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Tag: Rebekah

  • When Grandma Became President of the Rebekahs

    When Grandma Became President of the Rebekahs

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    Patricia Greber
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    Today is the day of my grandmother Beatrice Mary Victoria Jordan’s birth in Quebec City. In wanting to mark the day I also realized it is also the 60th anniversary (one day late) of her becoming the International President of the Rebekahs at their Annual Session in Miami, Florida. Beatrice had worked hard in the…

  • Social Butterfly – Fearless Female

    Social Butterfly – Fearless Female

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    Patricia Greber
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    March 17 — Social Butterfly?  What social organizations or groups did your mother or grandmother belong to?  Sewing circle, church group, fraternal society or lodge?  Describe her role in the group.Blog Prompt from Lisa Alzo. The news clipping below is about my great grandmother Caroline Jordan, who was elected president of the Rebekah Assembly in…

  • 52 Ancestors- #6 Caroline Louisa Norton

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    Patricia Greber
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    My paternal great-grandmother Caroline Norton was born in Quebec City in 1878 to parents Richard Lee Norton and Hannah Pozer Jeffery. I have always felt that Caroline was a force to be reckoned with. Reviewing old documents that I have of hers highlights her faith, community spirit, and independence as well as the love of…