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I wonder if this type of shower is still given to a future bride? This 1935 newspaper item was written during the Great Depression. The following are some fact about the Great Depression which will give you an insight into why a currency shower would be given. 1934 Congress authorizes creation of the Federal... Continue Reading →
I wonder how many law suits this old man would have to fight if he did this on his property in 2015. Thank You. Jose from Clarkston, Michigan
Chronicling America Nov 1882 Slaves in New Jersey Biography of two people who were born in slavery in New Jersey, as they told it to the newspaper reporter. See below for Link to full article. Thank You. Jose from Clarkston, Michigan original newspaper link: Sacramento daily record-union. (Sacramento [Calif.]), 20 Nov. 1882. Chronicling America: Historic... Continue Reading →
When you feel your cell phone moving in the pocket of your coat think of the farmer in the rural community who never even had a telephone. In the year 2015 we get used to the modern conveniences that are literally at our fingertips and we forget about the times when these items were luxuries... Continue Reading →
Some lives are more exciting than others. Consider Larry Allen, Associated Press correspondent. Thank You. Jose from Clarkston, Michigan Link to newspaper: St. Petersburg Times - May 14, 1975 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VkFSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d3kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5989%2C4241863 Link to web page: http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/a/allen_l.htm Link to tree: Larry Allen reporter - Obit 1975 Family Tree Owner: josemunoz2546 http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/75755600/family
Why is an Indiana death reported in a Maine newspaper? It is hard to say why some items get picked up by newspapers while others don't. In this case it was probably a good filler; a small item with a twist. The fact that Edward was not nominated for the post brought on an illness... Continue Reading →
The work that I do, sometimes leads me find unexpected connections. One of the trees that I created from a random newspaper obituary, gave me many other obituaries and a connection to my own family. I found the Prendergast item by chance and then created a tree in hopes of finding his own Family Tree.... Continue Reading →
Have you ever wondered how to create a tree or branch from just a few clues? Here are the steps I took to complete a branch for Helen Campbell Gillette. (Links to items are at the bottom of this posting) I found an obituary for Helen Campbell Gillette. I started a tree for her. I... Continue Reading →
Mug Shots of Spies? Look closer. How would you like to be the guy running for the school board? I wrote about Advertisement placement and I guess that also applies to headlines. Thank You. Jose from Clarkston, Michigan The newspaper shown is: The Victoria Advocate - Apr 5, 1951
If you find a death notice for a person on your tree don’t stop looking for more. Newspapers from different locations or the same newspaper may have more information than what you found. I was working on the Pauline F Johnson Obit tree and found this notice. I looked for more. And looked for more... Continue Reading →
The genealogy Gods struck again thanks to the 1893 Boston Evening Transcript newspaper and Sherry. In a previous blog posting “Break the Pope’s Neck” I wrote about the interesting information one could find in the old newspaper “Boston Evening Transcript” and gave you a link to a history of it [Access The Boston Transcript] In... Continue Reading →
Little items, in old papers Will often, lead the way To new, discoveries Hidden, treasures That are, on the web. It’s funny how a small item in a newspaper can lead you to research things that you were not even thinking about, and can make you write a poem, as in this case. I was... Continue Reading →
Family trees show “the Good, the Bad and the Ugly” of a family’s history. Some families have more than their share of the “Bad and Ugly” and can seem to be reliving the life of the bible story “Job”. The Mitchell and Patzke families of Oregon and Washington are connected not only by marriage but... Continue Reading →
“…having found two trees I was satisfied with my work and I thought I was done with this particular newspaper item, but I was wrong.” In March of 2013 I was reading an old 1913 newspaper "The Cayuga Chief" published in Weedsport, New York and saw the following item: ”William R. Mack Killed, Struck by... Continue Reading →
Back in the 1970's our little community of organic gardeners; in Lansing, Michigan, was all a buzz about the new book called "The Secret Life of Plants". [The following picture comes from Wikipedia web page referenced in this posting] We talked about the findings of the book and even did our own little experiments to... Continue Reading →
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