I seek to digitally preserve historical photos for others that might be looking for them. When possible I reunite the original copies with descendants, free of charge. Here are more photos in my ever growing collection. If any of these are your ancestors please contact me. No identification but isn't she a doll!? Taken in Binghamton N.Y. E. Hope FINFROCK Louise FINFROCK Reads: To...

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Found in my husband's great grandmother's possessions. These are class reunion photos for the KSU/Kansas State University in Manhattan Kansas. Class of 1907. 45th Reunion Photo. KSU Class of 1907. Taken in 1952. LEFT TO RIGHT: 1st row: James RICHARDS, Annie (HARRISON) JORGENSON, Ada RICE, Willis KELLY, Jesse GEORGE, Catharine (WARD) GEORGE, L.W. LAWSON. 2nd row: L.B. STREETER, Elizabeth RANDLE, Wildon SHELLEY, L....

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This post is part of a series focused on featuring and  remembering those who have no known living descendants.  Emma MAYENSCHEIN ca. mid 1900's Emma Dorothea MAYENSCHEIN was born 6 January 1889 in Maryland to Frederick W. MAYENSCHEIN and Caroline L. RAABE. She was the youngest of three daughters and the only one of her sisters to marry. Emma married Henry Charles BUCHWALD on...

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Pictured below is a bulletin I picked up at an antique store for St. Barbara's Parish. Also known as St. Barbara's Catholic Church or St. Barbara's Slovenian Catholic Church. A 1950 photograph of the actual building can be viewed here on The Illinois Digital Archives. An interesting history of the church was posted at the Sangamon Link on 2 June 2015 This bulletin serves as...

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This post is part of a series focused on featuring and  remembering those who have no known living descendants.  S.G.R. (Sam Ragland). Taken August 24th, 1886 in San Antonio, TX (I purchased this from an antique store in Austin, TX) Samuel G. RAGLAND was born 25 January 1853 in Victoria, Texas to Nathaniel Manson RAGLAND and Sarah Peninah SCOTT.  Samuel was a community activist....

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I seek to digitally preserve historical photos for others that might be looking for them. When possible I reunite the original copies with descendants, free of charge. Here are more photos in my ever growing collection. If any of these are your ancestors please contact me. Adda CLARK. Taken in Minneapolis Kansas Addie and Jerry PITTENGER. Oklahoma City. This is Adda CLARK'S (see above)...

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