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Happy 133rd Birthday, Cousin Albert!

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Pat Shaul

My second cousin, twice removed, Albert Louis Jenks, was born 133 years ago on 14 July 1887, to Albert Arington and Elizabeth Jane Varnham Jenks. Albert was the second of seven children. On 8 July 1909, Albert married … Continue reading →

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Happy 170th Anniversary Aunt Caroline and Uncle Jerome!

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Pat Shaul

It was 170 years ago, 7 May 1850, in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan, my great great grandaunt, Caroline Lee, daughter of Horatio and Hannah Munn Lee, married Jerome B. Corey. Caroline Lee’s wedding to Jerome Corey was officiated by … Continue reading →

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Remembering Great Grandfather Weaver

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Pat Shaul

It was on this date, 11 May, 90 years ago, in 1929, that Great Grandfather Weaver passed away. Lemuel Weaver was born 26 August 1857 in Perry, Ohio, to Goodliff Weaver (nee: Gottlieb Weber) and Anne Lane. He worked at … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Grandma Koontz!

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Pat Shaul

Phebie Ann Gardner was born 156 years ago on October 19, 1862, in Falls Village, Connecticut to William G. [Wilhelm Gotthardt] and Mary Ann Cummings Gardner [Gaertner]. Great grandmother Koontz was the oldest child of great great grandmother Gardner and … Continue reading →

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Great Grandparent Koontz 131st Anniversary!

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Pat Shaul

It was 131 years ago (August 9, 1885) that my great grandparents, Casmear P. Koontz – call me C.P. – and Phebie Ann Gardner were married in Noble, Indiana. The photo above was taken with the all five of their … Continue reading →

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Easter Greetings – 1921

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Pat Shaul

EASTER Greetings. It’s for purely selfish reasons that I send this card, ’tis true, Because it brings me happiness to greet a friend like you! Post marked Columbus, Ohio. Mar 24, 1921. Addressed to Miss Lela [Leila Marie] Weaver, 4238 … Continue reading →

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Steamer Greyhound – 1919

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Pat Shaul

Steamer Greyhound, Detroit and Toledo. 15-16. Post marked Toledo, Ohio. Jul 25, 1919. Addressed to Mrs. Lee [Florence Koontz] Weaver, 92 Tireman Ave., Detroit, Mich. “Hea [sic.] Sis, Bill [William P. Koontz] and I will be on the morning boat … Continue reading →

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My Valentine ♥ 1921

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Pat Shaul

My Valentine. You are tugging so hard at my heart I’m afraid that you’ll pull it apart. Published by The Gibson Art Company, Cincinnati. Post marked Columbus, Ohio. Feb 13, 1921. Addresses to Miss Leila Weaver, 4238 Tireman Ave., Detroit, … Continue reading →

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Canal Scene, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich. 1910

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Pat Shaul

Canal Scene, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich. No. 569, Published by A.C. Dietsche, Detroit, Mich. Made in Germany. Canal Scene, Belle Isle. The canals of Belle Isle, Detroit’s foremost pleasure ground, form an animated picture every pleasant summer … Continue reading →

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A Happy New Year – 1908

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Pat Shaul

A Happy New Year. Raphael Tuck & Sons “New Years Post Cards” Series No. 139. Art Publishers to Their Majesties the King & Queen. Printed in Saxony. Post marked Greenfield, Mich. Dec. 31, 1908. Addressed to Mrs. [Effie Lee] Weaver, … Continue reading →