Comments on Our Oakland: taphophile tragics #3: Aurelia Ghirardelli

this is interesting - this journey to California b...

2012-01-18T07:38:46.829-08:00

this is interesting - this journey to California by way of Uruguay. I found the same trajectory for one of the LA city founders related to my Tapophile post. (It's down right not - like wiki - I'm protesting).

And the free mason sign being anti-catholic is also interesting to me. My grandfather was high up in the freemason order and hated catholics. Fought to keep them out of General Electric, whose membership within, I believe, was required in order to go up the ranks.

What a fascinating story! Just goes to show that ...

2012-01-11T01:56:54.572-08:00

What a fascinating story! Just goes to show that too much chocolate won't make you happy ...

I'm glad @Fritinancy hasn't visited my blog - she'd probably give up in disgust!

A tremendously difficult name to spell. We do not ...

2012-01-10T17:21:08.479-08:00

A tremendously difficult name to spell. We do not have that brand of chocolate in Australia.

I like the tortuous route that he took to get to the USA. Nowadays, we would label him a 'boat-person', which has massively negative connotations here in Australia.

These mausoleums must be confronting to enter into. I can image that they are stuffy and dingey, and smell unusual. Many of those I have seen (from the outside) here in our cemeteries do not appear to have been entered for many years.

Thank you for your continued participation in Taphophile Tragics. I value the connection.

Tip of the hat to @Fritinancy for catching my misspelling of Ghirardelli. She has a wonderful blog where she examines "Names, brands, writing, and the language of commerce."