by Sears Homes | Feb 27, 2013 | Uncategorized |
When you cut a tree down, you can learn a lot about local history by examining its exposed trunk. How many rings does it have? How old is the tree? During which years did the area experience a drought? By studying America’s early architecture, you can learn a...
by Sears Homes | Jul 16, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In the 1880 Federal Census, my great, great grandfather (Homer Hoyt) is listed as “Homah Hoyt.” Homer was from Vermont (and living in Lake Mills, WI at the time) and I can just hear the long-time New Englander telling the census taker, “Ah said, mah...
by Sears Homes | Jun 27, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In 1953, my father took a job at Skippy Peanut Butter in downtown Portsmouth, necessitating a move from their home (and family)in California to Virginia. They rented homes in Park Manor and then in Shea Terrace, and then they decided it was time to buy a home of their...
by Sears Homes | Oct 11, 2010 | Uncategorized |
On June 10, 2011, my 91-year-old father passed on. Almost to the day – one year prior – we’d moved him into an assisted living facility. This blog (below) was written soon after that event. In June 2010, my 91-year-old father moved into assisted...
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