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  • There’s Nothing More Valuable Than Vintage Newspaper Knowledge

    There’s Nothing More Valuable Than Vintage Newspaper Knowledge

    Here we are at the end of Spring and headed into Summer with barreling speed. Because of that, in lieu of a cup of hot tea, feel free to grab some iced tea or lemonade. Or whatever keeps you cooled off in the warmer months. Be refreshed and enjoy these peeks into history. Clara Bow…

    CMS Research and Genealogy

    June 15, 2024
    What Happened Years Ago?
    accident, boston, clara bow, drowning, guitar, hawaii, illinois, joliet, movies, nashville, ohio, radio-tone, shirley temple, texas, theater, theatre, virginia
  • If There’s A Story In Every Picture, What Is It?

    If There’s A Story In Every Picture, What Is It?

    Have you ever seen a mysterious photograph and you don’t know what the story about it is because you have no context? Yeah, we have too; we all have. In our various travels, we see a lot of vintage and antique photographs that have nothing written on the back of them. No names, no dates,…

    CMS Research and Genealogy

    June 11, 2024
    Unknown Photographs
    California, cleveland, genealogy, graduation, illinois, Kentucky, kisses, new york city, ohio, paddle boat, photographs, photography, research, steam boat, victorian
  • Old Newspapers Can Be Quite Interesting

    Old Newspapers Can Be Quite Interesting

    Welcome! It’s good to see you! Put some water on the stove and have some tea. English Breakfast is always good. Settle in and join us for a short journey into time. Here we go… I. Magnin & Co. Advertisement, Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California), July 27, 1934 Do you like fashion? If you do, are…

    CMS Research and Genealogy

    January 16, 2024
    What Happened Years Ago?
    adah proctor, adah sturgis, advertisements, agriculture, agronomy, alaska, baranof island, baton rouge, broken neck, California, carriage, cemetery, chemist, chicago, cisco, clothing, connecticut, cow, f.e. spencer, family-history, ferrara candy company, fort steilacoom, genealogy, Goddard, greenoaks memorial park, harrison street, health, history, holstein, hot springs, illinois, louisiana, louisiana state university, luxary, mae brussell, magnin, main chicago post office, massachusetts, navy, new haven, oakland, ohio, owlite, owlite brands, patent, pepsico, perrysburg, post office, sanitarium, seattle, sitka, social security, stony ridge, sturgis, swartz, tacoma, texas, texas a&m, tragedy, uber, walgreens, washington, washington state university, western state hospital, woman, world war
  • Old News: A Vintage Newspaper Extravaganza!

    Old News: A Vintage Newspaper Extravaganza!

    Folks, we gather here again to look at some old newspapers. As usual, please grab a good cup of tea and sit down with us on today’s journey. Robert Burns Cigars Advertisement, Buffalo Morning Express (Buffalo, New York), June 20, 1922 PSA: Cigars can be harmful to your health. That said, the general public was…

    CMS Research and Genealogy

    June 28, 2023
    What Happened Years Ago?
    accident, advertisements, austria, bavaria, bridgeport, broadway, Buffalo, child, china, cigar, connecticut, death, Dr. florence janson, drown, earthquake, genealogy, germany, hookah, hungary, illinois, king cole, morgan stanley, new york, north china daily news, nurse, nutting, ohio, oregon, sherriff, strand, theater, theatre, vaudeville, woman, women
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