Pic of the Week (#67) - "Mareley and Tillman Drug Co." 1890

Pic of the Week (#67) - "Mareley and Tillman Drug Co." 1890

Here is an 1890 photograph of several man and a few boys standing in store front, possibly the "Mareley and Tillman Drug Co." Can you help me find this photo's story?

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Three Year Old Franciszka Pawlowska (1913-1915) Dies of Diphtheria in Detroit

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Three Year Old Franciszka Pawlowska (1913-1915) Dies of Diphtheria in Detroit

Franciszka Pawlowska (1913-1915) was the 5th of 10 children by my great grandparents, Adam Pawlowski (1879-1959) and Marianna Grzeskowiak Pawlowski (1879-1941). She died of diphtheria in 1915. This is his story. 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#66) - "I am very weak, wood is very expensive and hard to find."

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#66) - "I am very weak, wood is very expensive and hard to find."

A grandmother writes to her family, perhaps for the last time, in 1931.

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From Pew to Bar and Back Again: John "Jack" Hanley (1885-1946)

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From Pew to Bar and Back Again: John "Jack" Hanley (1885-1946)

Whether praying in the pews or tending the family bar, John "Jack" Hanley (1885-1946) was a man of faith and familial duty. This is his story.  

 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#65)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#65)

Two real men sitting with two fake woman in "Ghost Town Calif." The girl does not seem too pleased. 

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Paraskevi Tsardoulias (1925-1945) and the "Εθνική Οργάνωσις Νεολαίας" of Greece

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Paraskevi Tsardoulias (1925-1945) and the "Εθνική Οργάνωσις Νεολαίας" of Greece

This is Paraskevi Tsardoulias (Παρασκευή Τσαρδούλιας). She is my 1st cousin 2x removed. She was a member of the Εθνική Οργάνωσις Νεολαίας, a National Youth Organization of Greece. This is what I know of her story.  

 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#64)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#64)

A late 1800s or early 1900s group photo with some interesting closeups of neat details. Which is your favorite?

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"Girl, 4, Is Witness to Murder" - Dolores Urkowski (1930-1978)

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"Girl, 4, Is Witness to Murder" - Dolores Urkowski (1930-1978)

Dolores Urkowski is my 2nd cousin once removed. Tragically, she witnessed the murder of her 20 year old nursemaid, Jennie Zablocki, in 1933. This is what I know of the story.

“Everybody Works But Father” - Pic of the Week (#63)

“Everybody Works But Father” - Pic of the Week (#63)

"Everybody Works But Father" - A 1907 postcard sent to Mrs. K.F. Way of Painesville, Ohio.

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Stanley Puchalski (1914-1992) Bowls Perfect 300 Game in 1951: Solves Genealogy Mystery

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Stanley Puchalski (1914-1992) Bowls Perfect 300 Game in 1951: Solves Genealogy Mystery

On December 26th, 1951 Stanley Puchalski (1914-1951), my 1st cousin 2x removed, bowled a perfect 300 game in Detroit, MI. Learn how this discovery connected me to a new branch of my family tree. 

 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#62)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#62)

A Toast to ye Landlord (postcard 1912) -  "May you always have some money - Left from the money you have spent - To greet your landlord with a sneer - When he comes calling for the rent."

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Adoptive Fathers in Your Family Tree - John Alfred Sears (1860-1951)

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Adoptive Fathers in Your Family Tree - John Alfred Sears (1860-1951)

Learning about the adoptive fathers in your family tree can help you tell your ancestral story. Here is the story of an adoptive father in my tree, John Alfred Sears (1860-1951).

 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#61)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#61)

"THEY WANT ME TO STAY THE WORST WAY" - A postcard sent to David Moe Pickens (1888-1975) of Leipsic, Ohio in 1911. Can you help me find his family?

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"Fatally Mangled By Train" - James Hanley (1888-1908)

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"Fatally Mangled By Train" - James Hanley (1888-1908)

Though likely not THE train that killed my 2nd great uncle, James Hanley (1888-1909), one like it from the same railroad company probably did. This is his story.

 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#60)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#60)

I found this early to mid 1950s postcard of "Sorenson's" at a local antique store. It shows the downtown of Grayling, Michigan, a city that has been a personal family vacation spot for decades. Do you know what kind of car that is? I do, now. 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#59)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#59)

Who was Pearl Dean Farley? Do you know? Can you help me find out?

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The Valentine's Day Death of Edward Pawlowski (1905-1907)

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The Valentine's Day Death of Edward Pawlowski (1905-1907)

My first cousin twice removed, Edward Pawlowski (1905-1907), died on Valentine's Day in 1907. He was one year, four months, and nine days old. This is his story. 

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"Tall Man Dead" - Patrick Miles (1834-1903)

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"Tall Man Dead" - Patrick Miles (1834-1903)

My 3rd great grandfather, Patrick Miles, was a tall man. Apparently he was one of the tallest in his county at the time of his death in 1903. He stood six feet and six inches "in his stocking feet." This is his story.

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#58)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#58)

Here's a lovely 1907 postcard of two young lovebirds having a kiss. It was sent to a Miss Alice Dickerson of Hastings, Michigan. Here is some of her story.  

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"The Quietest One of All" - Patrick Hanley (1887-1937)

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"The Quietest One of All" - Patrick Hanley (1887-1937)

Patrick Hanley (1887-1937) is my 2nd great uncle. By all accounts he was a quiet and well liked man. This is his story, with a first hand audio account from people who knew him. 

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