Category Archives: Who Will Tell Their Story?

This is an orphan photo I just retrieved from eBay.

This postcard photo was rescued from the Antique Mall in El Paso, Illinois, by me, on 05 October 2008.

This postcard was rescued from the Antique Mall in El Paso, Illinois, by me, on 05 October 2008. The message reads: Harold Leslie Nelson to ____ Paula There is no other identifying information, postmark, date, or location. Any takers?  Any ideas as to when this was taken?

This postcard photo was rescued from the Antique Mall in El Paso, Illinois, by me, on 05 October 2008. Addressee:  George Summer Myers, Hastings, Michigan, c/o Royal Myers Postmark:  Probably Mottville, Michigan (although not 100% legible), 13 January 1915 Signed:  Aunt Grace

This was originally posted on my genealogy blog.  It’s a photo postcard that I rescued from the Antique Mall in El Paso, Illinois. Imprint: Northway’s Studios, Effingham, Illinois The back reads: Freda Blanche Evans 8 months old weight 22-1/2 lb. A quick census search reveals a “Freda B Evans” age 15, daughter of George and Nellie, in Sumpter, Cumberland, Illinois in the 1930 census.  Cumberland is a neighboring county to Effingham.  Since “Freda” didn’t show up in my search for 1920 census, I searched for her father, George, and found […]