Alas, I do not recall it. However, since all of us were so east/northeast based, I was seldom in the western - huge - part of the city. Maybe someone can check at ciy directory for you. Bill Erwin -----Original Message----- From: aljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ann Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 8:43 PM To: aljeffer@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] diary note Bill, since you mentioned funeral homes.Do any of you remember or have you heard of B.C.Vick funeral Home in B'ham in the late 1920s. They buried my ggrandmother and I can't find where they were located.Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Erwin" <wrerwin@nc.rr.com> To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 6:23 PM Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] diary note It was a custom for some member of the family "to sit up" with the deceased. That custom was waning at my first funeral, that of Grandfather Erwin in late 1943. I remember the matter coming up, and either an uncle did it or it was decided not to. This was in the funeral home. Luquire Funeral Home. Bill Erwin -----Original Message----- From: aljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Delilah Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 6:04 PM To: aljeffer@rootsweb.com Subject: [ALJEFF] diary note Monday, May 12, 1930 "sat up with a dead little baby" wonder who this could of been, none that I know of in my family. He also mentions the Elks a lot, they must of had dances there. In the back of this litle book is a "list of Easter Sundays to Year 1996", also a lot of other things "everybody should know" i.e. "Strength of Belt Leather" The tensile strength of good steer hide, well tanned, is as follows: The solid leather will sustain, per in. of width, 750 lbs. At the lacing, per in. of width, 210 lbs. Safe working tension, per in. of width, 55 - 75 lbs." Velocity of Electricity "A flash of lightning cleaves a cloud, appearing and disappearing in less than a hundred-thousandth part of a second and the velocity of electricity is such as would carry it in a single second over a distance almost equal to that which seperates the earth and moon." January 26, 1930, Sunday - my birthday, I am 21 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message