Dori’s Family Journal
Welcome to the online version of my Family Journal.
Michael and I completed the printed version of this book in 2018, and gave it as a Christmas gift to the family that year. These 240 pages of photos, collage, and stories cover six generations, from distant relatives to all my children, and my grandson, too.
Click on the section title (for instance, “Generation 6” below) to view that whole section in PDF format.
Generation 6, part 1
• James Cooper
• Ann Ramsden
Generation 6, part 2
• Ann Ramsden
• Jacob Diver
• The Flour Sack Skirt
Generation 5, part 1
• Arthur Cooper
Generation 5, part 2
• Sarah Elizabeth Bedford Cooper
Generation 5 part 3
• Hugh Ayers
• Minnie Lietta Ayers
Generation 4, part 1
• Gladys Marion Cooper
Generation 4, part 2
• Charles Reginald Cooper: high school, occupations, hobbies, King Edwards Cigars.
Generation 4, part 3
• Two world wars, gardening, the Northern Lights
Generation 4, part 4
• Mildred Elizabeth Ayers: snickerdoodles, Minerva, tramps & gypsies
Generation 4, part 5
• Mildred: plants, the Vegetable Man, a poem, memory.
• Emma Ayers
• Eleanor Ayers
• Walter Myron Temple
Generation 3, part 1
• Doris Ann Cooper: Childhood
Generation 3, part 2
• Dori’s childhood, school days, the crochet chain, and swinging at the end of the world.
Generation 3, part 3
• Tennis days, the Hermit, college & teaching, motherhood, the Doobie Brothers, the hoedown, Benchmark Type & Design
Generation 3, part 4
• Uwharrie Gardens, homes
Generation 3, part 5
• Covelo garden, travel, Branciforte House
Generation 3, part 6
• Soul Collage, and a poem
Generation 3, part 7
• David Myron Temple
• Doneice Louise Temple
Generation 2, part 1
• Chuck King
Generation 2, part 2
• Chuck: photography, the anchor, antique clocks, and more
Generation 2, part 3
• Paul Arthur King
Generation 2, part 4
• Denise James
Generation 2, part 5
• Deborah Ann King: Childhood, Disneyland
Generation 2, part 6
• Deborah: more Disneyland, sports, Gayle’s Bakery
Generation 2, part 7
• Deborah in Hollywood, and more
Generation 2, part 8
• Michael Robert King: Childhood, school play, and more
Generation 2, part 9
• Music, Lorien Lost, English country dancing, and more
Generation 1, part 1
• Jack Paul King: Childhood
Generation 1, part 2
• Jack at Disneyland, games, a birthday battle, and more
