Delilah “Kay” was a very talkative person. She was overwhelmed by seven children. Children that were 21 years apart from oldest to youngest. She was a bit eccentric to say the least. Her passion for cooking was Loved by any and all privileged enough to eat at her table. She had a live for great music and a fantastic dancer. Kay was at times very hard to deal with. I would say headstrong described her personality the best. Being a homemaker came easily most days other days it was a challenge like most mother’s. It wasn’t until her later 30’s she started enjoying her beers, that she drank with a straw as well as a rolled cigarette occasionally. The last years of her life were very difficult financially. She still held her head high and made the best with what she did have. Kay. My mother. Was not a very involved mother and at times very much incapable of showing her deep love for all seven of her children. Later in life she more than made up for her down falls as a mother and was an amazing friend. She was there to make a dinner or have a cocktail and would laugh and talk for hours on end. She was able to give advice and suggestions that really helped myself personally. Kay will always be remembered as a sparky little adorable lady.
The Eisenhower Years - A Time of Optimism and Growth
After the Great Depression and World War II, everyone was ready to take a breath and have fun. Population boomed, families moved to the suburbs, television (by the end of the decade) would be in most...
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I am 2nd generation San Jose and have seen a lot of changes in the area while growing up. We used to be known as the "Valley of Heart's Delight" (because the Valley was covered with orchards and there were many canneries to process the food grown here, which shipped all over the US) - now we have adopted the nickname "Capital of Silicon Valley" and Apple, Ebay, Adobe, Netflix, Facebook, and many more tech companies are within a few miles of my current home in San Jose (including AncientFaces). From a small town of 25,000, we have grown to 1 million plus. And when you add in all of the communities surrounding us (for instance, Saratoga, where I attended high school, living a block from our previous Mayor), we are truly one of the big cities in the US. I am so very proud of my hometown. For more information see Kathy - Founder & Content and Community Director My family began AncientFaces because we believe that unique photos and stories that show who people are/were should be shared with the world.