Author Archives: Mary Briggeman

Nov
19
2014

Relatives You Don’t Want to Claim

by Mary Briggeman

When searching for our long-lost relatives in old books and newspapers, we are usually thrilled to find mention of a familiar surname. Usually. But sometimes we find folks that could possibly be related but, for a number of reasons, we would prefer not to have to acknowledge as relatives. And, then perhaps, we sigh with […]

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Nov
18
2014

Bathing Style 1930’s

by Mary Briggeman

While I don’t have an exact date on the photo for this post, I can make a pretty good guess of early  to mid 1930’s based on the folks who are present in the picture. The picture was almost certainly taken at the farm of my mother’s great-uncle Jeff McClelland, as his farm in Newlin […]

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Nov
13
2014

Civil War Faces

by Mary Briggeman

Among the many photos in the old family album are quite a few pictures of soldiers from the Civil War. When I first started looking at these pictures, I wasn’t aware that any of them were family, so it was quite a surprise to realize how many of them were folks in my family tree! […]

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