Betsy

Have you ever done a google search of your name?

I don't mean your full name to find yourself, but just your

first or last name to see what comes up? I did a search of

"Betsy" and these are some of the things I found ~

A street with my name! That would be kind of fun

to live on a street with your own name!

The Betsy Hotel on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida.

It's a 5 Star hotel right on the beach.

Rooms start a $350 a night. Lovely!

I want that awning with my name on it! :)

And the historically preserved Betsy-Tacy house.

Named for the well-loved characters of the series written by

author Maud Hart Lovelace. It's in Mankato, MN.

The home is now preserved and run by the

Betsy-Tacy Society. Interestingly enough, I never heard

of these books growing up. I happened upon a "This Old House"

type of renovation show on TV and saw parts of the makeover

last year.

And then there's Betsy Ross, famous for sewing our country's flag.

And Betsy was her nickname for Elizabeth, just like me!

She was Elizabeth Griscom Ross, who owned an upholstery shop

during the Revolutionary War. She made George Washington's

shirts and was asked by the committee from the Continental

Congress (of which he was a member) to make the flag.

And last but not least, the famous Betsy Wetsy doll!

I didn't have one of these growing up! She was first made

in 1934 by Abraham Katz and named after his daughter.

She was the first doll to not only wet her diapers

but her eyes closed when you laid her down.

So, anybody else out there ever found anything

interesting associated with their name?

all photos from googeimages.com

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