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We Miss Thee Everywhere
John Gillis’ obituary appeared on page 8 of the Chicago Daily News on March 5, 1892: “GILLIS-JOHN, beloved husband of Adelaide Lee Dunbar Gillis and father of Grace and Sedric Gillis, aged 52 years. Funeral Sunday, March 6, at 2 p.m., from his late residence, 2952 S. Canal-st, by carriages…
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Mary A wife of Phil Runser
Mary Runser’s headstone stands among a number of old memorials in Riverside Cemetery in Black River Falls Wisconsin.
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Mystery Monday: Death Certificate 6824
What is Jennie Olivia’s surname? I guessed. And the FamilySearch indexer guessed. But since there is no one else on FamilySearch with the same surname, I can’t help but wonder if we’re wrong. I’m not related to Jennie, but I would like to solve the mystery of her surname. Can you…
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Family Photo Friday: At the Airport
Way back when, a family could entertain themselves inexpensively by watching planes take flight at the airport. I’ll bet that was great fun for my cousins and me in 1963.
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Sisters of Mercy
Ordinarily I share photos of multiple headstones on Taphophile Thursday. Those pictures tend to focus more on the cemetery as a whole and less on individual markers. But this grouping of headstones in Janesville Wisconsin’s Mount Olivet Cemetery presented the individuals as a single entity. Which is what moved me to take a picture.
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Mystery Monday: Death Certificate 6818
The measles. Who would think a little boy would die as a result of this childhood illness? And just after his first birthday. Otto Minke’s birth and death were recorded in Chicago records on FamilySearch, but his place of burial is not. I’m not related to the Minkes, but I would…
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Family Photo Friday: Splish Splash
Some of the photos in my vast collection serve no genealogical purpose, but they sure bring a smile to my face!
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