Part I, Part III, Part IVThis post will include a huge number of CTRL + F searchable surnames A through K. The Boston Athletic Association published a book in 1911 featuring a list of officers and members dating back to its 1887 inception. Brilliant! Also included in the book but not typed out in this post are the BAA's constitution, by-laws. house rules, and athletic...

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Part II, Part III, Part IVThis post will include a huge number of CTRL + F searchable names. The Boston Athletic Association published a book in 1911 featuring a list of officers and members dating back to its 1887 inception. Brilliant! Also included in the book but not typed out in this post are the BAA's constitution, by-laws. house rules, and athletic events. If you...

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 A Western Union Telegram from Madeline. Wording sounds like it may have been written to her brother Robert GILLESPIE of Clifton Texas informing him that their father passed away that morning.The wedding invitation of Jesse LaVern AYRES and Lida MILLSThe memorial card of George B. TAYLORThis is a panoramic photo of Fitchburg Normal School (now Fitchburg State University). It was taken by an...

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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. This lot was picked up in an antique store in Boston Massachusetts.If any of these are your ancestors please contact me."Arthur L. TOWLE. Age 19"Taken by W....

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 This is a class of 1905 graduation photo from the Shelton Avenue Grammar School in New Haven Connecticut. The school was located at the corner of Shelton Avenue and Division Street. Every pupil was identified on the back of the photo and luckily I found a newspaper article about the graduation that corroborated all of the names. The article helped my research by...

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