It's been a while since you posted this but I am also a descendant of Jason Russell and am your…
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Notes about my great grandfather Dr Elisha “ When I asked Aunt Ida where her father had gone to medical…
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The shoe industry needed water power to run the equipment used to make shoes. The shoe factories were located along…
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Did not know about the ether memorial and haven't noticed it in my many visits to the Public Garden. Where…
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What an amazing story...both of your great-great-great-grandfather's place in history as one of the earliest surgical patients to receive ether,…
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I learned from an expert (can't remember who now) to label old photos with a soft pencil such as 6B,…
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Thank you Amy for sharing your fascinating stories in such a compelling manner.
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I, too, agree that this is a wonderful story. Does it matter in the great scheme of things, probably not,…
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Those of us who grew up knowing family and even stories about long-gone family sometimes have little appreciation of the…
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Very interesting! What a great story and a great heritage. We are who we are because of what our ancestors…
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