My Grandmother Essay

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Edward Amador Ms.Rosales 3/19/12 Women History Project Sadie Charrington (My grandmother) • What is your full name? Why did your parents select this name for you? Did you have a nickname? Sadie Evadinie (Monroe) Charrington; father chose the first name because that was the name of his boss. She was a perfect example of what a lady should be. • When and where were you born? Barbery Hill ,Lucea, Hanouver, Jamaica; Dec. 10. • How did your family come to live there? Her family was born and raised there. • Were there other family members in the area? Who? Her aunt, uncle and thier family, another uncle and another grandmother. • What was the house (apartment, farm, etc.) like? How many rooms? Bathrooms? Did it have electricity? Indoor plumbing? Telephones? My grandmother lived in a house with 4 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. The house did have electricity, indoor plumbing, and 1 main landline telephone. • Were there any special items in the house that you remember? The piano. • What is your earliest childhood memory? My grandmother's family owned property that was seperate from her house and it had a mangoe tree and a banana tree. They would always pick mangoes and bananas. • Describe the personalities of your family members. "All of my family was loving, caring, and responsible." • What kind of games did you play growing up? My grandmother enjoyed skipping rope and playing hopscotch. • What was your favorite toy and why? My grandmother's favorite toy was doll. She enjoyed making and sewing clothes for the doll. • What was your favorite thing to do for fun (movies, beach, etc.)? She enjoyed playing with a ball outside and going to the beach and playing in the sand and water • Did you have family chores? What were they? Which was your least favorite? She had to tidy her room, clean around the house and help the parents
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