Spread the Love with Vintage Valentines

     

 At West Virginia University Libraries

Vintage Valentines online exhibit 

you can send a Vintage Valentine greeting via email.

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Wishing you a Happy St. Valentine's Day!
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Capt Martin J. Wetzel of Jamesburg, NJ (1913-1941)

 

Martin Joseph Wetzel  

 Born: 1913  New York

Son of Martin Wetzel & Anna Kollain

Pilot, U.S. Army Air Forces
Royal Air Force Ferry Command
Died: 14-Aug-41

Buried at: Plot G Row 3 Grave 156
Cambridge American Cemetery
Cambridge, England

Trenton Evening Times

19 August 1941

(GenealogyBank.com)

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The 1693 Marriage Record of Edmund du Castel & Christian Boom (Bom)

The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Volumes 1-39, 1650-1900s

Volume XXXVII, The Marriage Register of Pennsylvania, 1683-1696, Page 268
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Remembering Charles Dickens

            
"that my name be inscribed in plain English letters on my tomb. I rest my claims to the remembrance of my country upon my published works..."

A small stone with a simple inscription, as dictated in his will, marks the grave of Charles Dickens, famous English novelist, in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. 

  Born in Portsmouth, England, on February 7, 1812, Charles was the second of eight children of John Dickens and Elizabeth (Barrow). He spent most of his childhood in London. In 1824 his father was arrested for debt and young Charles had to work in a shoe-polish factory until he could resume his education. Later he became a legal clerk and then a reporter in the House of Commons. He married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, and they had ten children before separating in 1858. He started writing short stories at the age of 24 and continued to write until his death. His books brought attention to the poverty and social injustices of the working classes and poor people in hopes of bringing about social change.

Two prayers by Charles Dickens:

We humbly beseech thee O Father that we may be honest and true in all our dealings, and gentle and merciful to the faults of others, remembering of how much gentleness and mercy we stand in need ourselves; That we may earnestly try to live in thy true faith, honour and love, and in charity and goodwill with all our fellow creatures; That we may worship thee in every beautiful and wonderful thing thou hast made, and sympathize with the whole world of thy glorious creation. Amen.

Hear our supplications on behalf of the poor, the sick, the destitute, and guilty, and for thy blessing on the diffusion of increased happiness, knowledge, and comfort among the great mass of mankind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Captain Edmund Du Castell is Commissioned Commander

    

Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions
   

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The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine

Volume VI, Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions, Page 287

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Shopping Saturday: Looking for Fine Menswear?

 

1895-05-28

Knoxville TN Daily Journal and Tribune

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The National Archives Know Your Records Program

      

The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I), houses textual and microfilm records relating to:

• Genealogy
• American Indians
• The District of Columbia
• Federal courts from the District of Columbia
• Congress
• Maritime matters
• Pre-World War I Army
• Pre-World War II Navy 

 With archivists ready to assist you, the following free events offered in February are geared for all levels of family historians as part of the

Know Your Records Program

(click on schedule to enlarge)

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'Teacher Drops Dead' - Miss Pearl Casteel of Ohio

  

Although not related to our Casteel line, this newspaper article definitely caught my eye:

The Van Wert Daily Bulletin (Ohio)

6 December 1912 

 

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Where They Worked: Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company

 

Brooklyn Daily Eagle - c.1916 

 

Specifically cited as place of employment on 

Alfred A. St. John's WWI draft registration card

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Golmer Joiner of Macoupin Co. IL

    

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Finding St. John in Brooklyn, NY

I had thought I found enough information on the family of Alfred Adelard & Rosabel (Cassingham) St.John to firmly establish that they resided in Taftville, Connecticut then later, permanently in nearby New Bedford, Massachusetts.  So imagine my surprise when I came across his WWI draft registration card and found a NY city address.
 Apparently they were there for a very short time, as I have them in New Bedford in 1917 (city directory) and again in the 1920 census.  Although, at this point husband and wife are separated... maybe NY didn't go so well.
But, as shown below in his WWI draft registration card, in Sept 1918, they resided at 265 Clarkson Ave in Kings, NY, and Alfred A. St. John worked for the Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co. as a machinist.

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Where They Worked: Whitman Mills, New Bedford, Massachusetts

   
Listed as the place of employment for Arthur Robillard on his 1917 WW1 Draft Registration Card (seen below),  

Whitman Mills is a historic mill complex located  in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

The mill was built in 1896 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

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