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  • Brother of Katherine and Raymond

    From the Chicago Tribune, Friday 07 February 1964: TOLF – Harry W. Tolf, husband of the late Judith; father of Earl, the late Donald and Harriet Walton; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother of Katherine and Raymond Tolf. Resting at Edgar-Anderson Funeral Home, 4821 N. Damen avenue, until 10 p.m. Friday.…

  • Front Page News – February 5, 1894

    This story appeared on the front page of the February 5, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News: “Death of Mrs. Kent, Aged 94. Her Great-Great-Grandson Born Last Year – Her Active Life After 94 years of exceptionally active life, Mrs. Louise Restieaux-Kent died at the home of her granddaughter,…

  • 1894 Obituaries: February 5

    From the February 5, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News, page 7; “GALLAGHER-At Des Plaines, Ill., Feb. 5, 1894, Mrs. BRIDGET GALLAGHER. Funeral Wednesday, at 9 a.m., by cars to Calvary.” “PETERSON-ANNA FLORENCE PETERSON, Feb. 3, 1894, at 19 Milton-av., aged 3 years 1 month and 15 days. Funeral…

  • 1920 Obituaries: January 3

    The following “Cards of Thanks” notices were printed on page 11 of the January 3, 1920 issue of the Chicago Daily News: “SCHULTZ-I WISH TO EXPRESS MY MOST sincere thanks and appreciation to my many friends and relatives for their kind sympathy and beautiful floral offerings in my recent bereavement…

  • The Birthday Girl

    From left to right, my cousin Fran, Auntie Karen, the birthday girl (me!), and my cousins Johnny, Alan and Russell.

  • Troubleshooters Guide to Genealogy

    Written inside the front cover of The Troubleshooter’s Guide to Do-It-Yourself Genealogy by W. Daniel Quillen is the following descriptor; “Advanced Techniques for Overcoming Obstacles, Removing Roadblocks & Unlocking Your Family History!” Trying not to be overly critical (although I finished the 271-page book in one evening), I looked up the…

  • A Second Look at January

    In November and December I printed calendars from Family Tree Maker and used them to create my genealogical research to-do lists for the upcoming month. The calendars added a sort of random focus to my family history research which I enjoyed, so I played the same game in January: 01 Jan 1858 –…

  • Aunt Louise and Ernest

    Rosa Louise Mangels was born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois on this date in 1888. Many thanks to cousin Linda for sharing this photo of her father with his aunt Louise.

  • Front Page News – January 30, 1894

    The following story appeared on the front page of the January 30, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News: “No Inquest on Mrs. Gardner – Post-Mortem Must First Be Held-Trouble About the Furniture. Ex-Ald. Frank Vierling and wife of 2347 Michigan-av., backed up by another witness or two, with great…

  • 1894 Obituaries: January 30

    The following death notices appeared in the January 30, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News, page 6; “BAER-Jan. 28, 1894, FRANZ BAER, beloved father of Wendelin Seng, Frank Baer and Mrs. Nicholas Hansen, aged 77 years. Funeral Wednesday, Jan. 31, from his late residence, corner Clark-st. and Ridge-av., at…