Monthly Archives: May 2012

New Ellis Island record for Caroline Richter

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 | Filed under Sleuthing for Stories | Leave a comment

After I posted the Massachusetts death certificate for Caroline Richter last week, my friend Barbara emailed me an extraordinarily helpful suggestion: try searching for her on ellisisland.org, the online home for Ellis Island immigration records. I was dismissive at first … Continue reading →

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Tombstone Tuesday: Harry Weizenbaum, Machpelah Cemetery in Detroit

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 | Filed under Old Family Stories | Leave a comment

Tombstone Tuesday is a daily blogging prompt from Geneabloggers. I don’t have many photos of my ancestors’ tombstones, but I’ll share those that I have over the next few weeks. Then, in July, I’m going to visit (living!) relatives in … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Death Certificate for Caroline Richter

Sunday, May 20, 2012 | Filed under Sleuthing for Stories | Leave a comment

Well, I’m now 3 for 3 on successfully receiving copies of early 1900s death certificates that I’ve requested, with the most recent from Massachusetts. Unfortunately, this 1929 death certificate for Caroline Richter (view/download JPG) only has one piece of new … Continue reading →

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1968 Detroit Science Fair Ribbons

Sunday, May 13, 2012 | Filed under Sleuthing for Stories | Leave a comment

You should have seen the look on my face a few years ago when I found these two award ribbons tucked in among my grandmother’s old photos! I fell in love with them as artifacts before I knew anything about … Continue reading →

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Not prepared for such flattery

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 | Filed under My Family History Journal | Leave a comment

After my blog “came out” on Geneabloggers this past weekend, I received some really nice comments and was happy to subscribe to a few new blogs as a result. The Armchair Genealogist (Lynn Palermo) stopped by, too, which was really … Continue reading →

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