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Michael John Hanley Jr. (1924-2015), Letters of Recommendation (1944) - Family Artifact Challenge (Day 24)

Michael John Hanley Jr. (1924-2015), Letters of Recommendation (1944) - Family Artifact Challenge (Day 24)

I always knew my grandfather, Michael John Hanley Jr. (1924-2015), to be an outstanding person. These letters of recommendation from 1944 are evidence that this was a life long quality of his.

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).

Military Images Magazine Photo Colorization: U.S. Sharpshooters (1860s)

Military Images Magazine Photo Colorization: U.S. Sharpshooters (1860s)

Two Civil War photo colorizations of U.S. Sharpshooters. This was a unique collaboration between us and Military Images, America’s only magazine dedicated solely to the study of portrait photographs of Civil War soldiers.

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Home From War, A Soldier Visits His In-laws (1944)

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Home From War, A Soldier Visits His In-laws (1944)

This is an interesting grouping of men in my family tree. My grandfather, James William Halvangis (1920-1973) stands with his father in-law, two brothers in-law, and two nephews some time between 1943 and 1945. Photo was colorized by Okkama Colorizations at The Psychogenealogist (2019).

War Ration Lesson and Why 1940s Blackboards Are Not Green

War Ration Lesson and Why 1940s Blackboards Are Not Green

Colorized by Okkama Colorizations at The Psychogenealogist (2019). Catherine M. Rooney, 6th grade teacher in Washington D.C., gives a lesson on War Ration Book Two in 1943.

Ice Cream in Italy in Full Color (1943)

Ice Cream in Italy in Full Color (1943)

Colorized by Okkama Colorizations at The Psychogenealogist (2019). American soldier, Vincent J. Orivello [i.e. Crivello] of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, eating ice-cream at a sidewalk cafe in Palermo with three of his cousins.

My Grandfather and the Greenlandic Inuit During WWII

My Grandfather and the Greenlandic Inuit During WWII

In May of 1943 my grandfather, James William Halvangis (1920-1973), made his way to Greenland as a member of the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. There he met some of the indigenous people of the island, The Greenlandic Inuit. Here are some of his amazing photographs.

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The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#96) - John Chrisville Putting On Shoes Outside Temple

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The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#96) - John Chrisville Putting On Shoes Outside Temple

Military man and New Yorker John Chrisville puts on shoes outside a temple. But where? Can you help me find out?