Monthly Archives: July 2010

A Strong African American Woman

By Barb Manning Lois Alexander is the mother of four girls and a boy. Lois was born and raised in Georgia in the 1950s during a time when African Americans began to pushing for the social, economic, and political change. Lois grew up In the South in a period of increased racial tensions over segregation [...]

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It’s a Boy! Jayden Anthony

Congratulations to Camelle and Jason on their new baby boy, Jayden Anthony. He was delivered on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, weighing 6lbs 11ozs, 19 inches long. I hope he has a long and prosperous life and that he fulfills his parents expectations! Again, congratulations to the new family member. Check out the new photos of [...]

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Making a Connection with Family

Recently I received an email from a relative living in Florida that I was unaware of. Dorothy Jackson is related to our grandmother’s brother, Buck. She found us while searching on the internet for family related to the Treadwell’s. She gave me her address and phone number and I gave her mine. Several days later [...]

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Baby Shower!

Hello fellow family members. I just wanted to let everyone know that my baby shower for baby number two is on May 9th. Hopefully everyone got there invites by now but i still have a few to send off. Its a boy. I am registered at Walmart, Target, and Babies-R-Us. If anyone wants to know [...]

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The Summer Wedding

I just uploaded over 90 photos of my nieces wedding last summer. I didn’t take the photos, so I can’t take credit for the nice ones, or blame for the bad. Please feel free to let me know which photos you like. I have my favorites. originally published on Ning (April 24, 2009) Share on [...]

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Lois Gets Sinkhole Problem Solved

Lois Alexander and her neighbors on Parkdale Avenue had a problem with a sinking hole in the middle of the street. After contacting the City of Toledo repeatedly since February 2009, Lois decided to contact WTOL’s Mika Highsmith and the station’s Problem Solver program. On Monday, Mika Highsmith came out to the house and filmed [...]

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