Crinoline Days written by: Joseph Amendolare   My mother’s father was Irish, and his known lineage traces back to about 1825 (where I lose track); his own ancestors arrived in the City of New York to an America rising out of the steam-powered 1860’s. He was born in 1899. So, he lived thru the Great War, the Depression and WWII, came out the other side in an America governed by Harry S. Truman and later, General Eisenhower. By the time … Continue reading Crinoline Days