The sixth and final installment of what research went into the pieces in KIN TYPES, published by the beautiful magazine BROAD STREET.
Extreme Circumstances: The Life of Caroline Meier Waldeck (Sixth and Final BROAD STREET Magazine Article)
Filed under Family history, Kin Types, Nonfiction, Poetry, Research and prep for writing, Writing
I feel a little wounded today with the recent death of my last remaining brother and the tragedy held within your prose piece seems so profound to me. The paths we walk are so often hard, yet souls are honed and choices made and future generations brought into being to celebrate their ancestors. Your determined delving has uncovered a woman of equal determination. What a pleasure to meet her!
I’m so sorry to hear about your brother, Pauline. Hugs. xo
Thank you Jill x
Oh Pauline, I am so sorry about your brother and the pain you feel over the loss. Life can be so difficult! Thank you for seeing that Caroline is a woman worth knowing. What a sturdy, determined person!
So sorry for this major loss! What a heartbreak! Condolences to you and your family.
Thank you, I so appreciate your caring.
XO
I’m so sorry for your loss, Pauline. I can imagine that you do feel a little wounded.
Thank you Merril, I lost my last two siblings this year – that wound kept on opening up and yet has given a new perspective on love.
Oh gosh–two siblings in one year is extra traumatic. I’m so sorry, but I’m glad you’ve gained a new perspective on love.
I’m so impressed by your determine and research skills, Luanne. I was happy to read that you were able to make contact with Caroline’s family and obtain more of the pieces. Thanks for sharing!
You can’t imagine how exciting it was when I first saw a photo with Caroline in it! All that exploring into her life and then to finally see her!!! She doesn’t look as strong as she actually was!
That’s amazing, Luanne! I’m glad you were able to experience that moment.❤️
So evocative of such a hard life
Thanks, Derrick. Her life must have been so difficult and yet she made a good life for herself and her son who was ordained!
Really interesting. She worked hard and I hope she found some happiness in her life.
I suspect she was happy with her son’s success and satisfaction with her own success, but maybe she longed for grandchildren that she probably didn’t have.
It is hard to imagine the emotional hardships she faced! Are there any more documents, such as letters or journals that might elaborate on her life? So interesting! Congratulations on bringing so many of your ancestors to life in the poems, Luanne.
Not that I have discovered. And that is the truth about the lives of most people in our past. They have left so little behind for anyone to piece their lives together. The tragedy of most human lives is that they are forgotten so soon.
Yes, and that is why it is so wonderful to piece together the details you have and put together narratives that bring at least some of their experiences to readers.
Thank you, Carla!
You will laugh that the first thing I did was listen to the song “Someone Else’s Story” because it went through my head as soon as I read the title. 🙂 That out of the way, I love this one, and I’m so impressed with your sleuthing skills. Also, the fact that both father and son were struck by vehicles. I’m glad Edward survived though, and was apparently OK afterwards. There seem to be tragic patterns in your family–fire and being struck by vehicles (hope no one else).
Caroline seems to have been a strong and determined woman.
I am laughing about the song. I must have had that title somewhere in the back of my mind since it was one of daughter’s audition songs at one point LOL. I hear you on the fire and vehicle accidents. Also, succumbing to fumes in the home is another one. I bet it’s true of a lot of families from those days. At least I haven’t found one of my ancestors hanged for a witch yet. That would creep me out. Caroline seems amazing to me!
I thought you’d appreciate the song. 🙂 Oh, that would be something to have a “witch” ancestor. Caroline does seem amazing.
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