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The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#46)

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The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#46)

This is Sister Jamesetta Rhoads. Born Lucille Rhoads (1906-2004), she is my first cousin twice removed. Sr. Jamesetta is one of several in my family tree who devoted their lives to a religious order. 

 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#45)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#45)

A beautiful 1956 Kodachrome photograph slide of a Central City, Colorado street scene in 1956.

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#44)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#44)

Willoughby Boughton (1885-1966) - composer at the Detroit Conservatory of Music. What’s the rest of his story?

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#43)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#43)

Here is a collection of amateur photo slides taken at the funeral of John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery in 1963.

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#42)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#42)

"Am on my way. Won't be long" - A postcard from Ida May Jordan to her older brother Isaac in 1908.

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#41)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#41)

A beautiful color Kodachrome photo slide image of a fisherman from the early to mid 1950s.

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#40)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#40)

"Man's Best Friend" - A delightful Kodachrome photo slide image from 1962.

Pic of the Week (#39) - "I hope you find their stories!"

Pic of the Week (#39) - "I hope you find their stories!"

"I hope you find their stories." How a chance encounter with an antique store cashier inspired my genealogy pursuits. "With love, Molly"

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#38)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#38)

Who is this mystery couple? What is their story? "She is not to be crossed nor does she suffer fools gladly ... his eyes warn you not to take him for a chump."

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#37)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#37)

"Beauty and the Beast" - "Dear Mother, We were over to the berry patch ... they want 8 cts. a quart, they are small." To: Mrs. Nick Nusbaum of Waterville, Minnesota (1908). 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#35)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#35)

Here is a delightfully charming 1950s scene of kids playing in in the kitchen and pretending to wash dishes with VEL soap. 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#34)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#34)

"Dr. Splosive's Corn Cure" - A peculiar postcard (1910) to Edna Gassenburg (age 24) of Visalia, California.

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#33)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#33)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#33) - Rosana Cochran - Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania.

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#32)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#32)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#32) - The Osceola-Gramatan, "A Distinctive Hotel", Daytona Beach, Florida, 1922

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#31)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#31)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#31) - On Strike! 1937 or 1941. 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#30)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#30)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#30) - Kaiser George, 1921.

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#28)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#28)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#28) - Frosty vista, 1950s

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The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#26)

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The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#26)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#26) - The Grzeskoviak Family at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Detroit, MI.

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#25)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#25)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#25) - Summer fun at Lake Arrowhead in June of 1956

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#24)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#24)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#24) - HMCS Lockeport of the Royal Canadian Navy (1942)

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