(click on image to enlarge) Esther Gilbert Lukert is the daughter of Ralph and Atha Gilbert, granddaughter of William A. Gilbert and great granddaughter of Ezekiel and Jane McGuire Gilbert
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
History Lesson
The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500's: Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water...
Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying . It's raining cats and dogs.
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house... This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, Dirt poor.
The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance way. Hence the saying a thresh hold.
(Getting quite an education, aren't you?)
In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old...
Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat...
Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake. England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, saved by the bell or was considered a ..dead ringer... And that's the truth...
Now, whoever said History was boring ! ! !
Educate someone. Share these facts with a friend
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water...
Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying . It's raining cats and dogs.
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house... This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, Dirt poor.
The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance way. Hence the saying a thresh hold.
(Getting quite an education, aren't you?)
In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old...
Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat...
Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake. England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, saved by the bell or was considered a ..dead ringer... And that's the truth...
Now, whoever said History was boring ! ! !
Educate someone. Share these facts with a friend
Monday, March 9, 2009
Kristina Schuetz and Jacob Dalinghaus
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Jerry and Debra Bailey of Fairview and Stephen Schuetz of Lenexa are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristina Schuetz, to Jacob Dalinghaus, son of Joe and Marty Dalinghaus of Baileyville.
Kristina is a 2003 graduate of Sabetha High School. She is currently employed at Koch and Company in Seneca. Jacob is a 2006 graduate of B&B High School. He is currently employed at Argabright Welding in Sabetha.
A June 13 wedding is planned at Sycamore Springs.
---The Sabetha Herald, 04 March 2009
Jacob Dalinghaus is the grandson of Joe and Mary Frances (Gilbert) Hundley and the great grandson of the late John W. Gilbert of Sabetha and is a great great great great grandson of Ezekiel and Jane (McGuire) Gilbert
Jerry and Debra Bailey of Fairview and Stephen Schuetz of Lenexa are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristina Schuetz, to Jacob Dalinghaus, son of Joe and Marty Dalinghaus of Baileyville.
Kristina is a 2003 graduate of Sabetha High School. She is currently employed at Koch and Company in Seneca. Jacob is a 2006 graduate of B&B High School. He is currently employed at Argabright Welding in Sabetha.
A June 13 wedding is planned at Sycamore Springs.
---The Sabetha Herald, 04 March 2009
Jacob Dalinghaus is the grandson of Joe and Mary Frances (Gilbert) Hundley and the great grandson of the late John W. Gilbert of Sabetha and is a great great great great grandson of Ezekiel and Jane (McGuire) Gilbert
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Riley Clinton Van Vleck
Riley Clinton Van Vleck
HURON- Riley C. Van Vleck, 3, Huron, Kansas, died Monday, December 8, 2008 at his home. Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Leos Church, Horton, Kansas with Rev. Earl Dekat as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Leos Cemetery, Horton, Kansas. Visitation with the family will be from 10:00 A.M. until time of services on Saturday at the church. The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison, Kansas has been entrusted with the final arrangements. Riley was born April 29, 2005 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Carrie Gilbert and Larry Van Vleck. Riley was a fan of the curious George character. Survivors include his mother, Carrie Gilbert, Huron, KS, his father, Larry Van Vleck, Rossville, KS, a sister, McKena Van Vleck, Huron, KS, four brothers, Cody Giles and Chase Van Vleck, both of Huron, KS, Corey Van Vleck and Justin Van Vleck, Rossville, KS, maternal grandparents, Tim Gilbert, Carbondale, KS, Debbie Earl, Topeka, KS, maternal great grandparents, Connie Piper, Robinson, KS, Fred and Mary Gilbert, Horton, KS, and paternal grandparents, Judy and Omer Van Vleck, Rossville, KS and numerous cousins.
HURON- Riley C. Van Vleck, 3, Huron, Kansas, died Monday, December 8, 2008 at his home. Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Leos Church, Horton, Kansas with Rev. Earl Dekat as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Leos Cemetery, Horton, Kansas. Visitation with the family will be from 10:00 A.M. until time of services on Saturday at the church. The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison, Kansas has been entrusted with the final arrangements. Riley was born April 29, 2005 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Carrie Gilbert and Larry Van Vleck. Riley was a fan of the curious George character. Survivors include his mother, Carrie Gilbert, Huron, KS, his father, Larry Van Vleck, Rossville, KS, a sister, McKena Van Vleck, Huron, KS, four brothers, Cody Giles and Chase Van Vleck, both of Huron, KS, Corey Van Vleck and Justin Van Vleck, Rossville, KS, maternal grandparents, Tim Gilbert, Carbondale, KS, Debbie Earl, Topeka, KS, maternal great grandparents, Connie Piper, Robinson, KS, Fred and Mary Gilbert, Horton, KS, and paternal grandparents, Judy and Omer Van Vleck, Rossville, KS and numerous cousins.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Raymond Jurgensmeier Veteran
Click article to enlarge. Raymond Jurgensmeier of Fairview, Kansas married Norma Gilbert daughter of Oliver Gilbert, granddaughter of William A. Gilbert, great granddaughter of Ezekiel Gilbert.Friday, October 31, 2008
Travis Hecht
This appeared in the Sabetha Hearld, October 29, 2008 (Sabetha, Kansas) Travis Hecht is the son of Betty (Hundley) Hecht; grandson of Mary Frances (Gilbert) Hundley; great grandson of John W. Gilbert; great great grandson of Ralph Gilbert; great great great grandson of William A. Gilbert; great great great great grandson of Ezekiel Gilbert and so on and so forth.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
The 2008 Gilbert Reunion is now history, we had a good attendance of over 100 people at Lake Shawnee in Topeka, Kansas. If you didn't attend, where were you? Attached to this are some photos of those in attendance, the large group photo is of Agnes Mitchell Jacobia and her kids, grandkids great grandkids etc. The shelter house was packed and with good weather many also ate their lunch outside. Next years reunion will have a large attendance as many who could not attend this year have said they are making plans to attend. More details will be posted on the 2009 Reunion as they become available. The 2009 Reunion will be held in the Community Building in Fairview, Kansas and it will be a celebration of the 150th year the Gilbert family has lived in what we know of today as KANSAS. I am updating and will publish a new GILBERT FAMILY HISTORY in time for next years reunion. I am needing updated information on all people in the family plus more photos for the book. Contact me at ks_nature_boy@hotmail.com and check to see what information I have on you and your family. DEADLINE for information for the new book is JANUARY 1, 2009.
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