In a family history interview of Viola Josephine McPhie Ostler I asked her the following question, "What is one thing you want for your children and grandchildren after you've passed on?" She replied, "That they stay together, no matter what."
So far we've continued that legacy through email newsletters, family gatherings, and our personal correspondence with each other. Our close knit family is getting bigger and bigger every month and more Ostlers and McPhies are being discovered in the forest of family trees.
It's so amazing that though our family is spread out over several states and across oceans, we can still be quickly connected; a vision not readily available at the time of Boyden or Viola's passing. My hope with this wonderful tool of technology is that we remain closely tied through a centralized location of communication. That stories, events, photographs, histories, and family are shared to fulfill a wish to "stay together, no matter what".
--Jane
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What a wonderful idea to start a family blog! How thankful I am you asked grandma that question. It should modivate us all to keep in touch through emails, this blog, our own blogs, and family parties! I would love to hear more about this Family History interview with Grandma Viola!
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