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Aunt Nellie Sends a Cat in a Sunbonnet – Gardiner, Montana (1909)

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Young Winfred Carlson lived in Frontenac, now an unincorporated community on the Mississippi River – about 65 miles southeast of the Twin Cities. Established as

The YMCA of Pasadena – Lamanda Park, California (1922)

March 1, 2023 No Comments

In February of 1922, Henry and Addie visited California. They stayed with Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Taylor’s son and his wife, at the Taylor home

The Red Apple of California – Santa Cruz (1914)

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In the summer of 1914, May was in San Francisco. She sent a postcard to Miss Marie Hoffman in Santa Cruz – the city about

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