/activity/p/246/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:08:01 -0500 Some time ago, I sent away to Cook County for Grandma Flo’s birth certificate. That was on June 4, 2026. The cert arrived today, September 2, 2026. It confirms what we know but adds more detail. Grandma Flo was born in Saint Joseph Hospital which is now Oz Zoo on North side near Lincoln Park zoo. She did not have a name at birth but on June…[Read more]

]]> 3 8697169d36492b195a416aaa8b0acad1 Paul posted an update https://grandmaflo.com/activity/p/230/ Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:36:43 -0500 A newspaper this week (you know those paper wraps that are bound with a rubber band and thrown onto your driveway) posted a photograph from 1900 of a steam locomotive and crew. This reminded me of Michael Mast who was a traveling engineer back then. I emailed the following to my sisters and figured your might like it too.

Michael Mast is…[Read more]

]]> 2 5e61e7dc8a0ea5c08389df58774539a6 Paul posted an update https://grandmaflo.com/activity/p/203/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:56:52 -0500 The Apartment. Muzzie and Grandma Angeline moved into the coop which we all collectively called the apartment. They lived on the second floor. Grandma Angeline grew African Violets in the corner window. Grandma Flo lived down the street at 9767 Vanderpoel Ave with Grandpa Luke, Paul, Beth, Terry, Lynda, Chris, Mark. Not sure if Karen was born…[Read more]

]]> 4 e71ddec1e74b7d07b0e0ba84a7f83b7d Paul posted an update https://grandmaflo.com/activity/p/202/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:43:52 -0500 10557 Leavitt St. After her father died in 1943 and maybe after Uncle Henry died in 1948, everyone moved to 10557 Leavitt. Muzzie (Grandma Flo’s grandmother), Grandma Angeline (Grandma Flo’s mother), Aunt Flo (Uncle Henry’s wife), and some of her siblings (Richard, Larry, Agnes, Marie). All lived there for some time after the war (World War II)…[Read more]

]]> 0 8f6c0b635636f9ed7d422a63d42da45a Paul posted an update https://grandmaflo.com/activity/p/200/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:04:21 -0500 9942 S. Seeley Ave. Grandma Flo grew up in this house from 1931 (when it was built) until 1943. The house was next door to Uncle Henry and Aunt Flo.

The house to the right is Uncle Henry and Aunt Flo’s. Grandma Flo spent lots of time with Aunt Flo for whom she was named after.

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