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Unearthing Relevant News, Advice and Updates for the Living Share
Dead Fred's Relatively Speaking with a friend. In This Issue The Reunited Photo Tally is Rising Rapidly! The second DeadFred.com Creative Writing contest is underway. See details below! ____ Helpful Hints http://www.deadfred.com/faq.php#one Dead Fred's Meditation Corner "Show me a person with both feet on the ground, and I'll show you someone
who can't put their pants on." " In life, all roads lead to the cemetery." "There is a destiny that makes us brothers You have several pictures of my family and I would like to know how to get the originals and find out if there are more. I am in contact with the submitter, but want to cover all bases. Thank you,
What does it cost to get a closeup scan of Mildred Robfogel. She is my aunt. Do you know of any other Robfogel pictures? Thank you, -- Hi Bill,
Imagine my surprise to discover a cousin of my father's in your database! There just aren't all that many of us Lutes' around! How do I get a better copy/close-up of the photo? Cathy -- Great Cathy! Best Regards, Have you found a relative? Be sure to write and tell us about your lucky discoveries at DeadFred.com! Share your reunion experience here.
I just "discovered" your site by accident tonight and it is very interesting. I am envious of anyone being able to do what you are doing. -Jeannie Do you accept photos from Scotland? -Fiona (Yes, Fiona, we do accept photos from all over the world!) -- Please remind your readers to do a search on EBay under "family bible". I came across many with genealogy information included for sale. Perhaps someone may find his or her family bible listed there. -Dotty -- Whether you have a bone to pick or a eulogy to offer, send your thoughts to letters@deadfred.com.
Purchased from The Antique Manor Stewartville, MN Contact joe@deadfred.com for further information. Subject: Westell/Waistell pictures I am looking for some old family pictures, tins or tinplates. They may have ended up in Detroit or Tennessee. There were two shoeboxes showing family members from Canada, London Ontario area or Middlesex County, McGillivray township area or perhaps Bruce County, town of Kicardine or Kincardine township, Ontario area. Common names were James Waistell/Westell, Isabella Waistell/Westell, John Waistell/Westell, Robert, Elizabeth, Richard, Pringle. As well other names by marriage were Morgan, Shouldice, McGill, Ryan, Cook, Dagg . Ian Westell, Canada
Yearbooks & Photo Albums:
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Here's a new challenge. Joe seems to think the subject of this Archive
photo looks a lot like...well, we'll let you decide for yourself. Last month's results: Thank you for your participation! Hacking Family of Canada Six months ago on January 10, 2003, Blair Gordon Saskatchewan found approximately 60 members of her family on DeadFred.com, the Hacking Family. Last week these photos where sent home. How these photos were discovered is a story I'd like to share. In December I had to go to Minnesota on business. Ordinarily I fly but this time I drove as I had some equipment that would have been cumbersome to carry on a plane. While on the return trip I saw a sign for the Kalona Antique Store in Kalona, Iowa. I was due for a coffee stop and antique stores usually have a pot brewing so I decided to stop in and browse a little. While there I found a large box of photos that had been brought in a day before. In this box were about 70 photos. Most of them were taken during the 1880's. The others were taken during the 1860's and the 1890's. Forty-five of these photos were from Canada and Iowa with the same last names or names that were related by marriage. On occasion if you're lucky you might see a name on one out of every 20 photos, but these photos are a virtual history of the Hacking family. I bought the box.
When I got home I scanned them on DeadFred and posted a couple messages on the Genealogy Lists and Boards. Two weeks later on January 10, Blair emailed me with her discovery. On July 14, I mailed them home. (The difference in time between discovery and mailing is to allow other possibly closer related family members a chance to claim them. If no one steps up then they are sent.) The events that brought the Hacking Family photos home is the interesting part. This box of photos from Canada was placed in the Kalona Antique Store in Iowa a couple of days before I showed up. I bought them, took them home to Arkansas and posted them. Blair in Canada found them and they went home. After 100 years, it only took three weeks in 2002-2003 to be discovered. How many more photos can be found like this? How many photos like this are sitting in boxes in antique stores? 100,000? 1,000,000? More? How many in closets & attics? How many are going to be tossed into the trash because someone doesn't know what to do with them or because they are unknown? (Egad it makes me shiver.) We try to get as many as possible home as best we can. If you see a photo
in an antique store for a couple bucks, buy it and post it. If you cannot
buy it, write down the name and post it on Dead Fred's Bulletin Board,
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Joe Bott FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 25, 2003 DEAD FRED GENEALOGY PHOTO ARCHIVE SEEKING CREATIVE WRITING ENTRIES
Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive is pleased to announce the second DeadFred.com Creative Writing Contest. The call for entries is effective July 25, 2003, and will come to a close on October 1, 2003. All imaginative people who want to put their creative writing skills to work are eligible. The winners will be announced in DeadFred.com's popular e-newsletter Dead Fred's Relatively Speaking: Unearthing Relevant News, Advice and Updates for the Living. Go to http://www.deadfred.com/relatively_1_04.php to view winning entries from the first DeadFred.com Creative Writing Contest. The inspiration for the entries is the DeadFred.com Photo at http://www.deadfred.com/photopopup.php?PhotoNumber=15583. There are two categories, Poetry and Fiction. The winner of each category will win a feature in the DeadFred.com Newsletter, $100.00 and a DeadFred.com Creative Writing Certificate. All participants will receive an honorable mention in the DeadFred.com newsletter and a DeadFred.com Creative Writing Certificate. Entry requirements are as follows:
Please send entries to jeannette@deadfred.com or the following mailing address: DeadFred.com Creative Writing Contest All entries become the exclusive property of DeadFred.com. DeadFred.com reserves the right to use winning entries in future promotions. DeadFred.com is in no way responsible for lost, late or misdirected entries. There is no entry fee required. However, a donation of any amount will be greatly appreciated. Donations by check may be made payable to Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive. Contact Jeannette Balleza at 479.973.9420 or jeannette@deadfred.com with any inquiries. Sign up for further updates by filling out the mailing list form at http://www.deadfred.com.
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