‘ILL’ JOBS WE’VE HAD/WORKED AT DAVISVILLE LIBRARY HILLMAN PAPER ROUTE PICNIC GRILL SAW MILL Norma works periodically at the DAVISVillE LIBRARY, although with the current bridge situation she probably tries to limit that big commute. Many of the siblings, as touched on in earlier puzzles, delivered newspapers (HillMAN PAPER ROUTE). Jan and Bev worked at…

SPORTS WE TOOK UP AS ADULTS THRWINGBK40LB-ERS-NOT16 OZ-ERS = CURLING HAZARDS-BUNKERS-CLUBS-ROUNDS = GOLF BRINED CUKE SPHERE, NOT SPEAR = PICKLEBALL ULTIMATE CURLING stones weigh between 38 and 44 pounds. I believe the stones at the club I belonged to were 40 pounders. Michaela and I attended a Learn-to-Curl event in September 2016 and had so…

NE STATES FAMILY MEMBERS CURRENTLY LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS VERMONT NEW HAMPSHIRE RHODE ISLAND Mike and his family live in MASSACHUSETTS. Catherine and Sam are in Burlington, VERMONT. Matt and Lindsay call NEW HAMPSHIRE home. The bulk of the family lives in RHODE ISLAND. STATES BILL AND MARY HAVE LIVED IN CALIFORNIA HAWAII WASHINGTON CONNECTICUT In…

PARADES WE’VE PARTICIPATED IN WICKFORD MEMORIAL DAY/VETERANS Over the years, many Hillman family members have participated in either the NORTH KINGSTOWN/WICKFORD MEMORIAL Day Parade or the VETERANS Day Parade. Some marched as part of school bands, others with scouting groups, while others may have joined that parade with their dogs as part of the “dogs…

SOME DETAILS OF GIL AND CLAIRE’S WEDDING WEDNESDAY, JUNE, 30, ST. BERNARD This topic has been covered in a previous puzzle (May 17) but I think it’s worthy of re-use. Gil and Claire married on WEDNESDAY the 30th of JUNE, at ST. BERNARD church in North Kingstown. WEDDING LOCATIONS CHELSEA PARK Russell and Ayida married…

WATERFALLS VISITED BY RUSSELL AND AYIDA BUTTERMILK, COHOES, SHINGLE CABIN, OZONE Russell and Ayida visited BUTTERMILK Falls near Ludlow, Vermont in October of 2023. Russ and Ayida included photos of several waterfalls in their social media postings from the time but the photos were not individually labeled. I did some internet cross-referencing and my best…

COUSINX4 BIRTHDAY KIDS MIKE, AMBER, MICHAELA, LOWELL The four cousins of the cousin-cousin-cousin-cousin birthday party are MIKE, AMBER, MICHAELA, and LOWELL. Below is a photo of the four of them from one of the early cousin-cousin-cousin-cousin birthday parties. SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS BOB, JENNIFER AND CAITLIN, WES, LOU, AND MARY, TOM – ANY TOM, PICK A TOM…

CLOCKS SHEPARD’S, 25th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, KITTY CAT, 1970s CORDOBA DASHBOARD This is a crazy grouping, I know, but there are 3 clocks I remember well and a 4th that is a bit speculative, but here goes: CLOCK NUMBER 1:In the 40s/50s/early 60s downtown Providence had several department stores. The Outlet and Shepard’s are two I…

FIRST/EARLY CARS OF COUSINS (HONDA) CRX, (NISSAN) SENTRA, (DODGE)INTREPID/INTRIPED, ISUZU Michaela got a Honda CRX for Christmas one year. It’s sounds extravagant…believe me, it was not. She was initially pretty happy with it though. Amber’s first car was a 1989 Nissan – at least that’s what she told me earlier this year when I asked.…

HALLOWEEN COSTUMES CLAIRE MADE DEVIL SKELETON CLOWN CAT Below is a picture of the ORIGINAL wearers of the devil, skeleton, clown, and cat costumes Claire made. The costumes were worn by many others over the years. HALLOWEEN COSTUMES OF COUSINS NINJA HOODLUM BUMBLEBEE CLEOPATRA According to Annette, Lowell and Dave dressed as a ninja (Lowell)…