Dear Readers, In March 2015, I visited Union Station Train Depot in St. Louis, Missouri. Built in 1894, it was the largest rail station in the world, and …
BB #8 The Peaches and The Crocheted Dress
Dear Readers, Mary Kay and I drove to Belleville, Illinois in March 2015 to research train depots and peaches. The historic Eckert's Farm and Store …
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BB #7 The Rosenthal-Sloan Flower Company
Dear Readers, Mary Kay Menees, my mother, said she thought Blanche went to the 1904 World's Fair with the Robeys, but we have no written record of …
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BB #6 The Irish Pub Story
Once I digested the family archives now in my possession, I realized I had to make a field trip back to the Midwest to collect more information. My first field …
BB #5 Murphysboro Illinois Train Depot
Dear Readers, We drove back to Murphysboro after poking around in Oraville. We were headed for a famous BBQ restaurant, which my brother …
BB #4 Oraville, Illinois
Dear Readers, On my first research trip in March 2015, Mary Kay and I drove from St. Louis, Missouri to Oraville and Murphysboro, Illinois, about 2-3 hours away …