Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Bert's father Herbert Sr. was the brother of my father's mother Glenna Crowson (Foreman). My father Paul Foreman and I happened to live for many years in almost the same neighborhood in Austin only a few blocks away from his cousin Bert and Bert's wife Alta Ruth and we visited several times. In hindsight i wish i had visited them more often to learn more family stories because I only ever learned about my grandmother Glenna from stories and pictures. When I had asked Bert about my grandmother's music recordings and songs, he did not remember them particularly, but he gave me a record he had cut with family members, i think the Copeland Brothers? They were singing some gospel songs on that record and i still have it. I remember Alta Ruth was so very kind, always such a gentle soul and she had a tender smile. They were very lovely folks and I enjoyed visiting them.
