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Then and now: one year after our tornado
Hard to believe that one year ago tonight was Good Friday. My parents were at church. I was at work. My family was at home. And they were right in the path of a tornado that cut across north St. … Continue reading
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Tagged house, photos, st. louis post-dispatch, then-and-now, Tornado, work
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An October to remember
This has been a crazy month on all fronts: Our house has been under construction, and is nearing completion. We had thought that it might even be ready to move in by the end of October. That didn’t happen, but … Continue reading
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Tagged deadly day cares, design, international josh day, josh, st. louis cardinals, st. louis post-dispatch, web, work, world series
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Let’s go Cardinals!
The World Series is in full force! The girls have been following excitedly (except when the games are actually on at night. They would rather watch “Angelina Ballerina” instead) and I have been hard at work at the Post-Dispatch. I … Continue reading
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Tagged jadzia, josie, ludi, photos, st. louis cardinals, st. louis post-dispatch, work, world series
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The Current passes swiftly
Ten years ago I was swept away by the current. Make that The Current. Time’s swift flow always catches me off-guard. Was it that long ago that I was using a wax machine to paste strips of paper onto pageboards? … Continue reading
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Tagged history, josh, photos, reminisce, st. louis post-dispatch, the current, umsl, video
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Search old St. Louis Post-Dispatch stories (1874-1922)
Hey, family history buffs and amateur genealogists in St. Louis County! Get out your library card, and check out an awesome new resource: ProQuest’s Historical St. Louis Post-Dispatch database It includes searchable full text and full image articles from 1874 … Continue reading
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Tagged genealogy, history, library, research, st. louis post-dispatch
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SUNDAY: Malcolm W. Martin Arch overlook
Across the river from downtown St. Louis is the Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park. This year they finally completed a scenic overlook tower from which you can take great photos of the Arch and the St. Louis skyline. This past … Continue reading
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Tagged arch, iglesia bautista agape, illinois, photos, st. louis post-dispatch, suegros, travel, work
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Stan Musial baseball cards
For all you baseball fans out there, check out this quiz I created for stltoday.com … Can you tell a genuine Musial baseball card from a fan-created fantasy? http://interact.stltoday.com/mds/sports-cardinals/html/2296
The story behind the story
If you want to learn about how I found the John Becker story, or if you’re interested in what methods I have used to trace the Becker family tree, please keep reading.
