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,■*» «m»o*» VOLUME I. SAUK CENTRE, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1867. NUM&EE Wkt Jtofc €t\xtn §rat& PHBUSkED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, At Sauk Centre, Minn., BY J. H. SIMONTON. flS» Office on Third street, one door east of the " Farmer's and Traveler's 'Home." Subscription.: TWO DOLLARS. A YEAR IN ADVANCE. Rates of .Advertising t |lw|2w|3w |3m|6mj ly lSquare | 1 00 1 1 25 1 150 | 3 50 | 600[1000 1150 I 200] 250) 400| 8 00 | 15 00 3 " | 200 j 275~p850| 5 50 | 10 00.| 18,00 Yi column | 3 00 | 400 [~500 1 7 00] 1200 ] 20 00 i2 " I.-, 00 I 6 50 1 8 00 10 001 20 00 I 40 00 | 500 | 650| 8 00 | 10 00.1 2? 00,1 40 00 1 " |8 00 | 1000 | 12OQ | 20 00 | 40OO'I 7500 , Legal advertisements^ cents per BquaTSTor" .the first insertion, and"?7^ cents per square for.each subsequent insertion. . Special, place advertisements Inserted at rates agreed upon. Yearly advertisers to,pay quarterly. , Strangers must pay in advance, or give satisfactory reference. JOB PRTNTING jof all kinds executed on short notice in the t>est style. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Miner & Wren, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, Notaries Public and Conveyancers, Special attention given to proceedings in Bankruptcy in the United States Courts. Sauk Centre, -. - Minnesota. Ofllce over the Post Office. : TIB- B. E. PALMEE, PH YSICIAN^SJJR GEON. ■MS~ Residence near the Mill, Sauk Centre. "®R ILLIAM J. PARSONS, ATTORNEY AT LA^t Saint Germaine street, over Burbank Bros. St. Cloud, Minfrespta. Crt AS. WALKER,' Attorney at Law. R. P. EDSON, Attorney at Law and Notary Public. 3E<lsoxi «&• ~WeLlkevi REAL ESTATE AGENTS, O.Uce over Philadelphia. Store on Third street, Sauk Centre,- Stearns County, Minnesota. . Business Property,HousesandLots,Farms, farming LandEj, etc., etc., bought and sold on 'commission. ATTENTION! is called to the fact that bur facilities for making out Pre-emption .papers and for locating and entering Government Land .With. Cash, Scrip or Land Warrants, are unsurpassed tor any office west 61 St. Cloud. A large assortment of Town J?lots for the use of seekers of Claims on hand and kept constantly corrected by correspondence with the Land Office. We have in our hands for saie. some, pf-the finest Farms arid Farming Lands in this upper country.. BUSINESS CARDS. E DWARD DREBLOW; Cabinet Bl&kcr. Main street, Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Kqeps constantly on hand 'a complete stock v/t-r of Furniture, Coffins, <&c. "jfti orders will receive prompt attention* ; "DILLIARD SALOON, A.. DE GROAT,- Proprietor. Third street, Sauk. Centre, Minnesota. , Has first class Phelan A Collender Billard Tables. ... '"\i Choice Wine*, Liquors, Aie, Porter arid Ci- garsj » AjkQON AND BAKERY,,- O. M. EENNOE, Proprietor Main Street, Sauk Centre, Minnesota. . Bread, Cakes, Pies, <fcc, always on^iand, Hot .. Cofifee and Meals at all hours. Good ,' Wines and Liquors and the best brands of Cigars. H.MINEft,- Insuraiice Agent, . Sauk Centre, -. - Minnesota. "Represents the soundest and most reliable Fire, Life and. Accid3n$-,Insnrariee Cb'm-{ panies of the Eastern and Western ; States. Office over the Post Office. J. WHETBWEiPp House «& Sign Painter, Graining, cftazihg^'aper 'Hanging, &c., done with neatness and oh reasonable terms. Work warranted equal in quality to that agreed jj^oapr no jchargessjnade, Jjgr* Paint Shop next door to Thomas A Co's; • Sank Centre, Minn:,' June 5, KS67. ■■ RECOGNITION. There comes a wanderer, staff in hand, Homeward returning from distant land. His beafrd is tangled, his face is brown; Will they know him again in his'native town ? Enraptured Tie iieai's tlie city gate, Where the toller of yore is standing In wait. 'Twas a youthful comrade, true and fast Once many a Wine cup between them pessed. Yet strange—tfieAoll-gatherer knew him not; Do beard and sunshine his features blot ? lie sjlakes.thedust from his trodden boot; He turns in sileace^WIth brief saluted - Behold—his true love stands at the door? " Thou blooming fair one, we come once more!" But the maid unconscious, remains unmoved! ^Ml» ■ , She knows not the voice of her offce lovea. He bends his steps towards Bis etfildhood's home; "•'V - . . ' To his cheeks so brown the tear-drops come. Near, the e6t his mother is wending her way; " God bless thee, beloved," is all he can say. The mother she turns and shouts for ]6y! In her arms she is clasping her truant boy. Though the sun nrsyTsmart and the beard may grow, The mother—the mother her son doth know. A REMINISCENCE. Once when I was a little boy, I sat me downio cry. Because my little brother had The biggest piece of ifl& 'TWas not but I had quite enough". But then I could not see Tlie reason why a partial nurse Should give him More than me. They said I Was a naughty boy, But I-have oft seen men Behave themselves as foolishly As I behaved then. For w.e,are otton thankless for; Rich blessings, when we sigh To think some luckier neighbor has A " bigger piece " of pie. {Mxwt\\\x\x§. JESSIE OF JLTJCKWOW. An Incident of tiie Sepoy Rebellion. OHN CHRISTGAU, Boot Sc jSMoe Makfefrj Main Street, Sauk Centre, Minn., A complete stock of Boots and Shoes kiept constantly on hand, and made to order on ■'short notice. Good fits'warranted. Repairing promptly done, at reasonable prices. All kinds of Shoemaker's Tools for sale. R. P. EDSON Is Agent for sound* arid reliable FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENTAL LIFE AND ,', LryE STOCK INSTJRANE COMPANIES. "' He insures Live Stock against Death and Theft, in the Hartford Live Stock. Insurance Company—the soundest and only reliable Live Stock Company orr this continent i LAND OFFICE »&*EEAL ESTATE AGENCY. P>T. ja.-Mjiner, Lands sold on commission. Farms composed of Prairie, Meadow and Timber Laridr for sale. Persons desiring to enter Land, with Cash Scrip or Land Warrants, or to file Pre- ' Eruption claims, can do so at my office and avoid tibe time and expense of "" a trip to St.-Cloud, Office over the Post Office, Sauk Centre Minnesota, A young ensign of the British army, during the memorable siege of Luck- now, was seated in one of the splendid gardens adjoining a palace, in conversation witli his wife. The face of the officer was pale, and the fact of his arm being bandaged and supported by a sling,.was evidence that he had been wounded. He had been watching for some time the gambols of a little child. Then, as if speaking his owii thoughts^ he exclaimed: " Rash, ••ery rash; it was madness !•" His companion arose, and approaching him she laid her hand gently upon hisshoukder and asked: " Dear husband, what do you mean ?" " This, my wife," replied the officer, gazing.upon her with an expression full of love—" that it was madness to bring you away from our pleasant home in England into this barbarous country." • " No, she returned. " I should have died of grief and anxiety if I had been left behind—you would not now have a wife." " But our child ? " " Would never have gladdened oui hearts with its sweet face and innocent prattle, for it i would have followedinift to the cold grave. See how happy it ia here!. Is she not—where- is she, husband?" "A few moments since I saw her pass beyond that cluster of vines, near the lower end of the garden." " I will bring her back, and she shall cheer you," returned the wife, as sh6 ran in the direction where the little one had last been seen. A moment after the officer heard a piercing shriek, and springing up he ranto the place1 frorh, jvheiice it came.t He found his wife in evident agony She was searching among the shrub- pfifyin every direction and calling hei ibjiilii, but ho answer came, and she sunk almost senseless upon the ground, Tho'husband exiofoiuraged her with 8| few words and then- continued tHJ search ; but nowhere was the child tc te found. Then he bent down and ex amined footprints in the earth, anc groaning within himself, he exclaimed • "Great Heaven ! One of the Sepoy; has beeii here and'Ku* treasure ha been stolen from us! " The mother heard these words, anl then became entirely unconscious. While the parentis fead been in coi- Versation together, their little treasury had wandered from their side. But they did not "think for a'nionient tha any danger could possibly befall it They did not suppose that an enemy was near. But such was .really the fact: A dusky form had been crouching low among the vines growing upon the lower garden wall, watching the officer qifd his wife. His face evinced a malignant hatred, and he his'sed some bitter wOrds between clutched the hilt of belt. He then caught sight of the child. Slipping from the wall into the garden, he crawled along' through the shrubbery,- and seized the. infant; he again ojamberedover the-»Wall and ran towards the distant camp of the Sepoys,, sayirrg"afs he did so r.t*fj"'1 "The accursed father would make ns slaves. I tried to take -his life a.few days since, but for the first time missed my mark. I aimed for Ms*- heart, but struck his arm. No matter—I can now be revenged ; for they say that grief kills these pale slogs as well as bullets." The fiend did not notice that his actions had been observed. But there ,We?e eyes upon him. He was not seen; ^however1, iii feme tcVgiYe* the alarm, but the one who h)d witnessed the "act set forward in purstdt. This was no other tBui the Scotch lassie Jessie of Buckho\\ as she was called; Across the plajh she .i^ea^t a rapid rate, gaining eacli moment \pon the villainous Sepoy; Who did ndt appear to exert hjmself n*w that he Vas fee- yoftd the reach Of the English rifles'. t At length he paused, and turding, held, the child high ewer his head asaf to mock- the agony of*he parents, vrh\ were looking after their loved one from a distance. A ravine was iiear 4,t hand. Into this Jessie sprang, escaping tlrft-notic'e of the villain. In a few moments.more she again came in sight of the watchers and back of the wretch. She crept cautiously and swiftly toward hirn, and soon reached .his side. She held a dagger in her hand, which she lifted high and the% sffiifc'k a terrible Mow. The Sepoy dropped the infant, th^ewup his hands, and fell forward oh his face with a wild Xelk, ■• Instantly Jessie 'seized the infant and began her return. From the Sepoy works these scehes had been witnessed as well as from those of the Enjdish. But not a shot had been fired by the dusky fiends until they saw the villain fall, stricken down by Jessie. : She was Ti^thiiD, ^ange of their nlus-, ^ets", and a terrible volley was poured after her. For a moment she staggered as if about to fall. But glancing behind her shte saw that a. number of the enemy had left' their works and Were in hot pursuit. This gave her fresh courage and strength, and, she kept rapidly on her course', while volley after volley. Was fired after her, the bullets flying- about her like hail. But she appeared to bear a charmed life, and hearer and nearer the city she came. In a few minutes after she rushed into, the British works, and cried : "Where be the mother? Tell her the child is safe." She fell, exhausted arid covered with blood, but' an examination proved the fact that she had received no serious injury. It would have been difficult to describe which felt the greatest joy, the father and mother of the child, or Jessie, who had thus saved the little one. From that moment Jessie became a hei-ojnfej 'ancTTremained the pride of the army up to the day of Lueknow's relief by Havelock, and ever after. GARRET. his teeth as he a dagger in his Sarcastic people are wont to say that |ppets dwell in garrets; and simple people believe it. And others, neither sarcastic nor 'simple, send them aloft among the rubbish, just because they' do not know ■ what to do with them down stairs and " among the people," and.so they class them under the head of rubolsh, ahd consign them to that receptacle of dilapidated "has been's" and despised " used to be's "—the old garret*"; • Alt!~y, The garret is to the other apartment of the homestead what the adverb is to the pedagogue in parsing : everything they do not know how to dispose of is oonsignfid to the list of. adverbs. And it is for this precise reason that . I love garrets; because they do contain the relics of the old and past—souvenirs of other, ;and; happier and simpler times. They, have come to build houses now- a-'days without garrets. Impious innovation ! You man of bronze and "bearded like thepard" who would make people belive, if you. could, that you never were a "tpddjin' wee,thing;" that you never wore " a rifle dress," or Jingled a rattle With infinite delight f that you never had a mother, and that she never became a woman, and wore caps and spectacles, and maybe took snuff—go home once' niore and" .after all these jsears of abseneeyall- booted and whiskered, and sig feefc hjgh as; you are, and let us go up the stairs together into that old-fashioned spacious garret, that extends from gable to g&ble, with its narrow windows, with the spiderweb of a sash through which steals " a dim' religious light" upon a museum of things unnamable, that once figured below stairs, but wefe 'long since'Srowded out by the Vandal hafWt or'" tjipse modern" tithes. :' .The loose boards of the floor rattle somewhat as they used to—don't tbjejr —when beneath your little pattering feet? they clattered'aforetime, when of a1 rainy day, "mother1,'*'' wearied With many-tongued importunities,' granted' ,%e."let u"s go up garret and play."- And play! Precious little play have you had since, I'll warrant, w}tK yofflr looks OTfidignttty and youT drearaings of ambition: Here we are now in the midst of the garret. The old box shall we rummage t ? Old files of newspapers, dusty," yel-' bw, a little tattered—'Tis the Evening, wrier. How familiar the type looks ! low it reminds you of old times, when- ym. looked over the edges of the table wth the letters or papers for father ! IDlve deeper ifito the box. There ! Afcundle—up it comes, in a cloud of di^t. Old almanacs, by all that is. memorable! Almanacs, thin-leaved letoers of tit(i%.gaing back to-Jet"us se^how far. 1847,183-, 182-, —before oui time——180-,' when our mothers wee children. There you have hit your head against tlrsbeam. Time was when Jyou ran to anojfro beneath it, but yortJ-are, nearer to i now, by more than the "altitude of abopirie.-'' That beam is strewn with forgotten papers of seeds for next year's sowing; a distaff, with some few shreds of flax remaining; is thrust into a crevice of the rafters overhead; and tucked away close under the roof is the little wheel, that used to stand by the fire irr times long gone. Its sweet, low song has ceased;. and perhaps—she drew, those flaxen threads—but never mjnd; you remember the line— "Her wheel at rest the matron charms no more." Well, let that pass. Do you see that little craft 'careening in that dark corner ? It was the only casket in the house orice, -and contained a mother's jewels. The old cradle, for all the wo-.ld-! _!Afld__you occupied it .once.; ayej great as you are, it was your world oace; and over it, the only horison you beheld, bent the heaven of a mother's eyes as you rocked in that little bark of love, on the hitherto shoj-e of T^rine— fast by a mother's loves to a mother's heart And there, attached to two rafter;Sj are the fragments, oft untwisted rope. Do you remembeAt, and what it was ifoxj alid who fastened it there ? 'Twas the ch'ildreris's swing. . You are here, indeed", but where ate Nellie and Charlie I There harigs his little cap by that window, and there the little frock she used to wear. A crown is resting on his brow, and her robes are spotless ia a better land.—Ladies' Companion. The Soul's Conviction of Immortality. DOINO A DUN. In the early days of the Bugle of Freedom, when I first ^became associated With it', there was among its compositors one of the maddest Wags that ever made night uproarious, with his wild pranks'; He was a terror to boarding housekeepers and restaurant proprietors; arid pushed his credit to a limit that was only stayed by the dead wall of refusal to trust. He is now a useful ano\ .fesp.ec1$ble member of society, a leading exhorter at political meetings, and enjoys a prominent place among the opponents of the license law. His good nature remains, however, and he loves his jokes as dearly as he ever did. One day a tall and cadaverous looking gentleman came into the office, and stepping up to our friend, asked if G- wis in, giving htis own name. Gr divined Ms., errand in ail instant; ahd looking up to where- the hats Were, hung, replied: "Yes; there's r his hat; he's round here somewhere. Say," looking otev his case, " is Gr over there ? " "No," was the reply; " I saw him over your way last." ' You had better wait, sir," said 6f ; he'll be in soon." i The dun—for such he was—waited until his patience gave out, and then went off, G assuring him that the one he sought was a tricky fellow, and hid -undoubtedly dodged him; ., Next day he came again, and.going up to Gr- , with .whom he felt acquainted, he asked, in a whisper : ' "Is he in?" " Yes; " was the reply; " there'&his h'*:M,: And then he looked around among the men,' assuring the dun that he couldn't see him, but. advised him to wait, which he did, for an hour, and then went away. The next day When he canreiri he wentdirectly to his new acquaintance with the same question, receiving the same answer. " "Tie truth is;" said Gr -;..'/that he knows you, and as you come in one door he goes out. the other. Yoii had better watch for him outeide> And the patient man d^d watch in the cold till the printers went to dinner, receiving a word of encouragement from-GH— as he went out. Each day till Saturday thus he eame, and on each occasiori .was thus met by the urbane and polite G—■—, who went Saturday and paid the bill, and the dun ceased coming, so mortified w-Jth his want of shrewdness that he left'dunning and weaj; into the undertaking business. . Debt and Credit.—A rather fiinny case came before a jusf^ce at Milwaijke the other day. A young woman, who had accepted the attei'tion and civilities of a gentleman for some time, and at length .Was married , to. somebody else, to whom she .had;: been privately engaged at the time she accepted his services. Thereupon the deceived i'n- SrvKlual sued for a bill of $ 10485, the amount he had paid in her behalf in* taking her to concerts, operas, picnies, rides, and ice-cream saloons. As an offset he credited her with sundry kisses valued at '$16.67£, several scfiieez-' 6s' of the hand $3.37J, an unreturned photograph and ring, making a total of $37.57. He recovered the bill, the judge allowing the plaintiff the' kisses at his' valuation. The case is to be carried up, and there promises to be much confUctirig .testimony "as to the value- of Milwaukee girls' kisses. A distinguished German professer recently announced that if a drop of human blood.wasplaced under a micra-: scope capable of magnifying it twenty millions times larger, it Would show. all the kinds of animals that ever have existed, or now exist, on the earth. In the r blood of a healty peason the animals are quiet; in that of a sickly per- sflh t^ey fight. From this he draWs the conclusion that man has within him all the elements from which the universe was created. He. further says that if a dead cat was flung in a pool of water and left to decompose, the drops of water would show, when under a microscope, all the animals belonging to the cat species. .1 never saw. a", man that did not believe in the immortality of love.when following the body of a loved one to the grave. I have seen men under other circumstances that did not believe In it; but I never saw a man that, when he stood looking, upon the form of one that he really loved stretched out for burial, did riot" revolt from say- ing,-"it has all come to that; the hours of sweet companionship; the wondrous interfacings -of tropical souls; the joys; the hopes ; the trusts ; the unutterable yearnings—there they all lie." No man can stand and look in a coffin "upon the body of a /fellow creature, and fcenieDjbei' the .flaming intelligence, the, blossoming love; the Whole range of divine faculties, which so lately animated that cold clay, and say, "These have all collapsed and gone." No person can witness the last ceremonials which are performed over the remains of a human being—the sealing down of.unopened lid; the- following of the rumbling procession to the place of burial; the letting down of dust into dust; the falling of the earth upon the hollow coffin with those souuds that are worse than thunder, and the placing of the green sod over the grave—no person, unless he be a beast, can wit* ness these things, and then turn away and say: "I have buried my wife; I have buried my child) I .have buried my sister, my brother, my love. God forbid that we should bury anything. There is no * earth that. can touch my child. I would fight my little breath and strength away before I would pei'mit any' clod to touch him. The jewel is hot in the ground; the jewel has dropped out of the casket, and I have buried the casket—not the jewel. And you may reason; you may 'say what you please 5 you .may, carry the case before the supreme court of; my understanding, but there is something higher than reason, and something back pf the uriderstaridirig'. All that is in me revolts at the decision; and spurns it, and says, you must try heart cases before the heart. We will not believe but that there is life somewhere else; We will not believe that life is buried here—and the soul goes out and cries, like a child lost in the woods, to find itself in this strange world, saying, " Where am 11 and who shall guide me, that long; .and yearn, and reach upward."—Beecher's Royal Truths. A FATAL "WATCH. "PLAYING DOCTOR. Henry was the son of a physician, and often amused himself by playing doctor, compounding his powders and pills out of the sand and gravel of. the garden. One day while thus engaged, a large toad hopped near him, and seating itself leisurely upon its haunches, proceeded to open arid shut its mouth as if inviting the doctor's attention. It was catching flies. . " Good morning, Mr. Toad," i said Harry, delighted at the.idea of haying a live patient. " Come to be doctored 1 Got the dropsy, p'raps." Mr: Toad winked and gulped; as riiuch as to say, " Yes,'sir, very bad." " Yes, yes, I understand your case 'zactly. You jes please to wait a minute, and PI] cure you double- quick:"-" , Now it happened that Harry had seen his father prepare some compound rhubarb pills that morning, and it occurred to him here was a favorable opportunity to test thier efficacy. In less time than it takes- to write it, the aspiring young doctor secured, one of the pills and dropped it into the open mouth of the confiding patient. " Guess I've fixed you" now," solilo- quized the doctor. " When .1 cures, I cures, .and when I don't cures,"T kills." Mr. Toad gulped and swallowed and begun to bloat, and bloat, until Harry thought he must be- the very frog alluded to in his reader, that tried to outdo the ox.; A moment more and the poor patient turned a livid purple; gave one last gasp and expired. His Bv-eatching days were ended. HM doctor had killed him. Harry buried his patient with a grave face, and sat down to meditate upon the virtue of compound rhubarb pills. Whatever was his condition afterward',' he could with difficulty be persuaded to take his father's medicines, always objecting upon the plea, " They killed ^he, toad f" On one occasion as the Rev. Matthew Wilks, a celebrated London preacher, was on his way to a meeting of ministers, he got caught in a shower in the place called... Billingsgate, where there was a large number of women dealing in fish, who were using profane and vulgar language. As Jue stopped under the shed in the midst of them, • he felt called upon to give at least his testimony against their wickedness. • " Don't you think," said he,, speaking with the greatest deliberatioca^and solemnity, " I shall appear as a swift witness against you -in the day judgment? " " I presume so," said one, for the biggest rogues always turn State's evidence. Matthew, when he got to the meeting, related the incident. " And whsit^did you say in reply, Mr. Wilks ? " said one of the ministers present: "What could I! " was the characteristic reply. A waterspout in Cera, Brazil, caused the bursting, opening and fall of the top ■ of a high mountain, burying two houses and every person in them. From the Lansing (Mich.) Democrat. .' We. do not believe in dreairis and superstitions, as a general thing, • hut once in a while one is compelled to believe even against his own will. There lately died of malignant fever in Saginaw; a young man aged about twefity.- two years, whose, parents have for a long time resided in this city. They are aged people, given to odd whims 'and notions, and it will no doubt be |just as well to suppress their names. Together with a trunk, books', papers, clothing and money which arrived here from Saginaw last Saturday night, came an old fashioned English watch, commonly known as a " bull's eye," and" ij is oTthis that we have a stranger f#letfp relate. The time-piece was taken of a, widow woman in exchange for a coin in 1857, while all the parties were liv-" ing in Sylvania, Ohio. William, the eldest son of four,:boys, '.shortly after went to New Orleans, carrying the watch With him, and was stabbed in a saloon on the next week after his arrival. A telegram Was sent to-Sylvania', and the father went down and.brought back the. body; The next son Henry^ . in 1859, was killed by the falling,of a yard on the schooner Atlanta, while at Sandusky, and the Coroner there forwarded the effects'.of the deceased to his parents—among. them, being the watch. The third son, James; enlisted in the first company that left here^ and tented with 'the writer of .this for the first three months after reaching Vir- ! ginia. ' He had the watch until his death, which occurred at Fair Oaks, in June, 1862, and the watch- Was forwarded to his parents here by Capt. Je'flersj of Co. G. The fourth son, Albert, went to Saginaw last winter, carrying the watch against the advice of his parents, and his death and the return of the watch are recorded at the be'ginr ning of the article. Whether a fatality will ever attend all who carry the an- cient timepiece is beyond the reach.of human ken; but the most skeptical can but admit that the death of four brothers in succession, so far apart and so widely different, and carrying the watch at the time of'his death, is a singular fact to say the least. . A SECOND EVAJiftEIilSE. On board a steamer .which ; recently passed up to Montana was a young girl scarcely eighteen^ Who goes to the distant land of gold to meet her affianced. Four years ago she 'me* and loved a young student in a German university; Their trysting place might not have been at "Bangin on the Rhine," but 'twas just as romantic a spot not many leagues distant'. Her attachment, was reciprocated, and troth was plighted. Three years since, the "bridegroom" came to America, and sought his for-' tune amid the placers of Montana j shortly securing. a..lucrative position, as superintendent of a successful minting company. A few weeks ago a.brief message darted across two continents, and three thousand miles of ocean in a day; and found this beautiful uiisbphisti: cated girl, surrounded by all the endearments of a home of wealth and'refinement. It told her that near .the. far off shore of the Pacific soraeone waited her-coming.. A few days later she disembarked in a strange land; the language and cusfonis of -whose people were hew to her. She is now slowly arid .happily ascending" the Missouri, confident that her "bridegroom"'is expecting her, having traveled alone from the banks of the Baitie to meet. Kim.' Suppose he should have- died during her journey ! What then?—St. Joseph Union. A Methodist preacher of a large muscular frame, and a large hand, with a powerful grip, some years ago was holding a protracted meeting, in which quite an interest was awakened. A number of persons had 'come to the' anxious seat, and a few had been con-, verted." A group, consisting of two or. three young men and as many young" ladies, were present whose object in [coining was to have merriment, i Tire, minister kindly, requested them to observe the decorum befitting the place. One of them ventured, in a rather ungracious manner, to reply that they had " understood. that miracles were- worked there,", and had come to see some performed. Upon this our robust frierid coolly took the young man by the coat collar, deliberately led- him down the aisle, and opening the doop without ceremony, landed him outside," quietly remarking, " We do not work" miracles here', but we cast out devils." Facts Concerning Human Iiife", The total number oi" human . beings on earth is computed at 3,000,000,000,' and' they speak 3,083 known tori'gus." '''■•<< The average duration of life is 33J^ years.. , One fourth of those born die before they are seven years old, and one-half before they are at the age of 60. Sixty persons die every minute. • §&=•> Tall men live longer than short ones. % '. -. I Married men are longer lived than the single.' t . I Rich men live, oh the average, i2 years, on* the poor only 20^"B - - A«_, There is a drunkard to every 7i. The other evening, a gentleman's button caught hold of the Jfringe of a lady's shawl. . '•' t-sxa. attached to to," said the gentleman, laughing." ; "The,attachment is mutual," wasthc good humored reply. A man and his wile in North Brookflokl, Mass., have been caught in cutting the hair from their neighbors' cows' tails, for hair to sell to the tin peddiarst The good people of that town think it rather meaii, especially as iiy time is at hand. BBBB UH I WM HHHHJHHB *•»•»•»«
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PHBUSkED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING,
At Sauk Centre, Minn.,
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You mayt find this thread of interest:Sumangalo wrote:I have heard Ajahn Geoff say that the Buddha never spoke of bare attention but only of skillful and unskillful attention.
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Thx Tim. Nice read.
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Some interesting informations, thanks!
Even if a bit disappointed I'm not surprised by chances of this year release.
Anyone who worked on software projects can predict that is impossible to finish product in 2 months starting from current development stage (not ready rain, not chosen protection/distribution method etc).
But I'm glad that ISI started to provide massive information about progress. I hope it means that they do everything to release rF2 out as fast as possible. Especially that even if simulation will be state-of-the-art, some parts of the product would being outdated faster than we can imagine (ie GFX or SFX technologies)
Do your job best you can. I'm sure we all waiting for breath taking rF2.
If i understand correctly, I with my ADSL 2+ connection 20M down 1M up i wont be able to host like i use to in rF1. Non dedicated server has been removed.
Sorry but i've got only one PC and my connexion allowed me to host 15-20 without problems.
Damn shame.
Lot, lot of thanks for the interview. There're a lot of valuable information there. Gjon shed light on a lot of interesting things. Page two was specially interesting for me.
In the other hand, this was the most surprising one:
Wise and very true words... The rest of the things of the interview is focused on ISI or ISI products (that was the topic anyway), and it's up to them to decide their future.Doug: Conversely, what is the single biggest negative change you have seen?
A1GP simulatorISI / Gjon: The biggest problem is probably the amount of infighting between individuals or groups which is discouraging to others. Be nicer when online, its important in this media rich culture of ours.
But this one is about all of us as a group, and we are the only responsibles of changing that to make this simracing thing better, the same or worse.
It's a good thing to think about .
I just hope they postpone the release and read some of the wishlists around the net. I started one here and linked to a few others.
Mod loader/unloader... YES!
It was always so annoying to install a mod and have your showroom and all other settings changed...
Nice interview!
Ooooh, lots of nice new information in that interview. Thanks!
The RealRoad sounds amazing, can't wait to drive around on that. Glad to see RealFeel has made an impact too. Liked that Q&A and looking forward to the next.
Not surprised we won't see the game until next year though, just hope it lands before next summer but either way I don't want a rushed product.


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My Verizon contract will be ending soon and I am really tempted to make the switch to AT&T so I can get the iphone (not to be trendy, bc I need a phone that can sync with an Apple- I HATE pc- Apple is easier to mix/edit film and music with). I am in Fenwick, DE now and go to school and UMD College Park so I am in Montgomery county, Frederick county, and DC a lot, plus OCMD, Fenwick, Dewey, and Rehoboth.
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Monday, 05 July 2010
Uncovering Your Revolutionary War Ancestor
Posted by Diane
This carte de visite of Daniel Frederick Bakeman commemorates his status as the last living Revolutionary War soldier in 1868. Bakeman died the following year. This image was widely available in the 19th century and Bakeman is generally accepted as the last living Revolutionary War soldier, but there is one problem: Other lesser-known men outlived him and were photographed. One such man was John Kitts of Baltimore, who died in September 1870.
Photographs of other members of the Revolutionary War generation exist in public, private and family collections. While I've collected 70 images of men, women and children who lived during the war, I know that additional images are still undiscovered. I'm hoping that by studying your family photograph collections that you'll find images that meet the following criteria:
Men who lived during the war and who were alive after 1839 when photography was introduced in the United States would be at least 80 years of age. These individuals could be patriots, soldiers, loyalists or non-participants in the war.
Women may be wives or widows. Locating pictures of these women means looking at pictures taken anywhere from the advent of photography to the early 1900s. The last Revolutionary War widow died in 1906,
according to this
New York Times
Please contact me
if you think you've located a picture of a Revolutionary War ancestor.
If you're interested in seeing my first collection of images, they appear in my new book,
The Last Muster: Images of the Revolutionary War Generation
(Kent State University Press, $45)
Revolutionary War research resources from Family Tree Magazine and ShopFamilyTree.com:
Online Military Records: Document Your Family's Service webinar recording
Family Tree University Military Records class
(next session starts July 19)
November 2008
Family Tree Magazine
with online military records article
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Monday, 05 July 2010 20:46:08 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, 28 June 2010
Stitching Together an Identification
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Last June, I wrote about a
photo owned by Candace Fountoulakis
that was surrounded by a cross-stitch pattern. At the time I published the photo, Candace thought the couple was from either her Watts or Boohler side of the family, but now she's not sure. This photo changed her mind:
This photo was in her mother's collection and is captioned: "Aunt Mary Jane Hill." The young woman wears a beautiful dress with dark trim on the bodice. Her small waist is highlighted by a belt. She leans on a chair for support. This pose and the dress style were common in the 1866-1868 period. The line line border was also common on card photographs in the late 1860s.
Now Candace thinks this woman is the sister of the woman in the first image:
The image above was also taken in the 1860s, making it possible for the two women to be of the same generation.
Candace knows a lot about the Hill family. They were a pioneer family in Gallia County, Ohio, and intermarried with the Watts family.
Additional research needs to be done before confirming that these two women are sisters, including:
If this is Mary Jane's sister, it's important to verify the birth date and parentage of this woman.
Who's the man in the photo?
Are there any other pictures of him in the family?
Since both images were in Candace's family, it's clear that there is some connection to her. All that's left is to put the pieces together.
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Monday, 28 June 2010 17:45:02 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, 21 June 2010
Spotting a Wedding Photo
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Irene Powell sent me this lovely wedding photo of her great-grandfather Joseph Kapler and his wife, Theresa. They were married in December, 1888.
Their clothing is perfect for the late 1880s. Theresa's dress features a fitted bodice and her sleeves have vertical puffs at the shoulder seam. Her skirt has knife pleats at the side. Joseph wears a fitted 1880s jacket, a shirt with an upturned collar, vest and tie. He has short hair and a trimmed mustache.
This photo is a perfect example of how a bride would often wear a very nice dress, rather than the Victorian ideal of a white ensemble. In this case, Theresa has accessorized her attire with wedding white in the bow at her neckline and a tiny headpiece. She doesn't carry a bouquet, but Joseph wears a large corsage pinned to his jacket. These tiny clues identify this as a wedding photo, even though neither one wears a wedding ring.
You might have wedding images in your collection and not recognize them. Watch for accessories that suggest a wedding—headpieces, corsages, flowers, bows and even sashes. Match up the family history information with a date for a photo, and you might be surprised that you have a wedding image or two. Getting married was a significant family milestone, and one that couples often commemorated with photos.
I've never seen the item that stands between them. It appears to be a small table, but it has unusual filigree legs and a support under the drum. Can anyone identify it?
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Monday, 21 June 2010 16:48:49 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Jamboree Mystery Photo
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I'm back from the
Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree
. Over 1,700 folks attended the three-day event. I met many readers of this column. Thank you for stopping by and saying hello!
As usual, I held individual photo consultations. This is one of my favorite part of going to conferences because I get to look at photos and chat face-to-face with their owners. I hear a lot of interesting family stories and see some amazing photos. This week, I'm sharing one of them with you:
Kris Robinson and her sister visited me at Jamboree to try to answer a question. They know the man in the middle of this picture is their father, Robert Robinson (born in 1917), but they wonder if one of the women could be his mother, whom the Robinson ladies never knew. This casual snapshot of three smiling people has a bit of a dark side.
Lola Cloos Robinson was born in 1894 in Illinois. Her father abandoned the family when she was young. By 16, she was on her own working as a domestic in Unity, Ill. Kris isn't sure how her grandparents met, but they appear with their two boys in the 1920 Mason City, Iowa, census. One died at 4 years of age. In 1927, the family moved to California; they lived in Los Angeles and Huntington Park from 1928 to 1932, when they disappear from the city directories.
Robert Robinson never discussed his family history or mentioned any other relatives. He had an unhappy childhood. However, Kris' mother told her that her father Robert had come home from school one day to find his mother gone. Lola had been institutionalized at a local hospital for unknown reasons. Kris is trying to gain access to those records.
Kris and her sister have spent a lot of time discovering the details of this woman's life. Just recently, they learned that Lola had two aunts and two cousins living in Los Angeles in 1931 and that those individuals had children.
Could one of the women that linked arms with Robert be his mother? The clothing styles reflect the styles of the early 1930s especially the sailor collared shirt worn by the woman on the left; the women's calf length skirts; Robert's suit with the bold tie; and the sweater worn by the woman on the left. You can find similar outfits in Sears Catalogs of the period. This dates the photo to the early 1930s, when Robert was in his mid-teens.
This photo raises so many questions.
It's an amateur snapshot, probably part of a series of images. Who's the photographer?
Where's the rest of the roll and who owns it?
If Robert's mother was institutionalized when he was young, when was she released? This information would help determine if onf of the women in the picture could be her.
If one of the women is her, I vote for this woman. She's older than the teen on Robert's other arm. She's also wearing lipstick, which young teens in the period generally didn't wear.
I hope Kris and her sister can solve the information riddle surrounding this woman's life. Perhaps someone will see this column and recognize Robert and the women in the photo. Anyone have the rest of the roll?
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Tuesday, 15 June 2010 20:33:28 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010
Photo Detective—Online and On the Road
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I hope to see you this month in Boston; Burbank, Calif.; or Wellington, Kan. I'm always looking for photos to feature in this space and in the Photo Detective column of
Family Tree Magazine
, so I hope you'll stop by and say hello (and bring a mystery photo if you have one)!
June 9th
New England Historic Genealogical Society
, 6 pm
This is the official kick-off for my new book,
The Last Muster: Images of the Revolutionary War Generation
(Kent State University Press). I've spent at least eight years gathering images and vignettes of veterans, their wives and some significant children who lived during the American Revolution and lived into the age of photography.
June 11-13th
Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree
I'll be there in the Family Tree Magazine booth in the exhibit hall as well as giving two lectures
—Hairsteria: Hair in Family
Identifying and Dating Family Photographs
. I can't wait for Saturday's live podcast hosted by Lisa Louise Cooke of
Genealogy Gems
and Family Tree Magazine's podcast. Lisa invited me to talk about The Last Muster project.
June 18th
Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies Conference
At this all day seminar I'll be covering identifying nineteenth and twentieth family photographs in two talks:
Identifying and Dating Family Photographs
Kodak Moments and Technicolor Dreams
. The rest of the day I'll be focusing on telling the family story and modern genealogical research techniques.
NBC's "Who Do You Think You Are"
has made genealogy and family photos a popular topic outside of family history world. The website
called to chat about trends in the field. I got a chance to talk about a few of my favorite things, including safely displaying family photographs and those lovely pages on
. You'll find more on my conversation with Glo.com in their article and online slideshow,
It's a Family Affair.
I'll be back next week with a report from Jamboree!
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010 17:42:16 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Tuesday, 01 June 2010
A Memorial Day Salute and a Web Reunion
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About a year ago I started creating short videos of photo cases I've worked on and began posting them on
. Last week I featured a photo from Valerie Moran. It's a lovely summer scene and the flags in it provided a valuable clue. Hope you enjoy it! A New York production company created the 3-D effect.
After years of writing about other folks online reunions, I now have one to brag about concerning one of my husband's relatives: A Facebook friend, Meryn Cadell, sent me an e-mail last week. I've included the links in this quote.
"I was just browsing the website of the ACE hotel in New York, and came across a lovely postcard, sent from the
Hotel Breslin
in 1908 to a little boy in Newton, Mass. named Gilbert McNamara. I wondered who he might be, and did a little searching, coming across your
lovely story
about the table that belonged to your husband's grandmother as well as a Gilbert McNamara, quite likely the same one, as the year and location seem appropriate."
When I saw this email and the postcard, I couldn't believe it! I immediately picked up the phone and called my mother-in-law. She confirmed that the Gilbert in the postcard was indeed the right person. Now it's a family history mystery in three parts:
How did the postcard end up on the web?
What was Mother McNamara doing in New York in December 1909?
Who was watching Gil?
Ah..the power of the web to connect folks and information. Wow! Thank you Meryn.
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Tuesday, 01 June 2010 18:01:59 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, 24 May 2010
It's a Family Tree Reunion!
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Last week I wrote about June Thomazin's search for information on a picture, featured in my
Research Rewards
post. A relative had identified the subjects, but June thought the photo depicted someone else. All her digging finally paid off.
One of the readers of this blog contacted me to say that she owned a copy of the picture and had additional details. She said that the photo was identified as Wesley and Catherine Newman by Catherine's great-great- granddaughter, who'd received it from her mother. She added, "Wesley was indeed a veteran of the Civil War and died in the Old Soldier's Home."
One of the basic rules of photo research is to seek out distant family members to see if they have identifications for your unidentified images. It happens all the time. I'm so happy that June has a "new" cousin to contact.
When I forwarded the e-mail, she quickly wrote back that she hadn't research that collateral line yet and was really excited to have someone to share information with. June wrote, "I'm on cloud nine."
June found her connection through this blog. It's one of those serendipitous genealogical moments. Don't forget to check photo-reunion sites. Thousands of people a week use
looking for family photos. More and more genealogists are also looking for family on
Who knows what you might find?
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Monday, 24 May 2010 17:47:47 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, 17 May 2010
Research Rewards
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When June Thomazin submitted this photo of an elderly couple she also sent me an extensive account of her research. I'm so impressed by her efforts that I thought it would make a good topic for this column.
June's dedicated months to her search for data. Here's a summary:
In the fall of 2009 June received the above photo from a cousin. It was labeled
W.C. Dunaway's parents
. According to her research this would mean that the subjects are James William Harvey Dunaway (1829-1880) and his wife Treacy Humphress Bateman (1820-1901).
She's not sure this is correct, and actually thinks this photo depicts William Calvin Dunaway's in-laws, Wesley (1821-1899) and Elizabeth Close Newman (1826-1919). Her goal was to determine a date for this photo. Since James Dunaway died in 1880 she's hoping to prove it dates from later than that.
On Nov.18, 2009, June began researching the photographer. She contacted the Kansas State Historical Society, Fort Scott Public Library, the State Library of Kansas, and the Old Fort Genealogical Society. No luck. No one has any information on a photographer named Letton.
A John F. Letton appeared in the Masonic Directories for 1881, 1884, 1885 and 1898. He doesn't appear in any of the Fort Scott City Directories in the collection of the Old Fort Scott Genealogical Society. No listing in 1865-66, 1871-72, 1875, 1879, 1883, 1888, 1889-90, 1891-92, 1893, 1896, and 1898.
In those city directories is a record of Wesley and Elizabeth. They lived in Fort Scott; James lived a few miles away. His widow, Treacy, moved to Fort Scott after his death in 1880.
On the same day, June learns of another picture (below) in another relative's collection. It was taken circa 1888 and depicts William Calvin Dunaway and his family. It has the same background!
June also included notes in her timeline about sources she still needed to check.
In addition to contacting the facilities named above, June spent time researching the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) ribbon worn by the husband in the first photo (we'll take a closer look at this next week). The ribbon, dating from after 1876, identifies him as a member of the GAR, a veterans group. Wesley served during the Civil War.
Sanborn fire insurance maps for Fort Scott for 1884, 1888, 1893 and 1899 didn't show any evidence of photo studio. Fire insurance maps often reveal details about the occupants of buildings in addition to construction materials.
Nor does Letton appear in Carl Mautz,
Biographies of Western Photographers
(Carl Mautz Publishing).
In January 2010, June spends more time trying to determine if any of the Lettons mentioned in census records for surrounding states could be the photographer who ends up in Fort Scott. There's a Caleb Letton in the 1870 and 1880 federal census for Jacksonville, Ill.
Additional research on the style of the image, black cardstock with gold trim, suggests it dates from the late 1880s to early 1890s.
In early 2010 June sends the photo to me. She's right about the cardstock. Black was one of the popular colors for cardstock in the mid-1880s.
The clothing worn by the wife also suggests that the picture dates from the mid-1880s. Her long bodice extends way past her hips and features an opening in the front. A lace color at the neckline was worn by women from the late 1870s into the mid 1880s.
It appears this couple was misidentified by whoever wrote the caption:
"W.C. Dunaway's parents—my great grandparents."
Photo labels are often incorrect, especially when written by someone who didn't actually know the individuals in the image.
June feels this older woman looks like Catherine Newman Dunaway, the daughter of Wesley and Elizabeth.
One more detail clinches the identification. You'll see two tintypes in the September issue of
Family Tree Magazine
. I'll blog about the facial feature that is an identification clue.
June's research paid off. She spent at least two long days following up on clues, consulted her family history and then contacted experts to help her.
Excellent job!!
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Monday, 17 May 2010 19:52:59 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, 10 May 2010
Sorting Truth From Fiction: Picture Tales
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Behind every picture is a story. Some are simple tales of why someone went to have their portrait taken. In other cases, a picture tells the story of a lifetime.
Carmen Camoros sent this soft-focus photo of two young women. She's hoping one of them is her grandmother.
Carmen's mother always told her that her grandmother had died giving birth to her in 1911 in Puerto Rico. She never talked about her. After Carmen's mother died in 1979, Carmen packed up her belongings and put them away.
A decade later, she decided to look at them. In it was her mother's empty wallet with this picture inside. The original is only 2 x 2 inches. Carmen's convinced the woman on the left looks just like her Mom. She's sure that the woman is her grandmother.
There's a twist in this story. Carmen began researching her family and discovered that her grandmother didn't die in childbirth. She died of dysentery at 28 years of age, when Carmen's mother was 9. For 5 years, her mother lived with her maternal grandparents until her father's remarriage.
Carmen's right. This photo could very well be her grandmother. The long, flowing dresses are from the first decade of the 20th century, but their hair clinches the date. Both young women wear decorative bands and trims popular from 1911 to about 1915. The large coils on her grandmother's head were one variation on the full styles of that decade.
The chair in the photo is in the Egyptian Revival style of the late 19th century. It was bowed legs and a curved, slatted back.
It appears the grandmother has flowers pinned to the front of her dress. The significance of this picture and those flowers is a still a mystery—at least for now.
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Monday, 10 May 2010 15:16:40 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, 03 May 2010
NGS Wrap-Up
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Wow. Wow. Wow. That's all I heard at last week's National Genealogical Society conference. It really was fantastic! More than 2,700 individuals attended the four day event. I got to meet blog fans, see Facebook friends and examine great photos. I presented lectures on 19th century picture analysis, 20th century photos in family collections and one on immigrant clues in images.
When I wasn't lecturing I was in the exhibit hall giving private photo consultations and looking at photo-related stuff for sale. Here's a snapshot view of some of the items I thought you'd be interested in.
I love these photo blocks from
Echo Road
. You personalize them using copies of your family photos.
Have fun with your photos by using them in games, such as a deck of cards. These are from the folks at
Ancestry Games
I browsed from booth to booth looking for creative ways to express family history and found these lovely framed interpretations of a pedigree chart from Jill Means of
Legacy Design
Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of some of the other items I saw, but definitely take a look at these websites:
John E. Groberg of
had some beautiful oversize photo trees in his booth.
Stories by Me
had a selection of photo blocks, games, magnets and other items that you could personalize using copies of your photos.
If you're looking for a way to organize and incorporate your photos into your family history, check out
Photo Loom
Back next week with a new photo mystery! I need to rest from all the conference excitement <smile>.
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Monday, 03 May 2010 21:10:33 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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