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Down By The Riverside
Every family has stories. Many of these get passed down from one generation to the next. And occasionally, a story will have just the right mix of mystery and appeal…
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Who Are All These People?
Identifying the folks in old photographs can be challenging, and I'm sure we're not alone in having boxes of photos of unknown people and places. For genealogists everywhere, it's an…
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An Artistic Eye
Our ancestor Elaine Burmeister was not only a homemaker who loved to travel, she was also an accomplished oil painter. But her creativity drove her to explore other media as…
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First Texaco Station in St. Louis
Automobiles have played an oversized role in the Pipes Family history. In 1919, when cars were still an uncommon sight on the roads of St. Louis, our ancestor Charles Martin…