genealogy
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… with Lars and Marie Gullickson found and passed down by: Aunt Ethel Oxtoby July 9th, 1885, at the age of sixteen, Marie was married to Lars Gullickson, a neighbor boy whose father had a claim near that of Christ Oxhovd. The ceremony was held at a country church near Christine and was performed by
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Part 2 – Mary Gullickson (Olson/Oxhovd) my 3rd great-grandmother Mary was the first of 9 children born to Christen “Christ” Olson (Oxhovd) and Ingeborg “Emily” Ivarsdatter Polsture on January 15th, 1869 in Liberty Township, Wisconsin. Christ and Emily were both born in Norway and immigrated to the United States with their families when they were
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Bok Tower Gardens, located near Lake Wales, Florida, is a not only a garden, but also a bird sanctuary. It is also a Natural Historic Landmark. The front of the postcard has flamingos near the reflection pool but if you visited today, you would not spot any. According to the gardens’ website (https://boktowergardens.org/), there were
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Part 1 – Lars Gullickson (my 3rd great-grandfather) My moms side of the family has been pretty well documented not only by my Uncle Joe (my moms brother) but also those that came before him. Unlike my dads side of the family, there are many stories that have been passed down from generation to generation
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I think this postcard has been the most fun since starting this project. I was able to find the recipient through census reports and yearbooks. In this post, I will take you through my process a little bit. It’s rare that I find pictures of the sender/recipient when I working on these postcards so I
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This postcard gave me very little information to go on. I could not find Mrs. H. M. Looker, and I wonder who Joe is to her. Postcard Transcription: Dear Madam. I thought you were coming here this winter but have not seen you yet. Yours, Joe. (write box 712). The post card was dated the
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When I was growing up, we spent a lot of time at my grandparents house on my maternal side. They lived about an hour and a half away in a tiny town called Forman which had a population of almost 500 in 2023. I used to spend summers there and we celebrated most holidays with
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I wanted to try to stay ahead of the game as far as weekly posts come and I’m very thankful for the post scheduling feature on WordPress; but there are times where I get excited about a discovery that I can’t help but share. This post is a little sad. I don’t think the recipient
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To: Mr. George Caley; Columbia, PA We are in Oregon tonight. Spent 1st night in a cute little cabi in Mt. Rainier. The towns and cities seem hot and crowded after the cool mountains. My Mexican Address is: Hotel Geneve, Londres St., Mexico City, Mexico From: Bette Salem, Oregon 6/29/1951 There are several things that
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When I start a family tree, I don’t really expect to find much. I started working on the Wadsworth/Groen/Maulsby tree to find Mauritz Groen, what his life might have looked like, and why he attempted to sell his children. I never imagined that following Mauritz’ family lineage back through the Maulsby’s and eventually ended up
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