Family history and legends

| April 6, 2004

Today is, of course, Tartan Day — with the concomitant Gathering of the Blogs. As noted two days ago, I am a descendant of Thomas Tupper, one of the founders of Sandwich, Mass. Since the 1600s, Tuppers have been all over North America, on both sides of the US-Canadian border. Sir Charles Tupper, the Canadian […]

Men in skirts

| April 4, 2004

Ith, who brings us Absinthe & Cookies, is masterminding a Gathering of the Blogs for Tartan Day: Go over to Ith’s and let her know you want to participate. Now, my family heritage may not be terribly Scottish. Or not Scottish at all — the ancestry on my Dad’s side traces back to Thomas Tupper, […]