My grandmother's cousin was a wealthy girl who was really into the arts in Mexico. She got married, had a little boy...kept falling in love and having affairs. Finally after two bouts of unrequited love she shot herself at the alter of Notre Dame de Paris in 1931. Recently my cousins have all been claiming her and attending these openings and dedications in Mexico City in honor of her. I still haven't figured out exactly what she did, I have never seen her art. I think she did a lot of schmoozing. Growing up I was told she was a communist, really promiscuous and depressed.
― *tera, Tuesday, 7 October 2014 05:28 (nine years ago) link
I kind of love that story about the scandal and then the point about all the descendants who are just FINE. Really a much happier story than many...
― Sara R-C, Tuesday, 7 October 2014 06:48 (nine years ago) link
I apologize for being ambiguous up there, but hey, there are still Confederate war widows running around so it's not that crazy, I guess.
― pplains, Tuesday, 7 October 2014 13:34 (nine years ago) link
hey, if people were interested in the report about my great-grandfather:
http://nuweb9.neu.edu/civilrights/mississippi/samuel-bacon/
― DJP, Friday, 17 April 2015 16:03 (nine years ago) link
Wow, djp, thank you for sharing that.
― from batman to balloon dog (carl agatha), Friday, 17 April 2015 16:37 (nine years ago) link
heartrending. inspires horror & outrage but also great admiration for the man your greatgrandfather was.
― drash, Saturday, 18 April 2015 04:35 (nine years ago) link