tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78444478513816180502024-03-18T04:14:44.793-05:00The Dead Relative CollectorNick Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14765069683773652161noreply@blogger.comBlogger237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-47122600985077044852019-02-21T06:30:00.000-06:002019-08-19T13:14:32.900-05:00TBT- Johannas Weerts WWII Service<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Johannas Weerts was born in rural Martin County, Minnesota the 8th child to Harm & Elizabeth Weerts, who were German immigrant dairy farmers. They had left their home in Ostfreisland (far NW Germany) a decade before & settled in Iowa before relocating to Southern Minnesota.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Shortly after the outbreak of World War I, Johannas moved to rural He continued to reside in the Amenia area and was later married to Clara Cramer in 1943.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">He died in 1975 from complications of pneumonia following a broken hip. </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-44034030965069723132019-02-17T08:50:00.000-06:002019-08-19T13:14:32.688-05:00Lost Photo- David B. Phillips of Ohio<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">After a quick Ancestry search, it appears that there are a couple of potential David B. Phillips who resided in Ohio that are from around the correct era.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hopefully someone out there has either David in their family... or has a little more research time to devote to tracking down the correct gentleman!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's really a great photograph and it should be with a genealogist who can treasure it</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-88803258799172964512019-02-14T05:30:00.000-06:002019-08-19T13:14:34.794-05:00TBT- Hiram Maine & Loren Maine "Boxing"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This photo, taken sometime in the early 1910's in rural Cass County, Minnesota was sent by Minnie Maine down to her old neighbors the Hartman's in Southern Minnesota. This fun snapshot of her two youngest sons was likely taken on their farm in Home Brook Township, due to the hats & raised fists, it's pretty much impossible to tell which one is which. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hiram would continue to live on that farm the rest of his life, dying in 1979. Loren would eventually move back down to Southern Minnesota and farm in rural Winnebago, later moving into town. He died of cancer a year after his brother. </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-16116049486715438092019-02-10T03:30:00.000-06:002019-08-19T13:14:31.509-05:00Lost Photo- Emery C. Nelson of Clermont, Iowa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As his Mother & Step-Father moved to Montana and later California, Emery continued to live in the same household as him, up to at least 1930 where he is listed as a single 38 year old laborer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Since it seems unlikely that Emery has an descendants of his own at this point, hopefully someone from the family of his brother Carl would treasure this great little photograph.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-85405214670546144352019-02-08T11:19:00.000-06:002019-08-19T13:14:34.522-05:00A Blizzard & A Stay-cation.... What to do?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here in Southern Minnesota, we've definitely been feeling Winter the last few weeks!<br />
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We've had snow and then shockingly (even for us!) cold weather. And now, today, as I write this I can hear the roar of neighboring snow blowers as they clear out from yesterday.... while our Blizzard Warning expired in the night, the temperature is currently -10 and we're in a Wind Chill Advisory until at least later today.<br />
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Oh Spring... where for art thou?<br />
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Lucky for me, I'm on vacation from work for a couple of weeks... enjoying a "stay-cation" even though I wish I was frolicking on a warm sunny tropical beach somewhere, as I was last February. And yesterday, listening to the howl of the wind I just had no motivation to tackle the dull house chores that piled up all week....<br />
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So, what did I do??<br />
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First, I did some extensive searches on Ebay to see what genealogical books were out their for both my family surnames and locations of interest! Then I headed over to the <a href="https://shop.americanancestors.org/collections/used-and-remaindered-books?page=1&pass-through=true">New England Historic Genealogical Society</a> where they have a huge listing of Used Books for Sale, as well as the personal genealogy page for <a href="http://roots4u.com/Roots4U/Books_for_Sale.html">Dr. Michael Lacopo (Hoosier Daddy)</a> who has an ever changing list of books for sale from the excess duplicates of his own collection.<br />
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Of course I found a number of books that I decided I MUST have! And now I'm eagerly awaiting their arrival, hopefully a few of them get here by next week when we're forecast to receive another huge Winter storm (insert some combination of sobbing/angry emoji here).<br />
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In addition to the book hoarding that I engaged in, I also took the opportunity to research a number of different societies & associations that I have interest in joining. Some societies have specific renewal dates (often the first of a new year) and I found quite a few that I want to join and organized them based on renewal dates.<br />
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I did join <a href="https://rigensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=14">The Rhode Island Genealogical Society</a>, <a href="http://nhsog.org/">The New Hampshire Society of Genealogists</a>, and <a href="http://www.sandwichhistorical.org/">The Sandwich Historical Society (Carroll Co, NH)</a> right off the bat, with their easy to join on-line application. And also printed off forms for those that require checks sent via snail mail.<br />
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Today, I'm going to putter my way through the rest of the list... I have a few family associations I want to explore and they require more in-depth forms as lineage is required. <br />
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I'm still lingering over coffee this morning... stalling in my snow removal responsibilities, and just enjoying the morning. The sun streaming in the windows is misguiding, but still a nice addition to this frigid day.<br />
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Time to refill my coffee and then on to tackle the filling in of some paper applications.<br />
<br />What are you doing this Winter Friday? Perhaps you're a lucky one enjoying warm weather someplace?<br />
What genealogical tasks await you this coming weekend?</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-30642619711220592562019-02-07T16:05:00.004-06:002019-08-19T13:14:31.969-05:00TBT- Arthur Blair as a Young Child<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Arthur Blair was born 15 June 1891 in Bancroft Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota, the 5th and final child of William Blair & Sarah Nelson. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Art and his sister Nellie were the only children to live to adulthood, as the oldest 3 children died of illness before reaching 2 years of age. Their </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">mother Sarah was the oldest child of Ole Nelson & </span><a href="https://thedeadrelativecollector.blogspot.com/2012/03/mary-rosetta-grinolds-for-many-years.html" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Mary Rosetta Grinolds</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">, who were early residents of Freeborn County, Minnesota. After their 1876 elopement, William & Sarah moved throughout Southern Minnesota before eventually settling in Richland County, North Dakota.</span></div>
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resolutions that I craft every year. For a few years, I have specialized in
making a number of genealogical specific resolutions that I continually fail to
meet… each and every year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My <i>2019 Genealogy To Do List</i> is comprised of <b>8 important goals/tasks</b> that I would like to put energy into, in the coming year. Some of these 8 goals are similar in theme, but I still consider them a separate branch of their own</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Like every genealogist, I battle with getting organized. A long long LONG term problem. Extra frustrating, because I remember the days of being ultra-organized. I've put some big projects & research opportunities on hold, because I am not just sure what I have and what I need yet. And I'm also hesitant to take on something that will add further to my "piles." I've already began sorting paper piles & going through my file cabinet. Making new folders & purging some no longer needed/out dated resources.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I'm very fortunate to have a large photo archive of several thousand photographs! But I need to get them scanned, labeled, organized & properly stored. How can one appreciate a great photo that is buried in a big tote of other photos. This is a perfect Winter project and I look forward to getting to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Sadly, I got sloppy with documentation at different times in my research over the past 25+ years. I have many documents that I need to create proper citations for. Related to other goals, such as Organization & Examining Brick Walls, shoring up my documentation will go hand in hand. Also, it is important to stay diligent with it, so I'm not right back to square one before I know it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've thought long and hard for some time about applying to become a <span style="background-color: white;">Certified Genealogist</span><sup style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">® </sup></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">, and have decided that 2019 is my year! I have great confidence in my abilities and once I triumph over my battle with clutter & mess, I'll have even more time and space to work on this very important part of my genealogical path.</span></span></div>
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numerous fronts, I fear that I may have squandered some valuable time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Yes, I did speak at the North Star Conference, the yearly Fall Conference put on by <a href="https://mngs.org/">Minnesota Genealogical Society</a> And I was able to do some basic genealogy research throughout the year--- as well as continue to analyze and make breakthroughs via DNA.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As has been frequently discussed here in The Dead Relative Collector, having my DNA tested nearly 4 years ago, proved that there was some "biological identity issues" in my pedigree~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://thedeadrelativecollector.blogspot.com/2015/04/so-i-am-not-exactly-who-i-thought-i-was.html">So I am NOT exactly who I thought I was...?</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://thedeadrelativecollector.blogspot.com/2016/01/im-still-not-who-i-thought-i-was-thanks.html">I'm STILL Not Who I Thought I Was... Thanks DNA</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And DNA results continued to alter my <i>new</i> family as well, as people continued to be just not who I thought them to be.... and that saga will be a 2019 article series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My biggest research triumph was late in the year, when I finally was able to locate my mysterious Great-Great Grandfather Owen Rutherford Bruce, some years after he was last spotted in the late 1920's. Capping his life story with his death finally lead to a bit of closure in my research, but has also expanded a number of new research avenues! This will also be a follow-up article, as he's made previous appearances here in The Dead Relative Collector.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Getting back into a regular blogging schedule is one of my big goals for 2019! I've already began a huge organizational push in my entire genealogical archive, this 3rd day of the New Year and I'm looking forward to continuing my progress & making the year my most successful yet!</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-60288376859819903752018-04-18T08:43:00.003-05:002019-08-19T13:14:33.738-05:00Spring Conferences & Educational Opportunities!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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in Minnesota, where we can't seem to get a start on Spring... much of the state
just got yet another significant snowfall and it makes motivation and planning
ahead for warmer months difficult!</span><br />
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in the world of genealogy! And while the month is half over, there are a number
of genealogical education opportunities on the horizon, right here in our own
backyard~ And while it's always wonderful to learn new things, it's just as
nice to hang out with "our people" and share the mutual love of our
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJC0fCWaZ8Itx8ctUJmaAKeDbv-CKF_mAwIf1z0gg_8AJkxnGNH7lFZbjHUe7M8R9nzUkkmpAB1T55E3MZTOG4yC1Sd1tpw0hGGiUPQJ_3qc4V5aq_Ef6NfcGT9M4xxMMHIP-30Lapww/s1600/old-letters-436501_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJC0fCWaZ8Itx8ctUJmaAKeDbv-CKF_mAwIf1z0gg_8AJkxnGNH7lFZbjHUe7M8R9nzUkkmpAB1T55E3MZTOG4yC1Sd1tpw0hGGiUPQJ_3qc4V5aq_Ef6NfcGT9M4xxMMHIP-30Lapww/s400/old-letters-436501_1920.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The <a href="https://ggsmn.org/eventListings.php?nm=38#er78">Germanic Genealogy Society</a> has their Spring Conference this
coming Friday & Saturday—April 21<sup>st</sup> & 22<sup>nd</sup>. Timo
Kracke is the key note speaker and the list of other speakers & subject
matter looks to make a very fine conference!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you are in Northern Minnesota, the <a href="http://stearns-museum.org/genealogy-workshop">Stearns County</a> History Museum &
St. Cloud Area Genealogists are sponsoring a Family History Conference ‘Trace
Your Roots’ by the ever knowledgeable Paula Stuart-Warren. This also takes place
on April 21<sup>st</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On April 28<sup>th</sup>, the <a href="https://mngs.org/eventListings.php?nm=38">Minnesota Genealogical Society</a> has its
Spring Conference “Back to Basics Workshop” which is going to be held at the
new MGS location! So if you haven’t been there yet, here’s your chance. And
luckily, one of the breakout sessions offered is a ‘tour’ of the new research
library!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to travel to the venues across the state— I strongly suggest you still take a
look at the <a href="https://mngs.org/eventListings.php?nm=38">Minnesota Genealogical Societies Event page</a>, as there are many
free webinars to further your education.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If webinars are your thing, <a href="https://www.americanancestors.org/">The New England Historic & Genealogical Society</a> has some amazing free webinars that are open to anyone…as
well as other online classes that require payment/membership. They cover some
very specific subjects, as well as broad basic genealogical research subjects
that anyone will find informative. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are so many opportunities for further our genealogical
education—from conferences, webinars, workshops & classes. Every subject
matter under the genealogical umbrella.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I encourage you to take advantage of these great services that are available! And if you know of others, please share~ The more people who know, the more people can participate.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-55700399366302069452018-01-04T10:31:00.001-06:002019-08-19T13:14:33.602-05:00Happy New Year 2018~<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Dead Relative Collector wants to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! Hopefully 2018 is full of genealogical successes for us all~</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">After a break of a few months... times goes SO fast... I'm looking forward to blogging with regularity again! There still remains a large stash of "lost" family items to try and reunite as well as never ending changes & 'news' in our wonderfully diverse hobby to chat about. In addition to sharing my own personal genealogical quests and photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Dead Relative Collector had the luxury of attending multiple genealogical conferences & workshops in 2017. I had great hopes to blog about them all individually... but it seems that time has just gotten away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Among the highlights were the International Germanic Genealogy Conference in July-- many hundreds of people attended and it was incredible! What an honor to be part of the first ever one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The North Star Genealogy Conference, sponsored by the Minnesota Genealogical Society was also a great time in October! The Dead Relative Collector was honored to present there for the first time as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Here's wishing you all a very Happy New Year and looking very forward to interacting with you in the coming year as well continue our never ending genealogical quests!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-76049628123899452822017-07-13T11:42:00.000-05:002019-08-19T13:14:34.285-05:00TBT- Larrie Maine at Stony Brook<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Larrie Maine was the first born, of six children belonging to Ralph & Minnie (Cole) Maine. Throughout his life he lived in various places around Minnesota & North Dakota, before settling on his farm near Mapleton, MN where he passed away following a heart attack at 80 years old.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-49416901695598211312017-06-18T09:05:00.000-05:002019-08-19T13:14:33.116-05:00Lost Photo Album- Olaug Kaatorp of Renville Co, MN<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Many of these wonderful family photos are from Norway! It's difficult to figure out what family they are from though there is correspondence from Norway to Olaug Kaatorp, who lived in Renville County, Minnesota and various parts of Minneapolis/St Paul, it seems.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I can't really determine if Olaug was married or had a family- perhaps that is why her family photo collection ended up at auction??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It would be wonderful to return this lovely family album to a relative who would treasure it, along with the various loose photos & memorabilia. If there are no living relatives in the United States, maybe descendants of the Norwegian branch that sent these items over would claim this piece of family history!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-4459163298498619602017-06-15T06:49:00.001-05:002019-08-19T13:14:32.724-05:00TBT- Baby Photo of Aunt Ardyce (Sturm) Reader<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Ardyce was born in 1934, the 3rd of three children born to John & Beatrice (Mapson) Sturm, older sister Mava Ruth (my Grandma) and old brother Arlo completed the family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Growing up in rural Granada, Minnesota, she lost her Mother when she was only about 12 years old. Later marrying and moving to Colorado, she would pass away at only 60 years of age.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It is likely they are some how connected to the George, Bruce or Averill families that lived in Southern Minnesota & Iowa. If not relatives, they are at least family friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Judging by the age of the other photos this was found with and attire of the subjects, this well worn snapshot appears to be from the mid-1920's. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It would be so nice to identify one or all of the subjects and determine who/where the photograph is of!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-62968866944917395562017-06-04T05:05:00.000-05:002019-08-19T13:14:33.805-05:00Lost Heirloom- Gertrude Stefanski Certificate<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Gertrude Stefanski was born in 1909, near East Chain, Martin County, Minnesota, She was the daughter of Vincent & Hedwig (Charnecki) Stefanski. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Married to Elmer Schroeder, they would have 2 children who died in infancy, leaving no direct descendants. Gertrude died in 2010, at 100 years of age.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Hopefully, there is someone out there, possibly family from her 2 brothers or 2 sisters, that would treasure & appreciate the piece of family memorabilia</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-17283293844755426912017-05-28T05:00:00.000-05:002019-08-19T13:14:31.545-05:00Mystery Photo- Sturm & Mapson Family<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-72124193787612127822017-05-25T04:00:00.000-05:002019-08-19T13:14:34.114-05:00TBT- John Sturm Cabinet Card Photo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">John Sturm was born in 1869, in rural Long Grove, Illinois, the son of Johann & Salome (Sturm) Sturm. His parents were both immigrants from Ostheim, Alsace Lorraine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">After marrying and starting a family, they eventually left Illinos and settled for a brief time in Wisconsin before relocating to Southern Minnesota. They farmed here for about 15 years, before John passed away from colon cancer at 52 years old. </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-21231539097642724912017-05-21T04:29:00.000-05:002019-08-19T13:14:31.649-05:00Lost Heirloom-- Esther Meister Baptismal Certificate <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I recently rescued this 100+ year old baptismal record for Esther Elisabeth Meister, who was born 6 May 1912, the daughter of Ludwig & Emma (Lorenz) Meister. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Brief research shows that Esther lived most, if not all, of her life in Dane County, Wisconsin. At some point, she was married becoming Esther Husker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">She died in 1996. At this point it's unclear if she had any children or any siblings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It would be great to get this heirloom item to a relative who will treasure & appreciate it~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Harriet Maine was the daughter of Erastus & Eliza (Pierce) Maine, born in 1864 in rural Winnebago, the 5th of 11 children the couple would have. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">Marrying twice, first to John Hanlon and later to James McLaren, Hattie lived in Southern Minnesota and South Dakota before settling in Alberta, Canada and later British Columbia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">Her children often used the McLaren name, though any formal adoption seems unlikely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">The mother of 5 children, only 3 lived to adulthood and are pictured above-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hattie died in November 1952, at the age of 88. Three weeks later, her older brother Selwyn died following a stroke. They were the last of the Erastus Maine family.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-89484292205914074782017-05-14T05:00:00.000-05:002019-08-19T13:14:34.895-05:00Lost Heirloom- August Sohre Baptismal Certificate<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The certificate is for August Louis Hermann Sohre who was born May 10, 1884 in Horicon, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, the on of August Sohr & Henrietta Wegener [sic]. He was baptized on June 16, 1884.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I'm hoping that this certificate can find its way home to a relative to treasure it</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-21165415836707841202017-05-13T13:24:00.001-05:002019-08-19T13:14:31.614-05:00Test That DNA~ Do Not Delay!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-30177262174249209852017-04-30T11:08:00.001-05:002019-08-19T13:14:31.934-05:00No! Not An Alien Abduction... I'm Back!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">No... The Dead Relative Collector was not abducted by aliens or felled by an addiction to some new great hobby! Instead, a month of illness followed by a month of travel followed by a month of devoted laziness kept this Genealogist at bay from the blog world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Fear not. I'm back and ready to share and opine on the world of our crazy and ever changing hobby. As well as continue the quest to reunite lost family items with family to appreciate them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">While The Dead Relative Collector may have appeared to be MIA for the last few months-- I was still pretty involved in genealogy. In March, <a href="https://ggsmn.org/">The Germanic Genealogical Society of Minnesota</a> had <a href="http://www.roots4u.com/Roots4U/Welcome.html">Dr. Michael Lacopo</a>, researcher & blogger of <a href="http://roots4u.blogspot.com/">Hoosier Daddy</a> fame as the featured speaker for their Spring Meeting. An engaging speaker, whose wealth of knowledge is pertinent to any researcher, Lacopo always delivers. If you've yet to experience one of his lectures, you should actively work to change that!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNRHnDwtFFlzWajNQtZXjtzC105FL8f9giv17uguc5joy6FWZN_AaFa8bD9aD5X_fRsUxMDW-5Rf6qt6O3GdDHd2n7UMlq_Si1XgVhayDfw7JhwFcM-3-oYPrb2Ejhye6g7xp-M5Nd5Y/s1600/pexels-photo-260895.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNRHnDwtFFlzWajNQtZXjtzC105FL8f9giv17uguc5joy6FWZN_AaFa8bD9aD5X_fRsUxMDW-5Rf6qt6O3GdDHd2n7UMlq_Si1XgVhayDfw7JhwFcM-3-oYPrb2Ejhye6g7xp-M5Nd5Y/s200/pexels-photo-260895.jpeg" width="200" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Earlier this month, the <a href="https://mngs.org/">Minnesota Genealogical Society</a> had their Spring Conference, with a "Melting Pot" theme, where the various specialty groups affiliated with MGS, shared various aspects of their groups. From German & Norwegian research to DNA Interest-- there was something for everyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Besides continuing education & planning for upcoming workshops & conferences -- I also continued to evaluate DNA results and try to get organized with my overflowing mountain of paper (slow work in progress).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So between research, family visits & conferences-- there is always something genealogical awaiting me! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Well on our way into Spring, has me dying to tackle cleaning & organizing my home office-- and to get busy with some of the never ending & long neglected research projects that I'd hoped to wrap up over a long Minnesota Winter! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Looking forward to "seeing" more of you all over the coming weeks & months~</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-66926585270728217362017-02-05T03:00:00.000-06:002019-08-19T13:14:33.907-05:00Mystery Photo- Byron Cole & Sons?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This neat photo is from my own family archive</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"Bryon Cole & Sons" was the identification</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br />Byron Cole was an older brother to my Great-Great-Great Grandfather, Delivan Cole. However, Byron only had 2 sons! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Sadly, I don't know which of the men in this photo would be his sons... who were over 20 years apart in age. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Nor do I know if the other men are his son in-laws? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">[He had 6 daughters who married!]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Hopefully there are some Cole relatives out there who can help identify these mystery "sons"</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-50063173286978732862017-01-29T05:00:00.000-06:002019-08-19T13:14:33.222-05:00Mystery Photo- Estey Family- Mason City, Iowa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I forget now, just how I came to rescue this nice little portrait... it comes from a Mason City, Iowa photographer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On the back side, someone took the time identify the 3 children and list their Father & Grandfather--</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"Arthur E. Estey</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Sylvia A. Estey</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Harold W. Estey</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Son of Colin J. Estey"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A tiny bit of quick research show that Arthur Estey was born about 1898, Sylvia in 1902 and Harold 1910. They were the children of Clarence Luther "C.L." Estey & Carrie Brown. C.L. Estey was the son of Colin J. Estey & Henrietta Nelson. They families lived in Minnesota & Iowa at various points.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Hopefully someone out there is connected to this family & can claim this nice family portrait from the 1910's </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844447851381618050.post-54174068686393394602017-01-26T03:30:00.000-06:002019-08-19T13:14:33.429-05:00TBT- Family of John & Beatrice Sturm<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Spotlighting photos from my extensive photo archive</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The family of John & Beatrice (Mapson) Sturm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">John & Beatrice were my Great-Grandparents, who sadly passed away many many years before I was born. They farmed in Martin County, Minnesota for many years, before moving into Fairmont in the 1940s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">They had 3 children: Mava (my Grandma), Arlo & Ardyce.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I'm not sure when or where this photo was taken, I don't recognize the side of the house-- and estimate it was taken around 1946, based on the appearance of my Grandmother & her siblings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Sadly, Beatrice would pass away in 1948, at only 46 years of age. John lived 20 more years, passing away in 1968.</span></div>
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