Sadie — One of Gran’s older sisters — My great grandfather, George Graham, expected all his children to at least graduate from high school — something not that common in post WWI America and well through the Great Depression. He was a strict disciplinarian who tightly controlled with whom his adolescent children socialized. The only exceptions were events…

George and Mary Graham — My great grandfather, George Graham was born 25 June 1887, to his father’s first wife; he one of eighteen children born to his father, Neil Graham. Neil was a first cousin of Crook Graham. Crook Graham was the grandfather of several ministers, the most reknowned of whom was evangelist, Billy…

Eggplant & zucchini with beef or lamb — This is another of our family’s favorite dishes. It was one of the first Persian dishes my husband taught me to make. I’ve taken a bit of liberty with the preparation of the eggplant. In the way my husband learned to make it. The eggplant and zucchini were sautéed in…

Abolitionist, Gender and Racial Equality Activist — Some family background The Hon. John Fauchereau Grimké was the son of a German father and French mother. The Hugenot Fauchereau family of his mother left France after the 1685 revocation of the Edict of Nantes. He had studied law at Oxford and was a respected lawyer in London aristocratic circles. But, when…

An Introduction — “Are we aliens because we are women?” ~Angelina Grimké Weld, said about women’s equality, in an 1838 speech. Angelina Grimké Weld and her elder sister Sarah Moore Grimké weren’t just anti-slavery activists — they were racial and gender equality activists. …