Proves once again, the need to always look at the original document when possible. Thanks for the posting.
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What a very nice piece! Thank you. My elders are long gone now, and I still actively regret not thinking…
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Mary, this is just the best!!!
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Hi Jeff, Another great story. Wyoming is, indeed, rough but beautiful terrain. Those are hardy people who live/lived there.
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Well, so the two Winstons are related. My information came from Wikipedia - usually good but not infallible.
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Thanks Jeff. Sadly, we know nothing more about Lydia and Winston and how they met. The only hope would be…
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From the Auburn Daily Bulletin, newspaper, Auburn, New York, Wednesday, March 28, 1877 The Quebec Chronicle publishes the following notice,…
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I have a museum studies certicate from Tufts. As part of that I researched some of the quilts at the…
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