News
Holiday and a Birthday
Posted: Fri, Jul 4, 2008 by Jakim
Yesterday we celebrated Pop's birthday (and the Fourth of July). I took pictures for those of you who couldn't make it to enjoy.
Lucas Baptised
Posted: Sun, May 18, 2008 by Jakim
Lucas was baptised at North Grove church this Sunday. Ivan took some pictures during the service.
Welcome to the New Baby
Posted: Wed, Mar 26, 2008 by Jakim
Congratulations to Dom and Amber on the birth of their son Lucas. Born today, he weighed around 9 Lbs.
More News From Heidi and Seth
Posted: Sun, Mar 16, 2008 by Jakim
They've found a house out in Colorado. After staying a while in temporary accomodations they are now going to be moving into something more permanent. Heidi has posted a picture at myspace.com.
Wedding
Posted: Sat, Jan 26, 2008 by Jakim
Congratulations to Heidi and Seth! They had a wonderful wedding at a Bed and Breakfast in downtown Wilmington. Of course you can see the pictures here.
Memorial for Maurice Shepard
Posted: Sat, Dec 22, 2007 by Jakim
Today we had a memorial service for my grandfather.
The following was Published in the Jacksonville Daily News from 12/14/2007 - 12/17/2007.
Maurice C. Shepard, 91, of Jacksonville, died Dec. 12, 2007, at Pitt Memorial Hospital.
He was a retired civil service microbiologist for the U.S. Navy.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Erika Shepard.
Survivors include his three daughters, Julia Shepard Friant of Jacksonville, and Jean Shepard and Evelyn Shepard, both of New York City, N.Y.; one sister, Miriam Shepard Peterson of St. Paul, Minn.; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 930-B Wellness Drive, Greenville, NC 27834.
Arrangements are by Jones Funeral Home in Jacksonville.
Christmas Pictures
Posted: Tue, Dec 18, 2007 by Jakim
We have been taking pictures this Christmas season and some of the better ones have been put up in their own album. We also took pictures of the entire family on Christmas Eve (1, 2) that are now in the family portrait album.
New Family Portraits Posted
Posted: Sun, Aug 12, 2007 by Jakim
The most recent pictures of the whole family -- taken last year around Christmas time -- has been uploaded to the photo gallery in a new album for family portraits.
Playing in the Pool
Posted: Thu, Jul 5, 2007 by Jakim
Over the Fourth of July holiday we had the pool set up in the back yard. The girls had a great time playing in it together. The was was just deep enough to crawl (or scoot) in and there was plenty of splashing going on too. We didn't get any pictures this time, but I posted some pictures of them playing in the pool the previous week.
Updated the Family History
Posted: Wed, Jun 27, 2007 by Jakim
My father has long had a document that lists the date of the birth, marriage and death of my Great-Grandparents, and the names and birthdates of their 16 children. Today I added some of that information to the family history page.
Pictures
Posted: Mon, Jun 4, 2007 by Jakim
Ruth came up from Mississippi for a visit last month and we took some pictures that you can see in the gallery now. You can also find more pictures (of various things) on her MySpace page.
A New Look
Posted: Tue, Apr 24, 2007 by Jakim
I created a new layout and look for the web site after reading a web design article. I hope everyone will like the new look and find it easier to navigate. You will also notice that I expanded the links for family pages to include the pages some of us have on MySpace.
In case you were curious. The skyline graphic in the title is of Wilmington as seen from the River Walk near the Pilot House. I traced it from a stock photo.
Happy Saint Patrick's Day
Posted: Sat, Mar 17, 2007 by Jakim
Celebrating the coming of spring with a day of yard work... and a few updates to the web site. Crystal's Kitchen has some new pages, including some recipes that she likes.
A New Baby!
Posted: Sat, Sep 2, 2006 by Jakim
Chloe was born this morning. Take a look at pictures.
Summer is Almost Here
Posted: Fri, Jun 2, 2006 by Jakim
Nothing new on the website, but there are more pictures in the photo albums.
Merry Christmas
Posted: Fri, Dec 23, 2005 by Jakim
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas this year!
Gearing up For The Trip
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 by Jakim
We're counting down the days until we leave for Japan. You'll be able to follow our journey in my journal. I hope to post pictures and notes every day (that I have an internet connection). One day down, six to go...
Going to Japan
Posted: Thu, Feb 10, 2005 by Jakim
We've been getting ready for our trip to Japan in March. Check out the details if you're interested.
New Video
Posted: Tue, Dec 14, 2004 by Jakim
Morganne was dancing around and having fun and I had the digital camera handy. You can read the full story here.
New Gallery
Posted: Mon, Nov 29, 2004 by Jakim
I'm starting a "Photo of the Week" gallery where I'll try to post a new picture every week (probably on Monday). I still have a backlog of pictures from Morganne's birthday and from Thanksgiving that I want to post, but I haven't had the time to go through them and decide which to put on the web site. Maybe with a weekly picture, I'll be able to keep them more up to date.
Posted: Wed, Jun 16, 2004 by Jakim
Along with this website, friant.org supports email addresses. For those who have one set up as a mailbox, you can access as webmail it through the front page link. If you just have a forwarding alias, this won't work for you.
New Pictures
Posted: Wed, Jun 9, 2004 by Jakim
I added another picture gallery with photos taken over the past couple of months. Mainly of Morganne (of course).
A Little History
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 by Jakim
I've gotten a few e-mails over the past years from other Friants asking about my family name and history so I've put up a page with a short summary of where my family is from.
New Gallery Page
Posted: Wed, Nov 26, 2003 by Jakim
Now that we're starting to accumulate a number of picture galleries, I have organized them into a seperate page. The newest galleries will still be showing up on the main page, but now you'll have a "more" link to find the rest of the galleries on their own page.
Finally our own domain
Posted: Wed, Sep 3, 2003 by Jakim
My brother Dom and I finally got around to purchasing a domain name. We don't have a particular purpose for it yet, but it's intended to provide web space for the Friant family (at least the ones located in eastern North Carolina, USA).
More Picture Galleries
Posted: Wed, Sep 3, 2003 by Jakim
With Crystal's help I've added a couple of galleries to the website. The first has pictures of family gatherings, and the second has pictures of Crystal and Jakim.
New Additions
Posted: Mon, Jul 28, 2003 by Jakim
For those who have heard it before, I'm sure you're tired of hearing how I'm moving my web pages around... ;-) but... I think I'm finished for now. The jModule has taken up residence here at friant.org, after I chopped it down to 3.5 megabytes worth of files and pictures(!). The rest of the pages are linked off of the main jModule page to reduce confusion for the couple of people who manage to stumble in.
Picture Galleries
Posted: Mon, Jun 30, 2003 by Jakim
I'm working on putting up some picture galleries. So far I've put one up... more of a test than an actual gallery. The pictures aren't the best, but it will give you an idea of what the future galleries will look like.
The Second Make over
Posted: Thu, Jun 5, 2003 by Jakim
The dark look wasn't working. :-( So it's time for another face lift. Hopefully this change will stick longer.