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The Great Virus of 2020

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Lisaperryjd

The last post I made was about the spread of dysentery in the 1860s. Now we have the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. It has been compared to the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918, and surprisingly enough, none of my ancestors … Continue reading →

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Herbert Easton

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Lisaperryjd

Below is a transcript of a letter that found in a box of family items. It also contains a small piece of paper with a ribbon and some very fine hair, which is from Herbert Easton, written about in the … Continue reading →

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Chester Township, South Dakota Social Notes

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Lisaperryjd

In the 1880’s, various members of the Perry family moved to what was then Dakota Territory. George, William, Allen, and Alice (Perry) Keith moved to Lake County, near Madison, D.T. Sarah (Perry) Johnson and her family moved to Minnehaha County, … Continue reading →

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Letter from Tom J. Tyrrell

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Lisaperryjd

Jan 6 – 43 Dear Kids [possibly Thomas Archibald Tyrrell or Frank Delos Tyrrell and family] Well, here we are in a New Year and supposed to be happy, and why not? The ground is covered with snow. had about … Continue reading →

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Whittier Birthday Book

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Lisaperryjd

Whittier Birthday Book was published by Houghton Mifflin, starting in 1881. The book contains poems by John Greenleaf Whittier and birth dates of famous people, arranged by calendar month with spaces to write other information. The copy of the book … Continue reading →

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Blue Earth County Property Records

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Lisaperryjd

After James Perry left Minnesota with Jennie (Elwell) Roper in 1869, Lydia and the children split up. Some of the children lived with neighbors in the Sterling Center area. 18 Jan 1897: Orbert A. Baxter and wife to George H. … Continue reading →

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Property Records in Faribault and Blue Earth County Minnesota

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Lisaperryjd

1865: Joseph Arnold sold Lot 13 in Block 14 in Winnebago to James Perry on Feb 25, 1865 for $25. According to the plat map, it is on the southwest corner of 5th St. and Young. 1865: George F. Jones … Continue reading →

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Legal Notes

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Lisaperryjd

The last place in Minnesota that James Perry lived was Winnebago City, MN. James was a tailor who also sold Singer sewing machines. Business must not have been very good, or the number of children that he and Lydia had … Continue reading →

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Death Notices from Blue Earth County Historical Society

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Lisaperryjd

In addition to many social notes I discovered in the vertical files at the BEHCS, I also found some obituaries. Unfortunately, I did not record what paper they were in. I would estimate either the Mankato Free Press or Blue … Continue reading →

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Keith Obituaries

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Lisaperryjd

Elbert C. Keith Obituary From Blue Earth County Examiner February 13, 1931. Elbert C. Keith passed away at home. His father was one of the pioneer settlers. Eldest son of S. M. Keith and was born in Buffalo Wisconsin on … Continue reading →

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