Pic of the Week (#39) - "I hope you find their stories!"

Pic of the Week (#39) - "I hope you find their stories!"

"I hope you find their stories." How a chance encounter with an antique store cashier inspired my genealogy pursuits. "With love, Molly"

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#38)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#38)

Who is this mystery couple? What is their story? "She is not to be crossed nor does she suffer fools gladly ... his eyes warn you not to take him for a chump."

Finding Vasilios Demetrio Halvangis

Finding Vasilios Demetrio Halvangis

Here's the story of how I found genealogy records of my great grandfather, Vasilios Demetrio Halvangis (1891-1937). Born on the island of Samos, Greece, he came to the U.S. in 1911 on the S.S. Martha Washington. 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#37)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#37)

"Beauty and the Beast" - "Dear Mother, We were over to the berry patch ... they want 8 cts. a quart, they are small." To: Mrs. Nick Nusbaum of Waterville, Minnesota (1908). 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#36)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#36)

Grant Avenue in San Francisco's Chinatown (1969). How I gave new life to my grandfather's dusty 35mm family photograph slides.  

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#35)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#35)

Here is a delightfully charming 1950s scene of kids playing in in the kitchen and pretending to wash dishes with VEL soap.