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Harriet Luzetta Day
Harriet Luzetta (Day) Freeman (1812-1887/8) was the second daughter born to Aaron and Martha (Tibbetts) Day. The sister of my 2nd great grandmother, Cynthia (Day) Bursley, Harriet had a unique perspective of the family; she was raised by her paternal uncle and aunt, Nathaniel and Sarah Day. Harriet clearly loved her aunts and uncles, and…
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Finding family treasures – better than the lotto!
I received a box of pictures of and documents from my aunt on Thursday. It was like winning the lotto, but 1000% better. My grandmother had given to me all of her family pictures and documents before she died, so I didn’t think there was much else left to find. WRONG! My aunt sent me…
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Mystery people in Grandma Lavina’s photos
The photograph above was passed down to my in my great-great grandmother’s photo album. Lavina (Bursley) Stanwood arranged the pictures with her children on the beginning pages, and this unknown woman, appeared on page 26. I suspect it was a photo of her cousin, Isabel (Day) Libby, who lived in Minneapolis during that time. The…
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Lavina Bursley Stanwood’s Photo Album – Mystery Persons!
My grandmother was captivated with the photo album she inherited from her own grandmother, Lavina (Bursley) Stanwood. Many of the pictures had relatives known to her; however, there were quite a few whose identities remain a mystery. It is my hope that by posting these pictures here, someone will stumble upon these pages and be…
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They once were lost, but now are found….
Like most genealogists, I love old photographs. When visiting antique stores, the shelves of old photos always captivate me, and I’ve been known to “adopt” a “homeless person” (i.e., a photographed person!) or two when there’s sufficient information on the photo to provide clues to the identify of those captured on film. On one such…
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My photo restorations with OnlinePhotoFix.com
Everyone has them – old photos you’d love to frame and display, but which require restoration or touch up due to spots, water damage or simply wear from age and handling. I’ve been busy sifting through many such pictures, trying to find just the right ones to add to my heritage wall, the focus of…
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