Photo Number 187

This photo was processed on November 28, 1931.   The stamp that they used is smeared..or perhaps I could tell where the photo originated from.  I don't know, but this looks like a little boy to me..I love the way the Mom has crouched down in the grass to really show off this child..she was obviously very proud of him.
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Photo Number 186

This is a Real Photo Postcard. An Azo which I can date at 1904 to 1918.  However I can further narrow that down to 1913 because someone wrote on the back.. Mary and Me 7 weeks taken in 1913.

I found this little treasure in a new to us Antique Shop located in Bemidji, Minnesota.  Aunt Ellie's Attic..the owner is a lovely lady who we had a very nice visit with..we will stop by there again one of these days.  It is always nice to frequent a shop where your business is appreciated:)

Photo Number 185

Well the full circles are caught up with!  Lets look at some Mothers and Children for a few days.  This is a photo from the Antique Shop in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. This is Evelyn and Colleen, Colleen was two months old and she weighed 11 pounds and 14 ounces.  This photo must have been taken in the 1940's sometime.

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Full Circle Five

Joseph Francis  Grennan 1887-? 

This is Joe, his last name looks like Grennan or maybe Gremran or Gremnan.  I tried to scan it but the photo backing is dark and  did not scan well..I had to hold the photo to the light to read it. I believe that we have had this type of photo before..the oval glued onto the photo card.  This photo was taken at Haynes in Sterling, ILL.  I will guess around 1910.
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*** Update from Abra:  The name is Grennan. He was living at 606 W 6th ST in Sterling when he registered for the WWI draft. He was born Sept 18, 1887, and he was 29, married & had 3 children when he registered. He was of medium height, heavy build, gray eyes, black hair, & his left arm was off at shoulder. (The rest of the info is blurry & hard to read.) In 1900 he was living Hahanaman & Montmorency Twshps (Whiteside Co. ILL), along with parents Michael(53) & Bridget(42). There are 10 children in the family, ranging in ages from 3 to 23. Also, Thomas Murphy & Frank Fox, but I forgot to check relationships on them. In 1910, the family is living in Sterling (same county), there are only 3 children, with Joseph being 22, & Annie 20, & Katharyn 13. There should have still been 2 others at home (17 & 15), so either they are boarding or they have passed on in that 10 years. (I might be able to find more by searching family trees, but I won't have time right now). In 1920, Joseph is still in Sterling, age 32, and has five children. In 1930, he has 6 children and is living in Amboy, Lee county, Ill. (Della from picture 70 was also born/resided in Lee County--her pic, btw, is now posted with her info in her family tree). I could not find a relationship between Della & Joseph, but I think there must be some common thread between these, due to the residency counties. Perhaps Jinglebob has an idea on this.


Update: Jan 21, 2010 
I spoke with a gal by the name of Kay,   she lives in Springfield, IL  Joe in photo number seventy-eight is her cousin ( Thrice removed..but still a cousin) ..she was thrilled to find the photo..I will mail it off tomorrow.. another photo headed home!! She has assured me if she finds anything else out about Joe or perhaps how he lost his arm that she will leave a comment here:) Connie


Update: Feb 10, 2010  I received a note from Kay thanking me for the photo.  ( No news on the arm yet.) She also included a small check to defer the cost of postage.   So I cashed the check and promptly went to the Antique Shop and purchased a few more old photos with names on the back! 


Update: May03, 2010  Abra sent me an email saying that Joe's photo has now appeared on the Ancestry site.     So this photo goes full circle today! 
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Full Circle Four

Photo Number 149                     Photo Number 30 

May 03, 2010
A few weeks ago, I obtained a phone number for Bob. So I called him up!   He lives in Nebraska. He is in his eighties, he never married.  His sister Joyce is still living in Norfolk, Nebraska.  She suffered a small stroke the week that I talked to Bob, he said that she should recover completely.  Bob was a Cattle Feeder his whole life, and never found anyone that he liked well enough to marry. 

He told me a story about three brothers that settled in Fremont, Nebraska, one wasn't married.  The brothers all went to the United Brethren Methodist Church which is now the United Methodist Church.  Anyways, the presiding elder at the church suggested that the bachelor visit a family with six daughters at Hoskins.  So the bachelor went a calling with a team and a wagon at dinner time one night, picked one out and they were married the next day.   They lived together for years, then the wife died and he required some care so Bob's Mother cared for him, one day he up and died.  Bob said "He died from loneliness, he loved her so much."

Bob has lived in Stanton, Nebraska all his life.  He talked my ear off, he said  "This is the weirdest phone call I have ever got in my entire life."   He said, that yes I could mail him the photographs that he would give them to his sister, he himself didn't have much use for them, perhaps his niece would like them.  

I was correct in my assumption and so was Abra, he is related to the Vogues and to the Meirherys that live here in Minnesota at Deer Creek.  He said he thinks his cousin Marlys lives in Park Rapids, which is very near me..but he cannot remember her last name.   He also said that Fred Vogue was an avid photographer. 

With nothing else happening with these photos I declare them full circle. 
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November 30 2017.  I received news today that Bob died on November 27 2017.
His friend Ed shared this photo with me.  Rest In Peace Bob

A Celebration of Life for Robert W. Freiberg, 94, of Stanton, will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 2, 2017, at the Stanton United Methodist Church. Reverend Lydia Dayton will officiate. Burial will be in the Stanton Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, from 12:30 p.m. till service time at the church. Home for Funerals of Norfolk is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Freiberg passed on Monday, November 27, 2017, at the Stanton Health Center.

Robert was born on June 7, 1923, in Stanton, the son of William and Lucille (Voge) Freiberg. He attended rural school before graduating from Stanton High School. Following his education, Robert returned to the family farm, which was homesteaded by his parents.  He became a true Steward of the land while it was under his care.

Although he loved farming, Robert’s greatest passion was fishing. He delighted in teaching his niece and nephew how to fish. He took every opportunity, year-round, to go fishing. Robert enjoyed all of his friends that partook in the sport he enjoyed so much.

He not only cared for the land, he also took care of his mother following the death of his father.

Robert is survived by his sister, Joyce Meilike, of Lincoln, NE; his niece, Linda Meilike, of Papillion, NE; his great niece, Heather Buss and his great nephew, Garrett Buss.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother-in-law, Don Meilike, and one nephew, Mark Meilike.

Photo Number 181

Isn't this young lady beautiful?  I thought so, is it any wonder that she has a ring and a locket on a chain. I read where sometimes teachers would get married secretly, and wear the ring on a chain around their neck.  I wonder whose photo is in the locket?   This is another unknown from the Antique Shop in Park Rapids, Minnesota.  I will date this 1910-1913.

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Photo Number 180

Sisters?  Perhaps. Friends?  Maybe.   This came from the Antique Shop in Park Rapids, Minnesota. I will guess that this is from the late 1880's.. they almost have bangs..the dresses or blouses seem to be heavily pleated in the front.
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Update from Norkio: 
Big plaids like that also tell us this lady had some means, as matching plaids on a dress required extra fabric. The sleeves with their puffed shoulders are fairly typical of the late 1880s to 1890s.