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The Valentine's Day Death of Edward Pawlowski (1905-1907)

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The Valentine's Day Death of Edward Pawlowski (1905-1907)

My first cousin twice removed, Edward Pawlowski (1905-1907), died on Valentine's Day in 1907. He was one year, four months, and nine days old. This is his story. 

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"Tall Man Dead" - Patrick Miles (1834-1903)

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"Tall Man Dead" - Patrick Miles (1834-1903)

My 3rd great grandfather, Patrick Miles, was a tall man. Apparently he was one of the tallest in his county at the time of his death in 1903. He stood six feet and six inches "in his stocking feet." This is his story.

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#58)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#58)

Here's a lovely 1907 postcard of two young lovebirds having a kiss. It was sent to a Miss Alice Dickerson of Hastings, Michigan. Here is some of her story.  

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"The Quietest One of All" - Patrick Hanley (1887-1937)

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"The Quietest One of All" - Patrick Hanley (1887-1937)

Patrick Hanley (1887-1937) is my 2nd great uncle. By all accounts he was a quiet and well liked man. This is his story, with a first hand audio account from people who knew him. 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#57)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#57)

Are they siblings? Friends? Maybe classmates? Here's a lovely 1889 cabinet card from Uniontown, Pennsylvania of seven similarly aged young men and women.   

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The Missing Decades of "Dear Aunt" Agnes Grzeskowiak (1898-1970)

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The Missing Decades of "Dear Aunt" Agnes Grzeskowiak (1898-1970)

Agnes E. Grzeskowiak (pronounced gresh-KO-viyak) is my 2nd great aunt. She never married and had no children. Information about her during the three decades between 1940 and her death in 1970 remains elusive. Here is her story.

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#56)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#56)

"You go here and I'll go there. We'll both be out of view. And while I sit in silent bliss, I'll think sweet thoughts of you." Postcard from 1947. 

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Amanda Rhoads Hubert (1864-1903) - Our Lesser Known Ancestors

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Amanda Rhoads Hubert (1864-1903) - Our Lesser Known Ancestors

Amanda (Rhoads) Hubert (1864-1903) is my 3rd great aunt. I only know of her because of a few census entries and the photo above. She married late, died early, and had no children to tell her story. Here is what I found about one of my lesser known ancestors.

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#55)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#55)

Here is a water stained matted photograph of a professionally dressed gentleman. My guess is that it was taken between 1890 and 1910. What can you tell me about this man from his distinct and distinguished clothing?

Ellen Amelia (George) Malzi (1866-1961) - Stories of Tragedy and Strength

Ellen Amelia (George) Malzi (1866-1961) - Stories of Tragedy and Strength

Ellen Amelia (George) Malzi (1866-1961) married John August Malzi (1865-1899) in 1891. She was widowed young, two months before their last child was born. Pictured here is Ellen, husbandless, with her 4 surviving fatherless children. Here are her stories of tragedy and strength.  

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#54)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#54)

Here are some charming Kodachrome photo slides of a smiling older couple from the mid 1950s. They came from a lot of about 100 slides on eBay. They appeared to be of several different, possibly related, families. Notes on some indicated East coast locales like Vermont and New York.  

The Voice of the Detroit River, Frank Zuzek (1904-1981)

The Voice of the Detroit River, Frank Zuzek (1904-1981)

Frank Zuzek (1904-1981), Voice of the Detroit River - "Listeners always sat spellbound when Frank Zuzek recounted the tales of the Great Lakes freighters on the Detroit River. No one was better qualified to tell the stories."

 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#53)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#53)

Postcard to Mrs. Sam Beaty of Peabody, Kansas in 1918. Front: Electric Park in Kansas City, Missouri.

"My Dear Ruth: ... Well this is all I can get on the card so good bye with love from Mabel Bowers Merriam, Kansas"

2017 Year in Review - Video of All 52 Pics of the Week

2017 Year in Review - Video of All 52 Pics of the Week

We did it! Fifty-two weeks in a row The Psychogenealogist has posted a Pic of the Week. Here is a video of all of them in order. Which is your favorite? Mine is #22.

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#52)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#52)

Happy New Year, 1915!

"Dear Friend: Ruth is no better. Pulse is 120-130 per minute. She looks awfully bad and the doctors say she can't possibly recover. She must lie in bed day after day, no visitors and nothing to do but wait . . . "

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#51)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#51)

A Colorado Christmas, 1956 - Liza, Ethel, Jon, Anne, Elmer, and Helen

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#50)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#50)

Miss Clara Richey of Fairfield, Virginia, "setting by the fire I guess" in 1912.

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#49)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#49)

Ruth Ardis (Hanson) Steadman (1903-1989) - the "Camping Grandma" of California.

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#48)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#48)

"Hello Grandma. Thought I would send you my photo" - 1910 postcard to Mrs. Sarah Early in Dunbar, Ohio.

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A 109 Year Old Postcard Finds Its Home

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A 109 Year Old Postcard Finds Its Home

In 1908 Ida Jordan wrote this postcard to her brother announcing the birth of their niece. This is the story of how that postcard was returned to descendants of the Jordan family.