Porch Swings, Fireflies, and Jelly Jars: SELPH Wedding Photograph

Friday, March 15, 2013

SELPH Wedding Photograph

Left to right: Tomas Montoya, Eliza Montoya, Lillie (Selph) Montoya, Jose Leandro Montoya, Carolina (Sandoval) Selph, and Iley Nunn Selph in Ranchos de Taos, NM

This wedding picture of Lillie Selph and Jose Leandro Montoya was taken at the home of the bride's parents, Carolina (Sandoval) and Iley N. Selph of Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico in the 1920s. They are standing on the east side of the house. The big window full of geraniums on the left is the eastern facing window for the kitchen, and the window on the right is the eastern facing window for the two front rooms of the house. In later years, these rooms were empty. They were then used by various family members who returned to the family home to live or were rented out. Beneath their feet is a brown and white striped rug that was kept in Carolina and Iley's bedroom. It was brought out and used whenever Carolina wanted to protect the family's finery.

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My favorite memories from childhood include visits to my grandparents in East Texas. At dusk we'd run around my grandparent's yard, catching fireflies and putting them in jelly jars. When darkness descended, we'd return to the porch. It was a special treat to sit in the porch swing. Inevitably, the adults would launch into family stories of Pink Kelley's brush with Sherman's troops, of Great Uncle Hood Brown's tragic death, and of the Kelley family's wagon trip to Texas, among many others. The stars on those nights were magical.

I began my genealogy research in the summer of 1975, less than a month after my high school graduation. When I married in 1983, I started researching my husband's family as well. I was fortunate to start this hobby as a youngster because it gave me an opportunity to correspond with researchers who are long gone; to ask questions of family members -although not enough, never enough; and travel a bit. The result is a lot of information. I've come to the realization that I will probably never be able to afford to publish, so this is my publication.

This blog contains a mixture of information on my husband's family and mine. I've expanded into a second blog called Flimsies and Frippery with the intention of focusing on quilts and dolls, but I have several historical research entries there with more planned, which is why I don't get more quilting done.

Ultimately, genealogy is my passion. This is where I plan to record family stories, research adventures and misadventures, and those serendipitous moments that happen out of the blue. You should be warned that I have a bad habit of going back and adding information and links to individual entries, so it is beneficial to check back often if there is a family of particular interest to you. If you wander in and discover that you are a cousin, please contact me.

Since many younger family members who are new to genealogy are starting to contact me about their ancestors, I've started adding family trees to help them see how everyone is connected. The trees are divided between my family and my husband's. You will find them below under the label's Family Trees - My Husband's Side and Family Trees - My Family's Side.

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