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...my research journal.
Sandy Ryan
Mar 16, 2023
Gophers in the basement? Oh my!
I recently acquired several vintage scrapbooks from the 1950-1960's. They belonged to a first or second grade teacher in Minnesota. It...
Sandy Ryan
Mar 6, 2023
Dr. Alice Hamilton
She made hatters less mad (photo James F. Coyne) *Please note, I do not know the name of the newspaper or author that published this...
Sandy Ryan
Mar 2, 2023
Wisconsin to London- Henry Selfridge's Journey
Henry Gordon Selfridge was born in Ripon, Wisconsin in 1858. After the Civil War the only family member he had left was his mom Lois. His...
Sandy Ryan
Nov 11, 2022
First Lieutenant Clifford Kohlberg
First Lieutenant Clifford Kohlberg was from Wisconsin. He lived at various times in Madison and Milwaukee. His wife was Verabelle Baumann...
Sandy Ryan
Sep 26, 2022
1955 message from the Gustas!
This message is on the back of photo from a box lot I received recently: "This is us and our family which is left taken by our home. We...
Sandy Ryan
Jul 18, 2022
The Treasured Friends of Mrs. Gibson
I don't know much about Mrs. Maggie Gibson. The photo on the left and one of her visiting with her chickens have her name written on the...
Sandy Ryan
Jul 7, 2022
Steamboat Shenanigans
The Hart's Steamboat Line was based in Brown County, Wisconsin. I ran across this little article in the Reedsburg Free Press, dated June...
ryan33387
Jun 7, 2022
The Boston Railroad Photo Car & Portable Photography
Browsing through antique and thrift shops, I come across so many photographs I hate to leave behind. Any with names written on them come...
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