On This Day: September 30th – My father passed away in Albany, New York

On This Day: September 8th – HM Queen Elizabeth II passses away at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, She was the longest reigning British monarch in history. Elizabeth sat on the throne for 70 years, her son Charles, Prince of Wales is now King Charles III of England.  

On This Day: On September 11th – my maternal great-grandmother Anna Gertrude McAllister was born in Albany, New York to Henry Francis McAllister and Anna McDonald (nèe Boyle)

On This Day: On September 8th – my maternal great-grandfather Charles Berdeaux Griner was born in Belleville, Illinois to Louis Eli Griner and Emily Berdeaux.