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This post card stuck out to me because the handwriting is so pretty and I imagine the writer, Mary, took her time writing it. If you look closely, you can kind of see pencil lines that were drawn, likely to help keep the words from slanting. Despite the lovely handwriting, the content of the card
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The newspaper article below was featured in The Illustrated Police News, etc. London, Greater London, England on Saturday October 1st, 1870. According to Wikipedia, “The Illustrated Police News was a weekly illustrated newspaper which was one of the earliest British tabloids. It featured sensational and melodramatic reports and illustrations of murders and hangings and was
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Paul Link is one of the veterans assigned to me as a volunteer story writer for Stories Behind the Stars. When given a story to write, a lot of details are already provided for you, but it’s up to you to write the narrative and bring the veteran back to life. This blog post is
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Simply put, St Mary Magdalene church in Taunton has been around for quite some time and a lot of work has been done on it to keep it as authentic as possible while making it accessible to the public and tourists. It was completed in 1508 in Early Tudor Perpendicular Gothic style. Fun fact: Gothic
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Stories Behind the Stars is a national effort of volunteers to write the stories of all 400,000+ of the US WWII fallen here on Fold3. I’ve spent the last few weeks learning about Stories Behind the Stars, Fold3, and brushing up on my history and military knowledge. It’s safe to say that I have a
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Rozair Joseph Amerman. Sometimes referred to as Joseph Rozair in official documents and affectionately known as Grandpa Joe to his grandchildren. I remember hearing his name a lot growing up and always thought his name was interesting. I appreciate it even more now that I’m older. I think it’s the most unique name in my
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I was sorting my postcards to find ones that I hadn’t transcribed this and this one emerged from the pile. I had a hard time transcribing some of this one but I really wanted to post it because it was sent 70 years ago today. What are the odds?! This is what I was able
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Next to research I’m going to continue to comb through my tree to look for any hidden stories or documents that might still be hanging around. I want to start as recent as my grandparents and “scrub” the tree, removing hints that aren’t related, duplicate documents, and just make it all easier to sift through.
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The front of the postcard (above) and the picture below are both from the Painted Desert in Arizona. I would love to put that and the Petrified Forest National Park on my travel bucket list, but I’m afraid I would melt in the heat. It is incredibly beautiful, though. The card itself talks about the
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6/27 – brick wall success6/28 – ancestor you’d like to meet I’d like to meet two ancestors. The first being my great-grandma Alida, on my mom’s side. She was a spitfire with an incredible sense of humor. She also endured more than anyone should have to and I want to know more about that. I
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