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Hedwig’s motion picture days – 1918
I suppose it’s fitting for my first old family story to be related to the photograph in my blog’s header graphic. It’s a photo that’s actually part of a circa 1918 filmstrip print from my...
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Michigan death certificate for August Schulz
Last month I wrote about requesting death certificates for August and Anna Schulz. Michigan’s state records department found and sent them to me a lot faster than I was expecting, which was a double...
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Michigan death certificate for Anna (Wensorski) Schulz
I received the 1937 death certificate for Anna Schulz (view/download PDF) one day after I received her husband August’s (1906). Again, another certified copy from Michigan’s vital records so that I...
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1968 Detroit Science Fair Ribbons
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...
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Massachusetts Death Certificate for Caroline Richter
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...
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New Ellis Island record for Caroline Richter
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...
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