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When looking through old newspapers remember that some publishers used the smallest typeset letters for the death column, and the “Died” box was located in the back pages (page 3 of 4). Death column did not pay to be published, as did the companies with ads. I wonder if the placement of the “Died” box...

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Working on genealogy projects can be very sad sometimes. I came across this uplifting item in the June 18th issue of the “The Western Star” newspaper out of Coldwater, Kansas. I did my usual search for a family tree for him using the only good clue from the piece: his mother “Mrs Ida M Finney”...

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Brzoska Family Origins: Poland Conversation with Gemini What part of Europe do the Brzoska family of Pennsyvania come from? The surname Brzoska is distinctly Polish in origin, placing the ancestral roots of the family in Central/Eastern Europe. Here is a bit more context on the name and its origins: Are you looking to trace a...

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