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Wedding Belles: Beyond the Ceremony
I have seen some beautiful wedding photographs from the turn of the century. This photograph of Wilma Larcher and Alfred Souza married in Oakland, California, in 1939 is a prime example. But, I’ve...
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Martin Kelly, My Family’s First Business Owner?
Much of what my Grandma Shellabarger told me about her family turned out to be myth or exaggeration. She got one thing right. One of her ancestors owned boarding houses in San Francisco. That...
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Laundry Delivery, Ma’am
My Great Grandparents, Charles and Brigitte (Breilh) Mazeres were in the laundry business. They first ran French laundries in San Francisco, then Modesto, and finally ended up in Oakland, Alameda...
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One of the Women in the Signal Corp
It’s the 21st Edition of Smile for the Camera. In honor of Women’s History Month, this edition is called “Give their Face a Place” and focuses on the unsung female heroes in our tree. May I present...
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Dolls That Did Something
The fresh faced kid with the Christmas glow in her eyes is me. It was Christmas morning 1967. Each year Santa gave me a doll. But, not just any doll. I only wanted dolls that did something. This...
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