The Coletta Story

When Grandpop and Grandmom would visit us in Ventnor, every day at 11:30 am sharp Grandmom would deliver Grandpop his lunch: BLT (I think) on toast. Then Grandpop would put on his hat and walk the boards, smiling and waving at everyone. On Wednesdays he took a bath. Grandmom would sew matching dresses for me and her. What great memories.

But there's so much I don't know - who they were as people, what they were like as little kids, what they loved, what frustrated them, could they sing? Did they dance?

The generation of Coletta Cousins that played in the ocean together are now growing so old, pretty fast, that some of us (not me!) have grandkids playing in the ocean. How did THAT happen? We are quickly becoming ANCESTORS and I feel like I don't know enough about my own ancestors to become one myself! Can you help?

My goal is to gather as many stories and anecdotes, memories and pictures as I can - from you guys - and pull them all together in a book we can give our kids so they better understand the Coletta blood that runs through them. If your parents are still around (I have so many questions for mine!) could you interview them about their childhoods, about their siblings and parents? If you have memories of your own parents, your childhood, and family could you send them my way?

You can either post a comment below in a particular family (I'll "hide" the comments so the book is a surprise) or e-mail me anything you want (phylliscoletta@aol.com). If you have photos to share I would LOVE to have them in the book.... just scan and e-mail or send them to me at PO Box 880111 Steamboat Springs CO 80488 and I'll get them back to you. I'd like to have the book available on the internet so you can order it for your self or your kids for Christmas.

Sound good? Will you forward this on to any member of the family who may want to contribute? We have to preserve the memories, and share the history with our kids. The Coletta legacy really is a legacy of love.

Thanks and love to you all,
Phyllis