Tuesday, April 12, 2022

August Departius Schaeffer

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   My great grandfather, August Schaeffer was born April 14, 1822 in Kalbsrieth, Sachsen Germany to Hartmann Schaeffer and Johanna Marie Dor...
Friday, March 18, 2022

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Minna Caesar, my great grandmother on my paternal side, was born near Saalfeld Germany January 2, 1831. She passed away May 27, 1904 in Pomm...
Friday, March 4, 2022

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Susan Rachel Haigh Hotchkiss Susan Rachel Haigh was my great grandmother on my maternal side. She was born March 5, 1851 in Omro, W...
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

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 Great Grandmother Dorothea Marx Hillmond Treise      I don't know about you, but sometimes I put things away because I want to "pr...
Friday, February 12, 2021

Dead End Photo Albums

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I assume all of you of a certain age will remember the dead end letter department of the U.S. Postal service.  Since most of humanity uses ...
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Saturday, January 18, 2020

Tin Cookie Cutters

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I have been collecting little tin antique cookie cutters for some years now, although it is quite small as collections go.  I've often p...
Tuesday, January 23, 2018

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Antique Medical Devices      Years ago I was intrigued by a small tin item at an auction I attended, because it was unique and even better...
Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Biscuit Jars

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      A biscuit jar, you ask?  What is a biscuit----a bun, a roll .....  The antique biscuit jar I have belonged to my grandmother Winnie an...
Saturday, March 14, 2015

What is the Belamy salute?

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For years I have wondered why the children of District 11 in Grant County Minnesota appeared to be using the Nazi salute in a photo I have o...
Friday, December 19, 2014

Christmas Memories of Nan

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     My mother was a crafter, knitter, crocheter, sewer and follower of trends in the do it yourself era when it was popular in the 1970-198...
Friday, November 21, 2014

A Gargoyle?

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We recently bought an assortment of "grandma's" items from a fellow that brought his barn treasures to us in the trunk of his ...
Monday, July 7, 2014

Old Stuff $3..00

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Usually,  I don't have a lot of luck at garage sales but every now and then I find treasures or other good stuff at estate sales.  Recen...
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Monday, April 21, 2014

Token token who has the tokens?

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My husband is but one of many avid collectors of tokens which seems to be an ever increasing area of interest.  Tokens were in use long befo...
Saturday, March 15, 2014

Hand painted china----a DIY project for young ladies?

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In my collection of glassware that has come to me from mother, grandmothers, great grands, aunts etc. etc. I have one little cup and saucer ...
Monday, December 23, 2013

BULLY GOOD SKOOKUM

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A few years ago I became the proud keeper of a collection of Skookum dolls which had been compiled by my late aunt.  She had traveled many t...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Is it or Isn't it?

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The starkness of a winter woods with a hint of pink in the clouds and on the horizon. Every now and then we who are collectors  face a...
Saturday, October 12, 2013

TEAR DOWN THOSE WALLS!

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Probably those of you of a certain age remember those famous words of  then President Ronald Reagan, spoken  to Mikhail Gorbachev while visi...
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

A REALLY HOT TIN TUB-----NO NOT A HOTTUB!

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OK, so how many of you see something that just speaks to you and home it goes ?  I came across an item several weeks ago that lured me in se...
Friday, June 28, 2013

Little Pep Pins from Pep Cereal

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One of my husband's favorite collections that survived his mom's housecleaning after he left for college, are his little Pep pins.  ...
Monday, June 10, 2013

SUPERMAN = SUPERFIND

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I don't know much about Superman or any of the other super heroes, but sometimes it's good to follow a hunch/gut feeling/woman's...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Grant County Minnesota in the Civil War

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     Recently, the Grant County Historical Museum in Elbow Lake, Mn, updated and added to, a display in the Veterans Hall containing artifac...
Sunday, April 28, 2013

MOTHERS AGAINST BOYHOOD COLLECTIONS!

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My husband complained for 50 years about the fact that his mom "disposed" of his collection of sports cards and comic books when h...
Wednesday, April 3, 2013

CURTIS WELCH AUCTION FIND

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We attended an auction recently at which everything in sight went for big bucks.  I found an old scrapbook which contained a calling card wi...
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Grandma Winnie's knick knacks

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My paternal grandparents lived in a house that Winnie's parents,  Jacob and Dorthea Triese had lived in previously, and the story goes t...