by Godfrey J. Ellis – 2004 This book was very much IN PROGRESS (and still is). Nevertheless, one of the family history consultants in Salt Lake City asked for a copy. I sent it to him. And he submitted it to FamilySearch!! Oh! It is published as: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/252218-the-blunts-of-northampton?offset=1 If you click on that link, you […]
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Was Nellie Drury a Black Widow?
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Jan 2016 My mother made some very strong statements about the wife of my direct-line ancestors, Nellie Drury. The more I thought about it, the more questions I had. This book is my attempt to sort out the answer to the question in the title. I hope you will find […]
Real People: Family Legacies of the Lowman and Nash Lines
by Ruth M. Roy and Godfrey J. Ellis In June of 1999, I heard about Mum’s newest project: a book recounting the family stories and memories that had meant so much to her over the years. It was to be called, Real People and she wanted me to type it for her. “If you can […]
A Trilogy of 11th Ave Memories
by Godfrey J. Ellis – October 2002 Lost on a forgotten corner of old Vancouver. A plain, frame, half-a-year home. We went back and saw it the other day.And met a trio of flooding memories, Of a great, white house and a great, old tree. A house of adventure,A five-year old’s dream, We had a […]
In the Yucatan – To Chichen Itza
by Godfrey J. Ellis – January 2003 In 2002, we visited Chichen Itza in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Our guide called it “Chicken Pizza”). Merry only made it half way up the pyramid but Godfrey got all the way up and was treated to a magnificent view. This poem was started on our long […]
Cupcakes
by Godfrey J. Ellis – October 2002 Mum (“Mom” for you Americans) had a friend who threw my little-boy-cupcakes in the trash! What? Oh, the tragedy of that, as this poem expresses. Nine-year old Godfrey, baking cupcakes. Mum helping; very complicated. “Read that, add that, stir that!” Blind faith mixes the pasty mud of sugars […]
Edmonton Miracles
by Godfrey J. Ellis – October 2002 My brother and I shared an emotional time doing work in the Edmonton Temple for our deceased father who, to say the very least, did not accept our Church during his lifetime. Did he later? We believe he did…. Defiling? Is Veil renting? Is Temple quaking? Paper in […]
The Camper
by Godfrey J. Ellis – December 2002 This is another poem about a childhood memory and the emotions surrounding my relationship with my dear mother. Somehow, some way, we were at a fair,An auto fair, a truck show,With cycles, and racing cars, and polished antiques.Chrome everywhere.Why were we there? I don’t know.It was in an […]
Lumps of Coal
by Godfrey J. Ellis — November 2002 A classic Christmas legend I’d always heard: “Naughty boys and girls, get lumps of coal in their stockings.” An idea begins to form, it brews, and hatches! I’ll give Mum lumps of coal, then, reveal love’s true gift! Anticipation already sees the scene: Red-faced Mum gasping! Family laughing! […]
The Addiction
by Godfrey J. Ellis – October 2002 Not all of my poems are nostalgic memories of childhood. The poem below is a frank (perhaps too frank) perception of my wonderful, talented, and frankly saintly mother who, unfortunately, was addicted. She was not addicted to drink or drug. She was addicted to external praise. My brother […]