Comments for Heritage Ramblings https://heritageramblings.net Musings on Family History and Genealogy Mon, 03 Mar 2025 02:28:45 +0000 hourly 1 MYOB Comment on Thriller Thursday: Elsie Janis and “That Fascinating Baseball Slide” by pmm https://heritageramblings.net/2016/07/21/thriller-thursday-elsie-janis-and-that-fascinating-baseball-slide/#comment-4187 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 02:28:45 +0000 http://heritageramblings.net/?p=7616#comment-4187 In reply to carrie z.

Thank you, Carrie, for your note and additional research!That is great that you have found her version is different, except for the name.

I am curious as to what has sparked your research- very few people these days even know who she is. I’m glad that she had the fame she deserved back in her day but sad that it did not continue. Her WWI travels were much more dangerous than those of Bob Hope and she initially did not have the backing of the military as he did, but his legacy lives on and hers does not. Maybe it is just that she lived too far in the past.

Appreciate you reading my posts, and if you find anything that needs to be corrected or added to, please let me know!

]]> Comment on Thriller Thursday: Elsie Janis and “That Fascinating Baseball Slide” by carrie z https://heritageramblings.net/2016/07/21/thriller-thursday-elsie-janis-and-that-fascinating-baseball-slide/#comment-4186 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 07:58:02 +0000 http://heritageramblings.net/?p=7616#comment-4186 I stumbled upon this article while researching the intriguing Elsie Janis…

You might be interested to know that the Library of Congress now has a listing for Wittmaak’s sheet music of “Fascinating Baseball Slide”, along with a scan:
https://www.loc.gov/resource/music.musbaseball-100165/?st=gallery

And strangely enough, the song is completely different from the recorded Elsie Janis version! It would seem that she did write hers herself.

But then the question remains: did she and Wittmaak independently come up with the title, or was her version somehow a reference to Wittmaak’s, which was released before hers? Did she see the title somewhere and write her own version? Or was it the other way around? (In any case, I do think her song is catchier!)

Thank you for your research!

]]> Comment on Workday Wednesday: J.S. Broida’s Clothing Shop in Parkersburg, WV, 1918 by Suzanne Pribish https://heritageramblings.net/2018/01/31/workday-wednesday-j-s-broidas-clothing-shop-in-parkersburg-wv-1918/#comment-4167 Sat, 28 Sep 2024 19:57:50 +0000 http://heritageramblings.net/?p=9298#comment-4167 😊]]> My dad grew up in Parkersburg. He was born in 1923. When his mother died in 1976, one item he brought home was her fur jacket (I think it’s mink) that was made by Broida of Parkersburg. I believe it’s from the 1950’s. It’s nice to be able to reference my grandmother’s fur back to its original source! 😊😊

]]> Comment on Edith M. Roberts- 8th Grade Graduation, 1914, and Rural Schoolhouses and Children by pmm https://heritageramblings.net/2022/05/15/edith-m-roberts-8th-grade-graduation-1914-and-rural-schoolhouses-and-children/#comment-4157 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 01:05:33 +0000 https://heritageramblings.net/?p=12424#comment-4157 In reply to Lis.

Thank you so much for the information! Sorry we missed your comment earlier. Do you recognize any of the children?

]]> Comment on Edith M. Roberts- 8th Grade Graduation, 1914, and Rural Schoolhouses and Children by Lis https://heritageramblings.net/2022/05/15/edith-m-roberts-8th-grade-graduation-1914-and-rural-schoolhouses-and-children/#comment-4146 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 04:54:57 +0000 https://heritageramblings.net/?p=12424#comment-4146 Based on your approximation, would have been the Van Gilder school.

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