Tag: Record Books

Dorothy’s Wedding Record Book

I’ve had Dorothy’s 1940s “Bridal Chimes” wedding record album, which I purchased from Antique Gallery, for a couple of years.  It’s a beautiful record book published by C.R. Gibson & Company in Norwalk, Connecticut, and purchased as a gift from Dorothy’s friend Marie at The Goldstein-Migel Company in Waco, Texas.           […]

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Bucky’s Scrapbook

I purchased Bucky’s 1950s scrapbooks, photos, and school papers from Antique Warehouse in mid-2015 with the intent to repair and then research to return, but since it was so large, it ended up being put away in a suitcase until March 2016.   When I finished repairing the scrapbook last month, I then used Ancestry.com […]

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Norma’s 1939 Baby Book

I think I came across this tiny baby book at Antique Warehouse in 2012 or 2013.  I researched the parents’ names in the book using Ancestry.com in early 2014. For some odd reason, the mother had never written the baby’s name in the book, but I was able to find out that it was Norma […]

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Joseph and Mary Ella’s Marriage book

I found this beautiful little marriage book at a junky shop called Second Time Around Flea Market.  It belonged to a couple named Joseph and Mary Ella who were married on the 22 November 1940. Using a combination of Ancestry.com and FindAGrave.com, I was able to find Joseph’s stepdaughter, Michelle, on Facebook. “Oh my goodness. […]

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Harry’s High School Yearbook

I happened to look up a friend of mine on Ancestry.com to see if I could find him in the yearbook section in July 2011.  Not only did I find his yearbook photo, but the yearbook that had been scanned into the system was Harry’s personal yearbook that he must have lost years before. I […]

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