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  • 1912 Obituaries: November 29

    From page 22 of the Chicago Daily News November 29, 1912; “ANDERSON-Wm. C., aged 76 years, Nov. 2, 1912, beloved husband of Elizabeth Anderson. Funeral from late residence, 2442 N. Kimball-av., Sunday, Dec. 1, at 12:30 p.m., to St. Paul’s Lutheran church, 2215 W. North-av., at 1:30 p.m., thence by…

  • Wanted – Married Couples

    Tri-State Employment Co. posted the following advertisement in the classifieds section of the Minneapolis Journal on December 4, 1915: WANTED – MARRIED COUPLES “We have jobs at Dupree, N.D., Kilkenny, Minn., Cambridge, Minn., Cartio [sic], N.D., Roberts, Wis., Lanesboro, Minn., Benford, N.D., Bloomington Ferry, Minn. and Wilton, N.D., where they…

  • Happy Thanksgiving

     

  • Guardian Angel

    When I visited St. Luke Cemetery in Chicago this past spring I was focused on young Herold Mueller and his headstone. It wasn’t until later that I noticed the angel nearby who was keeping watch over him. Herold’s picture is in an oval frame on his headstone. The German phrase hier…

  • 1912 Obituaries: November 21

    From page 21 of the November 21, 1912 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “ACKLEY-Patrick, beloved husband of Margaret Ackley and father of Mrs. Robert Rogers and David J., Frank P., Anna T. and Margaret R. Ackley. Funeral from late residence, 1924 Washington-bd., to St. Jarlath’s church, where requiem high…

  • World Television Day

    TV has come a long way, hasn’t it?

  • Not Far from the Tree

    Styled after tree trunks and cut branches, the individual headstones of the Evans’ family are grouped around a large tree marker. The broken branches on the large headstone symbolize a life cut short.  

  • Milestone in the Cemetery

    I smiled as I took this picture for Find A Grace, imagining the conversation that may have taken place. “Is that really what you want on your headstone Mom?” Apparently Jewell’s wish came to fruition. Her milestone can be seen in Chicago’s Irving Park Cemetery:

  • 1888 Obituaries: November 10

    The following death notices were printed in the Chicago Daily News, November 10, 1888: “CARROLL-Nov. 9, 1888, at 138 Michigan, removed to Casey’s, southeast corner of Desplaines and Adams-sts., JOHN, beloved son of John and Mary (Donahue) Carroll, aged 24 years and 10 months. Funeral Sunday.” “CLANERT-FREDERICK CARL CLANERT, Saturday…

  • Get Naturalized

    A call for immigrants to file their papers appeared on the front page of the Chicago Daily Press and Tribune Saturday October 30, 1858. The reward for citizenship would be the right to vote in the upcoming election for the Illinois senate. For weeks prior to this notice being published, Abraham Lincoln and…