What Happened to Gertrude
The title of this post refers to my great-aunt, Gertrude Silver, and I struggled to decide …
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Happy International Day of Older Persons
Yes, October 1 is really International Day of Older Persons, at least according to the …
Labor Day
On this holiday we celebrate the American worker and his or her contribution to our American …
Who is Morris Kessler–the 1940 Census Strikes Again?
If I had known that the 1940 census would be this interesting I would have started …
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My Cousin Dan Sold War Stamps
I recently found this clipping from the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin in a box of stuff I …
Gertrude’s Story
I wrote recently about my grandfather’s brother, Sam Silver. Sam was a handsome man who served …
Where in the World is Sam Silver?
Sam Silver was my grandfather’s brother, my great-uncle. Unless he is the oldest man in the …
The Hundred Year Old Pony
Photography has been a vital element of family history since its earliest days. We cherish the …
The Silvermans Come to America–Part III
This is the third part of a series about my grandfather, Alexander Silver. You can read …
Genealogy to Family History Part Two—The Silvermans Come to America
In Part I of this series I listed some of the facts I know about my …
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