Grandpa Jack

This page is dedicated to our grandfather, John "Jack" Welsh, who lived a fruitful 104 years, 2 months, and 2 days here on Earth. A person who has spent that much time on this planet is bound to have great stories, and his eight kids, nineteen grandkids, and nine great-grandkids were all fortunate to hear about his storied life throughout the years. As our cousin Brian posted on Facebook, my Grandpa Jack was "a legend."

I was honored and grateful to be able to have captured many of his stories with an audio recorder, and I want to share these sweet moments here with all of you who knew and loved him. 

I hope to extend this project to include stories from Welsh family members and family friends. If you would like to share a story about Grandpa and Grandma, please email me at sarahadaggett@gmail.com or call/text me at 518-929-5116. Written, audio, and video formats are all welcome. If you don't already have your story recorded, I'll come visit you to record it! 

Stone

Grandma and Grandpa grew up in Corona, Queens, New York at the beginning of the 20th century., and they were neighbors. Their houses were so close, you could throw a stone.

Irish Mail

A curious turn-of-the-century toy connected our grandparents long before they ever considered one another a friend, let alone a romantic interest. 

Pest

Our grandparents knew one another when they were children, but they didn't always get along.