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"T. S." to E. J. Seifert, 16 Jul 1905 Date: 09/19/2008 Unclear who "T. S." is. I don't think it was Ed's wife Mathilde (Tillie) Seifert, though that could be possible. Whoever it was sounds rather disgruntled!
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Henry Korn to E. J. Seifert, 25 Jul 1907 Date: 09/19/2008 From Henry August Korn (1874-1957) to his brother-in-law.
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To William Cronau, 25 May 1908 Date: 09/19/2008 To William Cronau (abt 1866-?) from a cousin of his. William was married to Elizabeth Mann (1874-?), a great-aunt of mine.
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Anna Korn to Tillie Seifert, 20 Aug 1908 Date: 09/19/2008 This card makes me smile. Anna, the spinster sister, was in Milwaukee visiting Emma, my grandmother. She wrote to Tillie, the other married sister, asking her to come out and visit too. Tillie should bring her husband along only if she didn't want to leave him alone, but should definitely bring some eggs.
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Emma Sonnemann to Tillie Seifert, 2 Sep 1908 Date: 09/19/2008 Emma Sonnemann looks like the right "E. S.", seeing that the card is from Milwaukee and mentions "Will", which fits Emma's husband William Sonnemann. However, William's father had died in Jan 1908, so the reference to "Will's folks" seems off. Perhaps it could have referred to his mother and other family.
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Anna Korn to Eugene Sonnemann, Sep 1909 Date: 09/19/2008 From Anna Augusta Korn (1887-1979) to Eugene William Sonnemann (1903-1916).
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Ed & Tillie Seifert to Emma & William Sonnemann, 7 Sep 1909 Date: 09/19/2008
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Ted and Nora Sonnemann to William Sonnemann, 29 Aug 1912 Date: 09/19/2008 Theodore Edward Sonnemann (1884-1941) and Nora Regina Steinacker Sonnemann (1887-1979) to William Henry Sonnemann (1879-1956).
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Tillie Seifert to Eugene Sonnemann, 6 Apr 1913 Date: 09/19/2008 Tillie writing to Eugene in German.
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Henry and Emilie Krueger to William and Emma Sonnemann, 10 Aug 1913 Date: 09/19/2008 Heinrich Johann Herman Krueger (1861-1925) and Emilie Augusta Amalia Sonnemann Krueger (1874-1941) to William Henry Sonnemann and Emma Bertha Louise Korn Sonnemann.
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Bertha Schubring to Tillie Seifert, 29 Sep 1913 Date: 09/19/2008 Bertha F. Schubring (1873-1957) to her cousin Mathilde Emilie Korn Seifert (1870-1951). "Ella" would have been Bertha's sister Ella B. H. Schubring (1890-1960, married Walter August Denzer in about 1917).
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Ed and Tillie Seifert to Eugene Sonnemann, 17 Aug 1914 Date: 09/19/2008
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Tillie Seifert to Eugene Sonnemann, 21 Aug 1914 Date: 09/19/2008 Mathilde Emilie Korn Seifert (1870-1951) to Eugene William Sonnemann (1903-1916), her nephew.
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Possibly to Ed Seifert from his mother Date: 09/19/2008 Elsewhere in the collection there is another card with similar writing and more clues that it is to Edmund John Seifert (1867-1957) from his mother Louise Jaecke Seifert Krause (abt 1845-?).
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Louise Krause to Edmund Seifert, 16 Apr 1915 Date: 09/19/2008 To Edmund John Seifert (1867-1957) from his mother Louise Jaecke Seifert Krause (abt 1845-?).
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To Ed Seifert, 19 Aug 1915 Date: 09/19/2008 I scanned this because it's written in an interesting German hand. I haven't managed to read much of it yet.
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Hilmer Sonnemann to William and Emma Sonnemann, 8 Jan 1917 Date: 09/19/2008 From Hilmer M. Sonnemann (1893-1972) to William Henry Sonnemann and Emma Bertha Louise Korn Sonnemann.
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Henry Korn to Tillie Seifert, 16 Jun 1917 Date: 09/19/2008 From Henry August Korn (1874-1957) to his sister Mathilde Emilie Korn Seifert (1870-1951).
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Henry Korn to Tillie Seifert, 11 Jul 1917 Date: 09/19/2008 From Henry August Korn (1874-1957) to his sister Mathilde Emilie Korn Seifert (1870-1951).
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Hilmer Sonnemann to William Sonnemann, 2 Aug 1918 Date: 09/19/2008 From Hilmer M. Sonnemann (1893-1972) to his uncle William Henry Sonnemann.
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Baby Ruth Sonnemann to Ed Seifert, 11 May 1921 Date: 09/19/2008 A cute postcard from my mother Ruth Sonnemann's parents to her uncle and aunt, including a scribble from baby Ruth, age 2 1/2.
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Bertha Schubring to Tillie Seifert, 29 Dec 1921 Date: 09/19/2008 From Bertha F. Schubring (1873-1957) to Mathilda Emilie Korn Seifert (1870-1951)
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Amanda Schubring to Tillie Seifert, 29 Dec 1921 Date: 09/19/2008 From Wilhelmine Ida Amanda Schubring (1881-1956) to Mathilda Emilie Korn Seifert (1870-1951).
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Lizzie Glaff to Tillie Seifert, 30 Dec 1921 Date: 09/19/2008 From Elizabeth A. Schubring Glaff (1870-1954) to Mathilde Emilie Korn Seifert.
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Ruth Sonnemann to Uncle Eddie and Aunt Tillie, 14 Apr 1922 Date: 09/19/2008 From Ruth Anna Sonnemann Mann (1918-2004) to Edmund John Seifert (1867-1957) and Mathilde Emilie Korn Seifert (1870-1951).
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Lizzie Glaff to Tillie Seifert, 28 Dec 1922 Date: 09/19/2008 From Elizabeth A. Schubring Glaff (1870-?) to Mathilde Emilie Korn Seifert.
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Leona Sonnemann to William Sonnemann and family, 11 Feb 1923 Date: 09/19/2008 From Leona Edna Sonnemann (1896-1991, married Erwin W. Schumacher in 1925) to William, Emma, and Ruth Sonnemann.
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Amanda Schubring to Tillie Seifert, 22 Dec 1923 Date: 09/19/2008 From Wilhelmine Ida Amanda Schubring (1881-1956) to Mathilda Emilie Korn Seifert (1870-1951).
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Elizabeth Biever and Olive Kometter to Ruth Sonnemann, 19 Dec 1924 Date: 09/19/2008 From Meta Auguste Elizabeth Buending Biever (1872-?) and Olive E. Kometter (1896-1987) to Ruth Anna Sonnemann Mann (1918-2004) and her parents. Elizabeth was widowed at this time and her niece Olive was living with her.
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Edna Barkow (?) to Ruth Sonnemann (age 7), 1 Aug 1925 Date: 09/19/2008 Could be Edna Wilhelmina Barkow (1906-1987, married Frank Lipsky in 1933). She had an uncle and aunt living in Cambria or Lockport at the time, so she could have been visiting them as well as seeing Niagara Falls. This Edna was Ruth's second cousin.
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From Emma Sonnemann, 13 Apr 1927 Date: 09/19/2008 From Emma Bertha Louise Korn Sonnemann (1878-1963), probably to her mother and/or sisters.
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Nora Sonnemann to Emma Sonnemann, 25 Aug 1927 Date: 09/19/2008 Nora Regina Steinacker Sonnemann (1887-1979) to Emma Bertha Louise Korn Sonnemann (1878-1963).
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Busse to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Seifert, 19 Dec 1928 Date: 09/19/2008 Mrs. Charles Busse was Dorothea A. Schubring (1886-?), a first cousin to Mathilde Emilie Korn Seifert (1870-1951).
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Elizabeth Biever and Olive Kometter to William and Emma Sonnemann, 6 Dec 193? Date: 09/19/2008 From Meta Auguste Elizabeth Buending Biever (1872-?) and Olive E. Kometter (1896-1987)
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Herb Zimdars to Ruth Sonnemann, Dec 1930 Date: 09/19/2008 Herb Zimdars was a family friend, older brother to George Zimdars.
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Anita Krueger to William and Emma Sonnemann, 24 Aug 1931 Date: 09/19/2008 From Anita Emma Krueger (1904-1988).
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"Manda" to Emma Sonnemann, 1932 Date: 09/19/2008
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"Ida" to William and Emma Sonnemann, 15 Aug 1932 Date: 09/19/2008 Probably family friend Ida Zimdars.
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Ruth Sonnemann (age 15) to her parents, 27 Jun 1934 Date: 09/19/2008 Ruth Anna Sonnemann Mann (1918-2004) to William Henry Sonnemann and Emma Bertha Louise Korn Sonnemann.
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Alvina Barkow to Emma Sonnemann, 26 Feb 1935 Date: 09/19/2008 From Alvina (nee Rose) Barkow (1880-1946) to Emma Bertha Louise Korn Sonnemann. Alvina was not a relative as far as I know, but her husband's two older brothers were married to cousins of Emma's husband.
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"Ida" to Emma Sonnemann Date: 09/19/2008 Most likely Ida Zimdars, a friend of the family.
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Walli Frohnecke to Ruth Sonnemann, 2 Aug 1935 Date: 09/19/2008 Walli Frohnecke was apparently a German friend or pen-pal of my mother's (Ruth Anna Sonnemann Mann 1918-2004). My mother's birthday book lists Walli's birthdate as 26 Sep 1913.
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Walli Frohnecke to Ruth Sonnemann, 4 Aug 1936 Date: 09/19/2008 Walli Frohnecke was apparently a German friend or pen-pal of my mother's (Ruth Anna Sonnemann Mann 1918-2004). My mother's birthday book lists Walli's birthdate as 26 Sep 1913. This card was sent from Berlin during the famous 1936 Summer Olympics that were held there and mentions them, though I haven't yet been able to decipher all of the handwriting.
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Lucile Sonnemann to William and Emma Sonnemann, 16 Aug 1936 Date: 09/19/2008 From Lucile E. Sonnemann (1913-1981, married Martin Kaddatz in 1938). Ruth Sonnemann's 14th birthday had just passed.
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Elizabeth Biever and Olive Kometter to William and Emma Sonnemann, Aug 1937 Date: 09/19/2008 From Meta Auguste Elizabeth Buending Biever (1872-?) and Olive E. Kometter (1896-1987). Elizabeth was widowed at this time and her niece Olive was living with her.
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Walli Frohnecke to Ruth Sonnemann, 3 Aug 1937 Date: 09/19/2008 Walli Frohnecke was apparently a German friend or pen-pal of my mother's (Ruth Anna Sonnemann Mann 1918-2004). My mother's birthday book lists Walli's birthdate as 26 Sep 1913.
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Nora Sonnemann to Emma Sonnemann, 12 Oct 1937 Date: 09/19/2008 From Nora Regina Steinacker Sonnemann (1887-1979) to Emma Bertha Louise Korn Sonnemann (1878-1963). I don't know who "Elinor" was. "Lu" would have been Nora's daughter Lucile Sonnemann Kaddatz (1913-1981). I think "Teddy" was more likely Nora's son Theodore W. Sonnemann (1916-1996), who I always heard called "Teddy" even when he was elderly, not her husband Theodore E. Sonnemann (1884-1941).
Bethany Lutheran Church Date: 09/19/2008 This was my mother's church before she and my father were married. Afterward they attended Jerusalem Lutheran Church on Holton St.
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Alvina Barkow to Emma Sonnemann, 31 Jan 1938 Date: 09/19/2008 From Alvina (nee Rose) Barkow (1880-1946) to Emma Bertha Louise Korn Sonnemann. Alvina was not a relative as far as I know, but her husband's two older brothers were married to cousins of Emma's husband.
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George Zimdars to William and Emma Sonnemann, 25 Jul 1938 Date: 09/19/2008 This trip may have been the one where family friend George Zimdars met his future wife Marie.
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"Ida" to Emma and William Sonnemann, 28 Jul 1938 Date: 09/19/2008 Most likely Ida Zimdars, a family friend.
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Dora Wangemann to Roland Mann, 29 Jul 1938 Date: 09/19/2008 From Dorothea M. Boerensen Wangemann (1877-1942) to her nephew Roland Charles Mann (1910-1986), my father.
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"Ellie" to Ruth Sonnemann, 29 Jul 1938 Date: 09/19/2008 Probably a friend, not a relative. This trip may have been the one where family friend George Zimdars met his future wife Marie.
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Dora Wangemann to Gretchen Mann, 31 Jul 1938 Date: 09/19/2008 From Dorothea M. Boerensen Wangemann (1877-1942) to her sister Margaretha Sophia Boerensen Mann, my grandmother.
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Dora Wangemann to Roland Mann, 31 Jul 1938 Date: 09/19/2008 From Dorothea M. Boerensen Wangemann (1877-1942) to her nephew Roland Charles Mann (1910-1986), my father.
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Ted and Nora Sonnemann to William Sonnemann, 25 Aug 1938 Date: 09/19/2008 Theodore Edward Sonnemann (1884-1941) and Nora Regina Steinacker Sonnemann (1887-1979) to William Henry Sonnemann (1879-1956).
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William Barkow to William and Emma Sonnemann, 14 Jun 1940 Date: 09/19/2008 William F. Barkow (1873-1947) to William and Emma Sonnemann. William Barkow's late wife Ida Meschke (1873-1928) was William Sonnemann's first cousin.
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Gretchen Mann to Emma Sonnemann, 22 Jul 1940 Date: 09/19/2008 A card from one of my grandmothers to the other: from Margaretha Sophia Boerensen Mann (1881-1963) to Emma Bertha Louise Korn Sonnemann (1878-1963). Judging from the postmark, Gretchen must have been visiting her sister Dora. Judging from the address, Emma had been "out home" visiting her mother and Gretchen sent the card there.
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George Zimdars to Roland and Ruth Mann, 20 Sep 1944 Date: 09/19/2008 From family friend George Zimdars.
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"Manda" to William and Emma Sonnemann, Nov 1946 Date: 09/19/2008 She writes "Dear Friends," so she probably was not a relative.
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"Manda" to Emma Sonnemann, Nov 1946 Date: 09/19/2008 Manda wrote quite a few cards to Emma from different parts of the country, but I don't know who she was. None of the Amandas that I have in our family tree seem to fit, so I'm guessing she was a friend, not a relative.
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Roland Mann to Anna Korn, 3 Apr 1948 Date: 09/19/2008 From Roland Charles Mann (1910-1986) to Anna Augusta Korn.
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Anita Krueger to Roland and Ruth Mann, 8 Aug 1949 Date: 09/19/2008 Anita Emma Krueger (1904-1988) to Roland Charles Mann (1910-1986) and Ruth Anna Sonnemann (1918-2004). Anita was Ruth's first cousin.
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"Elizabeth" to William and Emma Sonnemann, 27 Aug 195? Date: 09/19/2008 Addressed to William Henry Sonnemann and Emma Bertha Louise Korn Sonnemann, from "Elizabeth". I don't have a good guess as to which Elizabeth this was.
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Emma and William Sonnemann to Ruth and Roland Mann, 18 Mar 1950 Date: 09/19/2008 "Manda" is mentioned, along with "Ro", but I still don't know who she was.
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William and Emma Sonnemann to Roland and Ruth Mann, 27 Jul 1950 Date: 09/19/2008 The "Lucile" mentioned in the card would be Lucile E. Sonnemann Kaddatz (1913-1981). Pelican Lake was a favorite spot for the Sonnemann families to visit.
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Boss and Hattie Yerges to William and Emma Sonnemann, 17 Jul 1951 Date: 09/19/2008 From Edwin Robert "Boss" Yerges (1891-1970) and Hattie Steindorf Yerges (1894-1999). Edwin's grandmother was a Sonnemann. Hattie must have written the card. She had a sister named Lena.
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Ruth Mann to William and Emma Sonnemann, 19 Nov 1951 Date: 09/19/2008 Ruth Anna Sonnemann Mann (1918-2004) to her parents William and Emma. I think they were staying at her house to help with the kids, while she was on vacation in Florida with her cousin Anita Krueger.
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Emma and Bill Sonnemann to Anna Korn and Ed Seifert, 30 Apr 1952 Date: 09/19/2008
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"Louise" to William and Emma Sonnemann, 25 Jul 1953 Date: 09/19/2008 I don't know who the sender was, despite the details in the message. I don't think she was a relative.
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"Manda" to William and Emma Sonnemann, 4 Aug 1953 Date: 09/19/2008 It looks like either Manda's last name was Lassanske or she was visiting the Lassanske family.
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Boss and Hattie Yerges to William and Emma Sonnemann, 17 Apr 1954 Date: 09/19/2008 From Edwin Robert "Boss" Yerges (1891-1970) and Hattie Steindorf Yerges (1894-1999). Edwin's grandmother was a Sonnemann.
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"Manda" to William and Emma Sonnemann, 7 Jul 1954 Date: 09/19/2008 As noted elsewhere, I don't think Manda was a relative.
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"Adolf" to Mildred Cronau Date: 09/19/2008 From a German friend to Mildred F. Cronau (1904-1972).
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Anita Krueger to Roland and Ruth Mann, 6 Jul 1955 Date: 09/19/2008
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Lillian Marves to Mildred Cronau, 29 Jul 1960 Date: 09/19/2008 From Lillian A. Cronau Marves (1911-2005) to her sister Mildred F. Cronau (1904-1972).
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Rollie, Ruth, and Tim Mann to Margaretha Mann, 9 Sep 1961 Date: 09/19/2008 The "good baby" was me!
Mt. Washington Auto Road map Date: 09/19/2008 My parents and I drove up Mt. Washington when I was little and brought back this souvenir map.
Mt. Washington Auto Road map Date: 09/19/2008
Placeholder Date: 09/22/2008 I seem to have missed scanning the front of this card.
Anita Krueger to Roland and Ruth Mann, 1967 Date: 09/19/2008 From Anita Emma Krueger (1904-1988). The postcard date is nearly illegible, but must have been after 1965 when the Mann family moved to 78th Court. I seem to have missed scanning the front of this card.
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Lillian Marves to Mildred Cronau, 28 Aug 1967 Date: 09/19/2008 From Lillian A. Cronau Marves (1911-2005) to her sister Mildred F. Cronau (1904-1972).
Quechee Gorge Date: 09/19/2008 My parents and I hiked through this gorge when I was a child. We got off the trail somehow and ended up bushwacking our way up a steep slope to get out.
Quechee Gorge Date: 09/19/2008
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Ella Keuck to Roland and Ruth Mann, 12 Oct 1967 Date: 09/19/2008 I think this was from Ella F. Weber Keuck (1888-?) to Roland Charles Mann (1910-1986) and Ruth Anna Sonnemann Mann (1918-2004). If so, the Louise mentioned would have been Ella's daughter Louise Fredericka Keuck (1917-2006), though 1967 seems late for Louise to have been thinking about getting married.
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Rollie, Ruth, and Tim Mann to Kampen & Weir, 13 Jul 1970 Date: 09/19/2008 Ruth worked at Kampen & Weir. The baby baptized was Beth Kay Van Voorhis (born 1970).
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Ruth Mann to Anna Korn, 7 Jul 1971 Date: 09/19/2008 On our family trip to Mt. Rushmore. I scanned this card because I remember the trip. I was 12 years old.
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Marie Schoknecht to Roland Mann, 18 May 1985 Date: 09/19/2008 Marie was an old family friend writing to wish my father well after his stroke in 1985.
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