The Minor Family Album closes with nine children's portraits, all of them, but one, local Green County kids photographed by Carmichaels (Pennsylvania) portrait expert, Thomas W. Rogers. The exception is found in page twenty-three's head shot of a young girl, taken by Iowan Silas T. Wiggins of Cedar Rapids, in the early eighteen nineties. To … Continue reading The Indelible Effect of a Vintage Imprint
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I Remain Your Loving Brother – Samuel Minor to John P. Minor: Amanuensis Monday
On Mondays, many geneabloggers don the hat of amanuensis, to record and transcribe primary sources within our care. Today I begin sharing the records of Samuel and Elly Lowery Minor found among the papers of Samuel's brother, my great³ grandfather, John Pearson Minor. On the 22 September 1872, Samuel Minor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa … Continue reading I Remain Your Loving Brother – Samuel Minor to John P. Minor: Amanuensis Monday
Shoots, Roots, and Leaves 