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John J. Harrington (1895-1963) World War I Identification Tags - Family Artifact Challenge (Day 3)

John J. Harrington (1895-1963) World War I Identification Tags - Family Artifact Challenge (Day 3)

These are the World War I identification tags (i.e., “dog tags”) of my 2nd great uncle by marriage, John Joseph Harrington (1895-1963), of Hubbell, Michigan. He married my 2nd great aunt, Margaret Hanley Harrington (1894-1979), the younger sister of my great grandfather, Michael John Hanley (1890-1964).

Pic of the Week (#155) - "Did you know you had a Brother ..."

Pic of the Week (#155) - "Did you know you had a Brother ..."

“Did you know you had a Brother in the world that Looked like the other side” is inscribed on the back of this photo. Who is this mustachioed man and what is his story?

British Welding Woman Airplane Worker in Full Color (1914)

British Welding Woman Airplane Worker in Full Color (1914)

Colorized by Okkama Colorizations at The Psychogenealogist (2019). Original photo (1914) by unknown photographer, courtesy of the University of British Columbia Library Digitization Centre.

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James J. Halvis (1896-1987): A Greek Family Mystery Is Solved

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James J. Halvis (1896-1987): A Greek Family Mystery Is Solved

James J. Halvis (1896-1987) was my 1st cousin 3x removed. Until now there had been an unclear connection between his family and my own Halvangis line. Here is the story of how this Greek mystery was solved.