This year as the holi- days approach and plans are being made it is quite a bittersweet time for me. I’m realizing that now is the largest shift and change in “traditions” that I have ever had to make. With my Mother gone, it will be the first time in 48 years that my siblings will not be gathered together for Christmas Eve. The only family member that has a house large enough to accommodate the large family and wheelchairs involved can not have the “get to- gether” until the Saturday after Christmas. I had seen my Mom EVERY Christmas of my life. I no longer have the kindred spirit for crafting supplies as stocking stuffers. I’m left floundering with de- ciding what to do with my holidays. My sons have their friends and in-laws to meet with and continue their traditions, so now my husband and I are trying to figure out new traditions to start. We will con- tinue the tradition of Grandpa & Grandma going to the Grand- children for the early Christmas morning grand opening, and possibly instead of spending the 24th with my siblings I will have dinner with my chil- dren and their families. How did your family handle changes in the family dynamics in re- gards to traditions? What are some of the traditions that have been carried on from generation to gen- eration? What occur- rences made changes to your family traditions? What traditions have been dropped to make room for a spouse’s tradi- tions? Write how your holidays were spent as a youth, young adult, par- ent and now grandparent. Volume 3 Issue 4 FamilyTraditions December 2007 December Meeting Annual Christmas Festivities  Thursday, December 6th  7:00 p.m.  12th & Connection—  Church of Jesus Christ of  Latter Day Saints  Membership Dues to Pauline Aldrich  Singles: $15.00  Couples: $20.00 Forensic Genealogy 2 January Holidays 2 1600 Turkeys to Employees 2 Lord Dunmore’s War 2 1 Year or 12 Months: Time’s Up 3 Find a Good Read 3 How the Times Can Change! 4 Inside this issue: The Mason Log Mason County Genealogical Society Fatality Cards A new index to be put on the digital archives web- site for Washington State is the Industrial Fatality Cards from 1915-28. These were recently in- dexed by history students at South Puget Sound Community College as a class project. The index lists by name (first, middle and last), and date of ac- cident. These cards list when the accident oc- curred, what company the person was working for, how the accident hap- pened, it there were any payouts, as for burial, and dependents (spouse and children) You will be able to find these at sometime after the first of the year. Rural Pearls: Yesterday is history; tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift – that’s why we call it ‘the present’  , OCR Text: This year as the holi- days approach and plans are being made it is quite a bittersweet time for me. I’m realizing that now is the largest shift and change in “traditions” that I have ever had to make. With my Mother gone, it will be the first time in 48 years that my siblings will not be gathered together for Christmas Eve. The only family member that has a house large enough to accommodate the large family and wheelchairs involved can not have the “get to- gether” until the Saturday after Christmas. I had seen my Mom EVERY Christmas of my life. I no longer have the kindred spirit for crafting supplies as stocking stuffers. I’m left floundering with de- ciding what to do with my holidays. My sons have their friends and in-laws to meet with and continue their traditions, so now my husband and I are trying to figure out new traditions to start. We will con- tinue the tradition of Grandpa & Grandma going to the Grand- children for the early Christmas morning grand opening, and possibly instead of spending the 24th with my siblings I will have dinner with my chil- dren and their families. How did your family handle changes in the family dynamics in re- gards to traditions? What are some of the traditions that have been carried on from generation to gen- eration? What occur- rences made changes to your family traditions? What traditions have been dropped to make room for a spouse’s tradi- tions? Write how your holidays were spent as a youth, young adult, par- ent and now grandparent. Volume 3 Issue 4 FamilyTraditions December 2007 December Meeting Annual Christmas Festivities  Thursday, December 6th  7:00 p.m.  12th & Connection—  Church of Jesus Christ of  Latter Day Saints  Membership Dues to Pauline Aldrich  Singles: $15.00  Couples: $20.00 Forensic Genealogy 2 January Holidays 2 1600 Turkeys to Employees 2 Lord Dunmore’s War 2 1 Year or 12 Months: Time’s Up 3 Find a Good Read 3 How the Times Can Change! 4 Inside this issue: The Mason Log Mason County Genealogical Society Fatality Cards A new index to be put on the digital archives web- site for Washington State is the Industrial Fatality Cards from 1915-28. These were recently in- dexed by history students at South Puget Sound Community College as a class project. The index lists by name (first, middle and last), and date of ac- cident. These cards list when the accident oc- curred, what company the person was working for, how the accident hap- pened, it there were any payouts, as for burial, and dependents (spouse and children) You will be able to find these at sometime after the first of the year. Rural Pearls: Yesterday is history; tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift – that’s why we call it ‘the present’  , Mason County Genealogical Society,Mason Logs,Mason Logs,All Years,December+2007.pdf,December+2007.pdf Page 1, December+2007.pdf Page 1