https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history daily 0.75 2026-03-26 https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/a-return-to-the-petree-house-this-time-for-a-tour monthly 0.5 2026-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1f0b011f-a871-4ef6-99b3-ebd247d56e5a/IMG_5459.JPG Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out On the front porch of the Petree House, located at 102 S. 12th Street in San Jose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ceebd75a-c68f-48bd-ac6a-bc045f8eca3a/IMG_2530.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out The house as it looked in August 1905 (the writing is my father’s) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5cae28c0-8abe-4074-a821-b82528b4a22e/IMG_5464.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out Seamus standing on the front porch of the house as it looks today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/af2c6aa2-3392-45bc-a579-e3c7b8d8fe5c/IMG_5418.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out These stairs lead to the second floor from the entryway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f9b5e11f-0a91-46bc-bdbc-f9e370245138/IMG_5422.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out This Front Office looks out on the Shoup House across the street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b8960442-60e9-4903-a59d-a2c6395bd2a1/IMG_5426.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out This Sun Room used to be part of a wrap-around porch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/74556adc-bce2-4e12-b12d-02cd9a4c874d/IMG_5457.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out This is the fireplace that appears in the photos from Frank and Nora’s wedding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ab8fb981-2486-4298-b9b6-e80d8f12cf30/IMG_2476.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out Here you can see the fireplace all decorated for the wedding, as it looked before the bricks were painted; the mantel is the same. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a6d04bc8-093b-428f-9eb3-0a2a621913da/IMG_5427+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out This is the Dining Room - the built-in buffet on the right is original and used to have a “pass through” space from the kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b80be91f-b298-4caa-916d-81ddfe75cf87/IMG_5428.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out One of the upstairs bedrooms - this one probably served as a nursery since the door on the left opens to the master bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/4aec6e5f-c522-470f-8b4e-5c7e1a4999c8/IMG_5433+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out Looking down on the entryway - don’t you love all the woodwork? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/03f292cf-3a17-49c1-908c-2062d4862bcd/IMG_5439.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out The Petree House is described as “one of the more distinctive Wolfe & McKenzie designs within greater San Jose.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/30d5014f-2c0c-4dd5-952b-f071ac614ab0/IMG_5440.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out There are four bedrooms and two full baths in the Petree House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/844c028e-f33b-49fa-885b-742752253d80/IMG_5441.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out The kitchen has been remodeled and expanded and includes vintage-style cabinets and hardware and a refurbished Wedgewood stove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/78a59294-b32a-4b88-ae99-78d0eac737fe/IMG_5451.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out I love the color scheme and all the succulents around the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1aec5923-333a-452f-8739-8e52fbf1f9d1/IMG_5465.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out The view of the house as we headed back to our car https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9527b0b3-1ad3-47f0-ba38-ef3671673e73/IMG_5461.JPG Chasing History Blog - A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour! - Make it stand out I have to say, I’m glad I finally got a close look at 102 S. 12th Street in San Jose. Thanks, Seamus! https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/a-look-at-distant-cousin-diamond-tooth-charlie-and-his-work-in-establishing-uscs-college-of-physicians-and-surgeons-and-the-angelus-hospital monthly 0.5 2026-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8ef9c160-01d5-4bcd-bdce-cc401987ff35/1911.png Chasing History Blog - A Look at Distant Cousin “Diamond-Tooth Charlie” and His Work in Establishing USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Angelus Hospital - Make it stand out Dr. W. F. Traughber’s cousin, known around Los Angeles as “Diamond-Tooth Charlie,” played a big role in encouraging his move to California to attend USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. Photo from 1911 USC Yearbook, El Rodeo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/efcac25f-39ad-4dcc-bee6-9a72ee0b628e/Screenshot+2026-03-12+at+9.53.21%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - A Look at Distant Cousin “Diamond-Tooth Charlie” and His Work in Establishing USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Angelus Hospital - Make it stand out This ad appeared in the Los Angeles Herald in November 1886. [2] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/eda13c1f-d39a-4625-bc83-f9a30a1b9607/Spring+Street.png Chasing History Blog - A Look at Distant Cousin “Diamond-Tooth Charlie” and His Work in Establishing USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Angelus Hospital - Make it stand out A view of Spring Street in the 1890s, near where Dr. Bryson set up his first office [3] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/99eeea73-630e-4a95-8f6d-edab2fed5839/IMG_5131+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Look at Distant Cousin “Diamond-Tooth Charlie” and His Work in Establishing USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Angelus Hospital - Make it stand out Dr. C. W. Bryson must have created quite a spectacle as he was driven around Los Angeles in this rig. Traughber Family Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b05a984a-7f89-49a4-a167-5f736289232c/Screenshot+2026-03-12+at+10.04.41%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - A Look at Distant Cousin “Diamond-Tooth Charlie” and His Work in Establishing USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Angelus Hospital - Make it stand out USC’s College of Medicine and Dentistry on Buena Vista Street, 1898 [6] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/59e13e19-755f-43c7-a1b3-cc540b83ed47/College+of+P%26S.png Chasing History Blog - A Look at Distant Cousin “Diamond-Tooth Charlie” and His Work in Establishing USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Angelus Hospital - Make it stand out The College of Physicians and Surgeons, 516 Washington Street, 1904 [11] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/bc803223-363f-4479-b9bf-0007a0be21e1/Angelus+Hospital+to+be+Built.png Chasing History Blog - A Look at Distant Cousin “Diamond-Tooth Charlie” and His Work in Establishing USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Angelus Hospital - Make it stand out This article presented a “perspective of the proposed fireproof structure” for the Angelus Hospital that would be built on Washington Street. [13] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b492495c-3f8c-4a48-bfbd-d0be17a39887/IMG_857+E.+Adams+St.+Cropped.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Look at Distant Cousin “Diamond-Tooth Charlie” and His Work in Establishing USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Angelus Hospital - Make it stand out Frank and Nora lived in this house located at 1312 W. 9th Street for about two years; their son Frank (age 16 months) is standing on the porch, and you can see a sign saying, “Dr. W. F. Traughber, Osteopath” above the door. Traughber Family Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9b1caeed-e1e1-40d0-ad6a-915c4adbccc4/Screenshot+2026-03-12+at+10.55.01%E2%80%AFAM.png Chasing History Blog - A Look at Distant Cousin “Diamond-Tooth Charlie” and His Work in Establishing USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Angelus Hospital - Make it stand out William Francis Traughber’s photo as it appeared in the USC Yearbook, El Rodeo 1911 [20] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/faa7edd4-4704-41a1-95bb-527f69f218cc/Screenshot+2026-03-12+at+10.29.45%E2%80%AFAM.png Chasing History Blog - A Look at Distant Cousin “Diamond-Tooth Charlie” and His Work in Establishing USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Angelus Hospital - Make it stand out This page the 1911 yearbook lists Charles W. Bryson as both Dean of the College of Physicians and Surgeons and Professor of Gynecology and Abdominal Surgery. [21] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/754db51a-b220-41e2-93d8-f1dacdfe0088/Screenshot+2026-03-12+at+1.15.04%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - A Look at Distant Cousin “Diamond-Tooth Charlie” and His Work in Establishing USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Angelus Hospital - Make it stand out This article announces the engagement of Dr. C. W. Bryson to Frank’s sister, Myrtle Traughber. [22] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3156af23-ac79-4cae-8871-e63eb5bbe303/Screenshot+2026-03-12+at+1.17.05%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - A Look at Distant Cousin “Diamond-Tooth Charlie” and His Work in Establishing USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Angelus Hospital - Make it stand out Charles W., M.D. and Myrtle F. Bryson are buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/0fe6970a-9467-401d-bbce-556d0b280516/Honeymoon+Adventure+-+Final+Cover.png Chasing History Blog - A Look at Distant Cousin “Diamond-Tooth Charlie” and His Work in Establishing USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Angelus Hospital - Make it stand out The book about my great grandparents, Frank and Nora Traughber, is now available on Amazon. https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/exploring-the-history-of-hollywood-high-school-the-traughber-familys-alma-mater monthly 0.5 2026-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3ef5a846-1022-425c-959b-e6c518d6acd3/Screenshot+2026-03-01+at+4.36.37%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out A photo of my grandmother playing volleyball when she was a student at Hollywood High School, c. 1927 - Traughber Family Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/144d9a6c-9bfa-40e4-99e0-1e0a937ff9e7/Screenshot+2026-02-28+at+9.09.07%E2%80%AFAM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out Exterior view of the Hollywood Union High School, ca. 1905 [1] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ba69532d-48eb-41ff-ae72-284f16a2b487/Screenshot+2026-02-28+at+9.13.57%E2%80%AFAM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out Hollywood High School graduating class, ca.1912 [2] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5ab66c5f-966b-4b57-adf2-b952e93c325d/343a275372af9de3c540c5e604d15a23.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out Here’s another view, this one from a hand-painted postcard, c. 1905. [5] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a4a7e1cc-2d6d-4fef-944f-c0ba4118e267/Hollywood+High+School.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out Here’s what the school looked like when we drove by in April 2014. Photograph by Tonya McQuade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f404b739-c4c0-49eb-8adf-67cb01cf2cfa/Entrance+-+Hollywood+Union+HS.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out This is the entrance to what was then called Hollywood Union High School, as it appears in the school’s 1927 “Poinsettia” yearbook [6] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ad38e9ad-31bf-47a9-8cf7-9ae783ee84e4/Household+and+Fine+Arts.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out Household and Fine Arts Building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6da095d7-04d7-45aa-b709-65965e8b5373/Mechanics+Building.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out Mechanics Building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/47f15b2a-d3c2-4693-9e10-27e8251f3352/Science+Hall.jpeg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out Science Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/38273eca-0f8a-42e3-8dad-de5a4d5147c4/Memorial+Auditorium.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out The Memorial Auditorium opened in early 1924. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3a0d4eed-6910-42b3-8375-9de3c04f8072/Screenshot+2026-03-01+at+4.47.10%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out This description of the ORGAN appears in the 1927 Poinsettia yearbook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/667ca4ff-141d-45a4-b3d6-307b7b6d3e80/Screenshot+2026-03-01+at+9.05.42%E2%80%AFAM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out This more recent photo shows a mural on the side of the Gym that says, “Hollywood High - Sheik Territory.” [15] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f5918470-92eb-413f-b860-78ca634d4ed0/a3454fc019a388f560654e27fdc50250.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out An aerial view of Hollywood High School from the southeast, dated Mar. 11, 1927 [16] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/07dea9ec-a61a-4576-8a15-5afcfcd8e324/IMG_4915.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out Margaret appears in the group shot in the front row, far right - yes, the short one! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/23e891a0-541d-455f-8d94-0bccca29429f/Girl+to+Edit+School+Paper.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out This article appeared Feb. 1, 1926, in the Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/2734bb19-4522-4cfb-b6c1-d4f2674ae496/Margaret+Traughber+Page.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out This description appears below Margaret’s picture: “W. Art Club (she was involved with this, but I don’t see a photo) / C.L. Marge / W.L. Artistic / D. Artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d061200e-7685-4801-8628-a36d87e8cd83/Screenshot+2026-03-01+at+4.58.52%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out This “Radio Log” explains what the various letters mean under each student’s name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b77398d6-483a-4e23-a61a-143cc00e5ede/FOREWORD.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out The “Foreword” at the beginning of the yearbook makes reference to the growth of radios in society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3df0834f-f5ac-41a3-a5b9-4cb2f09de78e/Linton+and+Shockley.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out Margaret’s classmates, future actress Karen Morley (then known as Mildred Linton) and future Nobel Laureate William Shockley, appear on these pages; Mildred also signed the page and drew an arrow to her name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/c199104d-7dda-43bf-bb17-e54a9f3d74de/Ephebians.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out Mildred Linton, who would later be known as actress Karen Morley, was chosen as one of the Ephebians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/c6a2cb95-6bba-46a9-bad0-f75dad0cae63/Dr.+Wm.+H+Snyder.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out This yearbook page describes Dr. William H. Snyder, who served as Hollywood High School Principal from 1909-1929. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/38e879b1-8b89-4580-a76c-e0322d2770c1/IMG_4734.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out Margaret Ruth Traughber’s senior portrait, 1927 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/52a1addd-90ca-43ef-9db8-83dc6dd19139/Bill+Traughber+Page.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out Bill Traughber, aka. William, appears on this page; he is described as being active in R.O.T.C., Science Club, and Spartan Club, with a desire to attend U.C.L.A. in the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/69705175-32ab-42a2-b698-9f068a24086e/IMG_4930.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out Bill Traughber appears in the front row, third from right, in this R.O.T.C., Company B, photo. His great grandfather, James Calaway Hale, would be proud of him! (see this link for my book about James C. Hale) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/900d9da7-30bb-4037-a80d-d23dd91de478/71291336_3033950766680053_5978635630408630272_n.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out The Boys’ League had the task of maintaining the “H” that appears on the left of this photo. [26] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7c5505d8-5dfa-4584-b580-fcb646257bca/d2145cebd35c1bb94e9bff74d93ac9a6.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out This photo shows the temporary “tent” campus at Santa Monica High School after the 1933 earthquake. [30] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/673a9075-933a-4656-9ee7-c3b9534efb58/Honeymoon+Trek+copy.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater - Make it stand out This book, which is about my great grandparents Frank and Nora Traugher, is now available on Amazon. https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/living-across-from-charlie-chaplin-studio-the-traughbers-first-hand-view-of-the-hollywood-movie-industry-and-a-look-at-charlie-chaplin monthly 0.5 2026-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a434c796-1032-4b2c-af64-77c486361206/IMG_4679+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out A group of actors, including (I think) Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance, sit outside the Charlie Chaplin Studio on N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood, CA. Traughber Family Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7b7e7026-cf51-48fa-a786-475517db068b/IMG_4677+2+copyB.jpeg Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out The house where the Traughber family lived at 1359 N. La Brea Avenue from 1911-1944; the house still stands today — the last single-family home in the neighborhood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5cc312d6-836b-470a-99ee-64bc75ed7441/Screenshot+2026-02-19+at+3.56.09%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out Charlie Chaplin as the Tramp, 1915 [7] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/99d14249-e799-4c2c-867b-c4038a43ba12/Chaplin_Studios_postcard.jpg Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out Charlie Chaplin Studio Hollywood, 1922 Postcard [10] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/81c68afa-6371-49b8-85fb-b2825ca55240/Aerial+-+1919.jpg Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out Aerial view of the Charlie Chaplin Studios in 1919 [14] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/49721ed7-ff37-4cd5-9c87-b52a9557291f/Aerial+View+-+1922.jpg Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out Aerial view of the Charlie Chaplin Studios in 1922 [15] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6648b017-f590-4647-a6fe-4dd02465f209/IMG_4690.jpg Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out My father wrote this caption: “Mother (Margaret Ruth Traughber) and her favorite brother William - one year younger. Charlie Chaplin’s Studio in the background.” Traughber Family Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/db6bfc43-da92-4395-81dd-215f78f5721a/Screenshot+2026-02-20+at+1.55.49%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out This is the letter Frank Traughber wrote to Charlie Chaplin in 1973, as posted on the Invaluable website [17] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/59e9c37e-b184-4835-9120-c279f9060598/Screenshot+2026-02-20+at+5.48.47%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out Frank Traughber appeared as an extra in Chaplin’s film A Day’s Pleasure (1919) [18] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a110eb54-691a-426d-99df-26db82900bf2/Screenshot+2026-02-20+at+1.55.59%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out Caption: “To my friend Frank. From Charlie Chaplin.” [19] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/dfe9fc2c-03d8-4bc4-a8c7-8449ffd2ced3/Screenshot+2026-02-20+at+8.43.42%E2%80%AFAM.png Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out Captions: “Sincerely, Charlie Chaplin” and “This is me —> Charlie Chaplin / Nobody home.” [20] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6961ef77-7546-49ce-9f54-e11480907dd8/IMG_4680+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out Frank Traughber with his Ford, c. early 1920s. Traughber Family Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9376253d-6c38-4f58-84fb-d5a0f31be5ce/The_Kid_%281921%29_poster.jpg Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out Movie poster for The Kid (1921), describing it as “the great film he has been working on for a whole year” [21] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/075a47c6-5ba5-4a6e-8a10-841e2060f342/Screenshot+2026-02-20+at+8.21.24%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out Charlie Chaplin’s daughter, Geraldine Chaplin, appeared with Omar Shariff in the 1965 film Dr. Zhivago. [22] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1a09b87f-6eb4-40cb-a12e-7f9541689417/Screenshot+2026-02-19+at+4.34.50%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out This is a screenshot I took from the Youtube video mentioned above, showing Academy President Daniel Taradash presenting Charlie Chaplin with his honorary Academy Award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/caaacf5e-ae73-4e89-baec-1a576eddcb20/1416_N_La_Brea_Ave%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out Photo of Jim Henson Company Lot, formerly Charlie Chapin Studio, with Kermit dressed as Chaplin’s The Tramp [30] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f3b9efde-64fa-4304-91eb-8787f089ba1d/IMG_4721.jpg Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out Here I am with my son Aaron and daughter Anna in front of Charlie Chaplin Studio in April 2014. Photo by Michael McQuade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/90e46268-7da4-454c-8d5e-7ba4a0e84f2a/IMG_5347.png Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out Here my husband and I stand with the Charlie Chaplin statue in Waterville, County Kerry, Ireland, in July 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/eedd67ab-c210-427c-bc13-174091ea89c9/IMG_5349.jpg Chasing History Blog - Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin) - Make it stand out This stone commemorating Charlie Chaplin was erected in July 1998 by Waterville’s Local Community Organization. Photo by Tonya McQuade. https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/the-story-of-a-house-1359-n-la-brea-avenue-in-hollywood monthly 0.5 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9239138e-1608-4434-a5dd-a3217b99cfe8/IMG_4677+2+copy.jpeg Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out Built in 1911, this house that once belonged to my great grandparents, Frank & Nora Traughber, still stands at 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood, CA. This is how is appeared in 1911, soon after they moved in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/98ea8f7a-195d-4bc2-903c-648cd90c5b56/Honeymoon+Trek+copy.png Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out This book is in its final stages and will soon be available on Amazon.com. I hope you’ll check it out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9411c218-760f-47f2-b945-4f9957398059/Screenshot+2026-02-17+at+3.50.08%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out The house as it appears today in a Zillow listing (it is not currently for sale) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/733db75e-e2e3-4942-8578-f90704b9817b/Screenshot+2026-02-17+at+3.53.46%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out Here’s my original post in the “Lost Angeles” Facebook group — as of 2/17/26 at 3:55 p.m., it had racked up 484 reactions and 73 comments, plus many comments on the individual photos as well. People know this house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7bbb8908-349b-484b-b0b0-2c84e36b6f7e/Screenshot+2026-02-17+at+3.56.37%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out Nora Petree in her Graduation Robe - Stanford University, May 1905 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/4b954a85-5498-471f-bad8-6ef1361cc4ff/IMG_4676+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out Frank and Nora lived at this house, located at 857 E. Adams Street, for two years; a sign above the door says, “Dr. W. F. Traughber, Osteopath,” and one year-old son Frank is standing on the porch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ecbbea41-5d13-4e3e-a294-8fcc7e575cf9/Dr.+T.+Ad.jpg Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out One of Dr. Traughber’s medical offices was in the Consolidated Realty Building in Los Angeles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/218a26dd-86ec-41b7-96bb-a2287dcaf1a7/IMG_4681+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out The house as it appeared with lots of vegetation and palm trees before La Brea Avenue was widened, at which point they lost much of their front yard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/4820e69f-b4c3-48c5-a5b4-f9676855b437/IMG_4686.jpg Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out Nora, Frank, and children, c. 1912, on the porch of their home at 1359 N. La Brea Avenue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f1133ca1-f840-44cb-9f8c-ff7333f22b45/IMG_4678+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out Photo caption written on side: “Sun. eve at home 11-1-14” Dr. William Francis “Frank” Traughber, wife Nora Petree Traughber holding book, and children (from left) Robert, Frank, William, and Margaret (my grandmother), 1914 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/813e7b6c-2626-416c-a036-84b36bf5aa54/Screenshot+2026-02-17+at+1.11.03%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out This house was one of approximately 220 houses designed by Arthur and Alfred Heineman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/0d3d0d2b-dd36-4241-bdac-72dc969b13c4/Screenshot+2026-02-17+at+1.11.46%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out The above photos, taken when the house was serving as a massage parlor in the late 1970s, appear in the book Early 20th Century Los Angeles Bungalow Architecture, by Harry Zeitlin and Bennett Gilbert (2022, Arcadia Publishing). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/da3c1ed6-2140-4d2a-9fc3-3d6593c65a51/Screenshot+2026-02-17+at+1.12.14%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out These photos, taken in 2015 and 2018, show several unique features of the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a0b3ad44-f2a3-4955-821a-9aeda56646ab/Screenshot+2026-02-17+at+1.20.14%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out This house at 731 Irolo Avenue, which was demolished in 1958, shared a similar layout to the house at 1359 N. La Brea Avenue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/2fbf2547-fd87-4fa2-af6f-5e279c97e13c/IMG_4688.jpg Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out My grandmother, Margaret Ruth Traughber (Graham), is sitting on the left. I love all the dolls! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/4955fa5c-74c9-4f5f-b6bf-fb0003b11939/IMG_4689.jpg Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out Here you can see Margaret standing on the right, on the side of the house, before “the Courts” were built. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1c6e96da-b525-42ae-b135-87f63df728c3/Courts.jpg Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out This photo is just labeled “Courts” in my great grandparents’ photo album, and they are located right next to the house on N. La Brea Avenue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9cabb30e-0242-460c-a681-fb69102dad10/1967+-+House+and+Courts.jpg Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out The house and Courts as they appeared when my parents visited in 1967 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e7fed24d-3493-473b-ab19-8f128cb342dd/IMG_3915.jpg Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out The house as it appeared in the mid-1980’s when my father visited with my mother and brothers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d61d45c2-4fd9-4491-9f17-33fe10d930e4/IMG_4720.jpg Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out My son Aaron & daughter Anna were very excited to put their hands into Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson’s handprints on Hollywood Boulevard in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/cdd1f0e3-28a2-457a-93cc-32b196678bf3/La+Brea+House+-+Apr+2014.jpeg Chasing History Blog - The Story of a House: 1359 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood - Make it stand out The house as it appeared when we were there in April 2014 https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/following-in-my-great-grandparents-footsteps-an-afternoon-at-strawberry-hill-in-golden-gate-park monthly 0.5 2026-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3c6c1e3c-95fd-4b66-8025-12055d734be5/IMG_3540.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out We enjoyed the views as we hiked to the top of Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/2ef8c133-0bc5-4663-b0ed-51ec26f8c884/Screenshot+2026-02-09+at+1.47.34%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out A view of San Francisco from Strawberry Hill, Golden Gate Park, Aug. 26, ‘05. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/771a3317-9c88-4e07-b57f-d240b8df9fe3/Screenshot+2026-02-09+at+1.49.28%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out The April 18, 1906 earthquake caused significant damage to Sweeny Observatory. [2] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5d47e245-0108-47bb-919d-912c991a901a/Screenshot+2026-02-09+at+1.50.30%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out A lake on Strawberry Hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/bd0d25a6-e2da-4f41-8027-648154a6a9f6/Screenshot+2026-02-09+at+1.51.21%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out A view across Stow Lake to Huntington Falls and Sweeny Observatory on Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park, 1894. [4] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a303e829-77b6-4f74-9921-1e360ee399a5/Screenshot+2026-02-09+at+1.52.03%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out Postcard Caption: Huntington Falls, Strawberry Hill, Golden Gate Park. This waterfall was constructed at cost of over $30,000. Issued in 1905. [5] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d235b66f-93fc-4d50-aed8-50c8be019376/Screenshot+2026-02-09+at+12.56.29%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out This partial map of Golden Gate Park shows Strawberry Hill, surrounded by Blue Heron Lake, with many of the park’s museum to the east. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ca6b69bd-547b-42a9-ae0f-025497c624de/IMG_3491.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out This is one of two bridges that allow people to cross over the lake to Strawberry Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ca32b7f9-156c-4e03-afa7-10c02f701de6/IMG_3494.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out Can you see me on the bridge? (I’m on the right side) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/61fe024a-c823-46d3-a9ea-aa57c3f4c199/IMG_3526.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out This used to be part of the two-story, castle-like Sweeny Observatory at the summit of Strawberry Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/094d7a5b-e285-4595-9923-fa51d5d7c77d/IMG_3526.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out Another view of the ruins of Sweeny Observatory, with Mt. Sutro and Sutro Tower in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6efc2030-f7e0-49b1-bdf3-9f7c763cbbfb/IMG_3505.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out A view of the Golden Gate Bridge (completed in 1937, so Frank and Nora would not have seen this) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/27a92a09-28d7-40f9-a8dc-cffa452cb7e7/IMG_3506.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out A view of downtown San Francisco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6d9a0bb8-e346-4d9c-8230-90404ef773ea/IMG_3521.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out A view to the southeast - you can (barely) see Mt. Sutro and Sutro Tower on the far left, then the “Twin Peaks” area of San Francisco – which is where we drove next to see some houses that Mike’s grandparents and great grandparents had lived in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/65720cd5-3565-45cc-8432-208c6b4ac9fa/IMG_3556.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out Here you can see where “Huntington Falls” should be, but the waterfall was clearly not running that day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f107a617-5708-40d8-bd41-f8eebd63c3ba/IMG_3561.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out A view across Blue Heron Lake to Huntington Falls – maybe we will make it back again sometime when the falls are running! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/96afc107-6b95-4215-a398-99c332a26fab/IMG_3572.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out We arrived just in time to see the bison wandering about before they went inside to eat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a12aa1d8-45f2-4355-9ae6-1fd2cadb13c2/IMG_3575.png Chasing History Blog - Following in My Great-Grandparents’ Footsteps: An Afternoon at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park - Make it stand out “ … They are our relations, we are here to care for them …” https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/exploring-mikes-family-history-in-san-francisco monthly 0.5 2026-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8662e09f-f732-43f4-a95d-3f4416ccf2ba/Map-of-Tyrone-county.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Map of Tyrone County, Ireland - one of the six counties of Northern Ireland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/4020bc22-fd8f-4d1d-9180-a53510782131/where-is-peterborough-768x595.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Mike’s great-great grandparents lived in Peterborough, Ontario, for a time with their family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/739d7123-91b6-48d3-9ddb-7e09a045ddc6/Screenshot+2026-01-01+at+5.34.30%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Obituary for Thomas McQuade (b. 1830 in County Tyrone, Ireland) in The San Francisco Call Bulletin, dated Aug 04, 1893 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e7dff72d-4961-4659-a701-0d224c38b7a1/SF_Noe_Valley.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Map showing location of Noe Valley - Wikipedia Public Domain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/90eb4be0-ecaa-42cf-b6d1-32e3ed4ad201/Screenshot+2026-01-03+at+6.10.24%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Maria McQuade’s Obituary in the San Francisco Examiner, dated May 25, 1905 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/2ca7286c-63f7-4907-b74e-62a329d8cd39/Screenshot+2026-01-03+at+6.10.40%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Mapquest map of the Noe Valley neighborhood where the McQuades lived https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/bd63d3a2-03d0-448d-be5d-06878c9f00ae/Screenshot+2026-01-03+at+6.14.15%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Palmer, Randall, and Harpers Streets are all mentioned here. [2] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/254a23ee-3bc4-41b8-b5de-2ae7435cbe0b/Screenshot+2026-01-03+at+6.10.59%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out This San Francisco Chronicle article, dated Nov. 19, 1910, talks about the contested piece of property. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8245802e-c528-4cec-9010-a4f9e4f5fe00/IMG_3457.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out This is the McQuade house at 289 Randall Street, with the gardener’s truck blocking our view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/74b32b21-62c7-4a46-afcc-1553d869f8d3/IMG_3463.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Here is Mike standing in front of the house on Randall Street where his great-grandparents lived. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/96e3e2b6-c346-4dff-8a1e-42f515a524c4/IMG_3459.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Mike’s grandfather also lived in this house at 289 Randall Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f63c6aa2-2167-4d5e-b452-435f3c23d930/IMG_3452.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Looking out over the city from Noe Street in San Francisco provides some amazing views! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9d6d177d-7a0f-469c-b504-102feddf63bf/IMG_3453.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out In this view from Noe Street, you can see the steeples of St. Paul’s Catholic Church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d6b4948f-e7e1-49f7-b3d2-fad7ec82e81d/IMG_3474.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out St. Paul’s Catholic Church, located at 221 Valley Street on the corner of Church Street, served as a primary film location in the movie “Sister Act” and was a church attended by Mike’s family members. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/86f390f4-f2ee-4583-b7f7-17bb4ae5f7b2/IMG_3478.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Mike standing in front of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in San Francisco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/be54cc89-21cc-4096-9957-bf4d61ba94aa/Screenshot+2026-01-03+at+6.55.29%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out This scene from the movie “Sister Act” shows the interior of St. Paul’s Catholic Church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9def0fb2-2179-4ae0-8428-bc76691c3bb1/IMG_3444.JPG Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Mike’s great grandmother, Ella McQuade, lived in this house at 65 Beaver Street for many years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/07762e48-1222-4e40-94eb-8ca616879751/IMG_3589.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Here Mike is standing in front of the house at 77 Sala Terrace in San Francisco where his grandparents and father (then age 4) lived in 1930. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/52aa3fdf-701e-44ff-8cc2-d20a5e02c2dd/IMG_3639.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Mike’s grandfather is standing on the left on the Golden Gate Bridge, circa 1960. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7ceb8f2a-4383-470f-8210-2acc8e186d59/IMG_3640.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out That quite a view of San Francisco Bay from high atop the Golden Gate Bridge! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7d41e42a-9fe9-4350-9fbd-f3cca3ffe3af/IMG_3644.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Not many people get this view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/41ee82d5-5d70-4b95-82cc-97b8d83bbb32/IMG_3643.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out You can see Thomas McQuade on the far left - I guess he wasn’t afraid of heights! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f0a32dfb-9639-4ea0-af3c-672aa65d1e2a/IMG_3641.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out The Golden Gate Bridge, which opened to the public in 1937, spans 4200 feet; its towers are 746 feet above the water, or 500 feet above the roadway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b4b8e9a5-88e6-488c-8780-7f28a57075a9/IMG_3618.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out The inscription reads: Rest in Peace / Michael J. McQuade / April 4, 1939 / Ella McQuade / March 6, 1963. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a6b87a6c-cc70-4d9a-b9c5-ccef5540499d/IMG_3610.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Inscription: McQuade / Tyrone Michael / 1906-1959 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6fb81a87-f7a1-4587-82a7-de07365d3400/107695715_5898acd3-1472-44d7-a49a-6a2d0298ad91-1.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring Mike's Family History in San Francisco - Make it stand out Quite a few McQuade family members, as well as Traynors (which I believe was Maria’s maiden name), are buried in this common grave at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma, CA. https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/love-is-building-a-house-together-parts-iii-and-iv monthly 0.5 2025-12-05 https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/love-is-building-a-house-together-a-tribute-to-my-parents-part-ii monthly 0.5 2025-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d0cfe5d2-32e7-4f3d-8089-8a7bba8457b4/IMG_0071+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out The old house we moved into on Minta Lane in April 1980; my room was on the front left, with two large windows and minimal wall space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5348ff14-426f-425e-88e5-cc1b5e39e7cb/IMG_9945+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out We arrive at Grace and Ed's house for a surprise anniversary party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/23bcdd3a-c899-4cad-801e-11148c0a8cea/IMG_9946.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Happy Moving Day ... and Happy 15th Anniversary! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b0cb2764-b25a-4f63-84d8-280642cea9d0/IMG_9951+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Tonya, Andrea (aka. Andy, one of our new neighbors), and brothers Cam and Andy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1df85026-dd15-4513-8ef1-bdb64ef55eee/IMG_9951+4.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out As you can see, the neighbors also got put to work! LOL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/fda79da0-7053-4d9b-9dda-02d13aad517d/IMG_0078+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out The captions here say, "Happy Anniversary / Never again - Why are we doing this? / Note moving blouse / Making adjustments / Laundry Water" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6c401e78-415f-4031-ad08-824ce6e26077/IMG_9943.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Here I am, painting the doorway to the old house - we at least tried to make it somewhat better to live in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7dd60fa5-9795-4d0c-b288-02ec425cd666/IMG_0079.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out At some point, my dad's dad, "Grandpa Graham," came for a visit and helped my dad with some of the framing; my grandpa had done some house construction in the past, and my dad had helped him with some related tasks (my dad’s first project was building an outhouse in fourth grade). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/94714201-864a-4892-99a8-4ef1a4889e13/IMG_0080.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out On March 10, 1980, the first of many loads of lumber for framing arrived; soon, the first wall went up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1829f9c5-2b55-4140-9e6d-3f9f2b81ccd1/IMG_0084.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Stairs, South Wall, Box Window - "One Board at a Time" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/70a8f063-8e4f-4c86-a60c-c60b47402a63/IMG_0085.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Cam supervised from his tree fort as my dad, a student of his named Jim, and Steve Ortega, a carpenter, worked on framing the "third story" windows - an important part of the passive solar design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/40706f72-1b58-4680-b916-92198200e45d/IMG_0086.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Framing the roof was quite a challenge - captions say, "It ain't fun" and "Pound two, bend one." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/61636f98-7cfd-4dd2-b69b-b25c29e06d44/IMG_0087+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Not sure these are OSHA-approved methods. And - is that one of my brothers up there? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5b83cb7e-07bc-4a1a-91db-f4f602dbeedb/IMG_0088.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Then came the tile for the roof - all 27,000 pounds of it; my dad hired some former students (Jim, John, and Steve) to help with this part. Cam is also seen here working with his friends on a fort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/0e27af5b-f381-4a5c-9649-dadb03c4d422/IMG_0096.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out My dad also had the solar water tanks installed on the roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3b9b5542-eafd-4e6b-bab8-fba95d5d76b3/IMG_0089.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out My parents used a lot of insulation and all double-paned windows to improve the house's energy efficiency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/cc7b3ad1-9368-4fb9-8556-3d3b80b2cf46/IMG_0090.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Above, you can see the house "wrapped" and ready for stucco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/aa9ccf13-f533-4d92-a8e3-82a711108a46/Sheet+Rocker.jpeg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out "Those sheet rockers and tapers were fast" - my dad paid to have that part done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ed6cc012-5a11-4531-b368-6117cbdc729b/Dad+-+Oak+Panels.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Here you can see my dad working on putting in the oak-paneled ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/336b5dc8-7247-4a12-b969-f92ab139585e/IMG_0095.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Besides the "solar drier" and the "happy content look" my mother is wearing, you can see the south-facing windows all along the south wall - an important part of the passive solar design; eventually, they were lined with short water tanks inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/c73c7d6f-551a-459d-80f5-a13d7d0121c6/IMG_0093.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Captions: Cam working for bike parts; hours later - recently added hand brake and red tires https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7cc88dd3-e607-480d-a7f4-b27d47f90e6c/IMG_0097.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Eventually, the focus shifted to building, sanding, and staining and/or painting interior cabinetry and bedroom furniture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d627072d-9652-4fb4-a30a-63a2eb841223/Two+Kitchens.jpeg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out The new kitchen and the old kitchen (you can see the old oven on the left that burned my eyelashes!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/68ad77f3-a0cf-45d8-af50-f181ed72de99/IMG_0047.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Making my "entrance" down the framed stairs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/bb93b95e-e4bf-4fc2-963d-fd840ec85b63/IMG_0048.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out My date, John, putting on my corsage for the freshmen dance, the unfinished stairs in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/87fe65c7-204d-483f-97f1-be8319e19ec3/IMG_0103.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out My dad discovered four layers of shingles on the old house; my mom, bottom right, is "saving flowers," according to the caption. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8c6cce59-2342-48ea-a0d8-f7aaa747572c/IMG_0104.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Demolishing a house certainly goes faster than building one! I recognize Carl Weaver, Bobby Weaver, and Ed Reyes helping out here; and album notes also mention Pete Billeci and Glen Jolivette being there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/fba1fbcb-48d4-4751-ba41-573258532eb2/IMG_0105.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out By 3 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 1981, the "old house" was no more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/821b5f2f-51d7-4caf-8623-210badc63340/IMG_0107.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Removing the old driveway - our neighbor Joe Telford was a HUGE help. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/682d92e7-e207-4337-a033-2fa792ec7207/IMG_0106.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Lots of clean up to do - and more help from friends (I recognize Don Winter in the front right photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/42138eae-8c32-4b0a-851d-9bdbc267595f/IMG_9968.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out Grace Reyes arrives with a special treat - dinner! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b91e80cb-77c2-4b9e-9bf6-6463bc2615f5/IMG_0099.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out As the caption here says, "Tonya helped on painting and insulation, but Tonya, this is why there aren't more pictures of you." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d6b97a4a-2c3b-4194-acb5-a329b4dadc1d/IMG_9967.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part II - Make it stand out The almost finished house, as viewed from the back yard https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/love-is-building-a-house-together-a-tribute-to-my-parents-part-i monthly 0.5 2025-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e7fe4842-ee69-4a2a-b18b-456115cfda4b/IMG_0102.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part I - Make it stand out "LOVE IS BUILDING A HOUSE TOGETHER" - In this photo, my mom stands and dad sits beside this slogan, painted on the side of the old house on Minta Lane before it was torn down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/def04d62-18b2-4862-ae49-82a2008d127f/IMG_0069+copy.jpeg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part I - Make it stand out Photos of the old house at 2752 Minta Lane in Antioch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/554633a7-ebb3-4818-ad75-b36e45b625d8/IMG_0072+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part I - Make it stand out My dad's cardboard model of the house he designed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a2945561-98c1-4de0-a848-2cc044a3ce6e/IMG_0072.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part I - Make it stand out A picture of what the house would eventually look like https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/cf7c1e15-17a4-4d8b-a07e-bcaac2021bc3/IMG_0070.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part I - Make it stand out My dad did a lot of research into passive solar design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/4fef6746-3dc7-49d1-9438-399f30eb23a2/IMG_9640.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part I - Make it stand out Our former neighbor on Kendree Street, Ned Castillo, made this stained glass insert for the front door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ab7211d6-91da-47eb-857a-91fd8d220333/IMG_0071+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part I - Make it stand out The old Minta house was very close to the street, leaving plenty of room to build behind it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e26406e4-bc5f-41c2-b9bf-83cecc28975b/IMG_0083+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part I - Make it stand out Working together to clear and level the construction site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d0c4f98f-4af0-4d37-a374-878b82ca53bb/IMG_0077.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part I - Make it stand out That's my brother Cam (age 10) in the top left and two bottom right photos; Andy (age 5 1/2) appears in two of the photos as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6d9a9232-4b4a-4cee-a0cf-082ce6b91c41/IMG_0074.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part I - Make it stand out Here you can see my mom, then 39, hard at work “cleaning up,” as well as my dad's other captions: “Dotty, we’re going to have to stop meeting like this.” - Marty; 34 ½ yards [of cement] later; and "Waiting for Spring" to continue the building process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f856e2be-bde5-43ea-856f-f5be8b434d72/IMG_0075+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part I - Make it stand out A neighbor captured this photo of my mom nailing down the shed roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7df69d99-a275-4024-9c2b-7084a232af03/IMG_0075.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part I - Make it stand out This page shows the shed, the foundation, and the view from the backyard of the Antioch hills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/80f94cdd-c4fa-4adc-a062-7005ce5ddaeb/IMG_0128.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part I - Make it stand out My mom’s journal from June and July 1979 as we started building the house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b61a3e5b-8bb0-4fe5-8ac4-b1dc11e91119/Measuring.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part I - Make it stand out Measuring, leveling, taking out trees, and building fences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/21cc5cc3-f26b-4d04-bea4-e733d65e4c42/IMG_0132.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part I - Make it stand out These entries definitely capture some emotional days in the building process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/770ebdc6-c05a-4312-b683-90af91d87d4a/IMG_9960.jpg Chasing History Blog - Love is Building a House Together: A Tribute to My Parents, Part I - Make it stand out A picture my brother Cam drew for my parents https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/a-historic-trek-the-amazing-honeymoon-of-wf-traughber-and-nora-petree-traughber-in-1905-part-vii monthly 0.5 2025-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3b670d37-a958-447e-8cc4-6089ff2be58d/IMG_9848.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out American explorer, military leader, and politician John Charles Frémont in front of the Fremont Tree, 1888. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/55e302bc-380a-4e8b-8eda-7af3e7ef511c/IMG_9621.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out Nora standing beside a giant Coastal Redwood in the Santa Cruz Mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5a126814-795a-4d4f-bb6a-4ffb56741908/IMG_9622.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out Frank playfully climbing up into a giant redwood – the two trunks have fused together through a process called inosculation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a393698a-b501-4f2b-8e6e-c216b751091e/IMG_9840.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out The Santa Cruz & Felton Railroad crosses a trestle on the way to Big Tree Grove. Courtesy of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. [1] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9c0a9db9-2f2c-46a6-b883-aa8859d440d8/IMG_9626.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out Entrance sign to Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park near Felton. Photo by Tonya McQuade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/aac05ba3-8b49-43df-a8a5-41c28878cecf/IMG_9856.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out The cover of my laptop clearly “advertises” my love of state and national parks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f7136b03-62e7-48d8-a4c5-108164d6a007/IMG_9859+2+copy.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out The book I bought at the gift shop yesterday — it’s full of interesting photos and information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/92da5d7a-f552-4cd8-96ca-712dddb2f059/IMG_9623.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out Nora standing in front of one of the old resort buildings, which have now been removed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a7b2c9c2-ee5b-4606-8807-1259c861b27d/IMG_9749+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out Here I am, sort of copying Frank’s pose from above; these two trunks have fused together through a process called inosculation. I tried to find the tree Frank was standing in above, but there were too many possibilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/0374a408-bd32-4071-8379-07ed0c9618b9/IMG_9731+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out This tree, known as "The Giant," is the one that Fremont measured. It stands 282 feet tall, over 17 feet wide, and weighs over 400 tons. It used to be even taller until part of the top of the tree broke off. Photo by Tonya McQuade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/10c25910-af25-4ef2-8ab1-7e3a2dc194c7/IMG_9745+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out Mike and I standing in front of “The Giant.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/55689589-e3eb-49eb-8e7f-202b8c3503fb/IMG_9747+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out This large burl hangs off the side of The Giant; burls are natural, knobby growths filled with dormant buds and can be a result of past damage, like a fire, from which the tree has recovered. Photo by Tonya McQuade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/535adb7a-68a3-4e92-a2cf-c4b568c7fe51/IMG_9841.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out This is one of the photos I found in Deborah Osterberg’s book cited above. [4] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ab815b14-1941-4d43-a1b9-b46a0ec5b998/IMG_9858+copy.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out Gen. John C. Frémont, his wife Jessie Benton Frémont, and their daughter Elizabeth in front of the Fremont Tree during their 1888 visit. Courtesy of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Brochure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/c90fe2da-beef-4daf-be76-42ddcf470a36/IMG_9760+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out Here I am standing in front of the same tree on Oct. 28, 2025; as you can see, the opening is now much smaller than it was in 1888. The tree has significantly “healed” its hole by forming a new layer of bark over the wound and by growing specialized callus tissue around the edges to seal the area off. Photo by Mike McQuade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8808065b-7975-4148-aa69-25fcc9a10178/IMG_9774.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out This tree in the Redwood Grove is noted for its burl, and it’s easy to see why! Photo by Tonya McQuade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b13d7c32-3ea6-45e8-9326-548f359f2428/IMG_9860+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out President Theodore Roosevelt standing in front of “The Giant” on May 11, 1903. Courtesy of the California History Room, California State Library, Sacramento, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/0591b4ff-9d3f-42ab-becd-fe5f9d46c58f/IMG_9767+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out I found the roots of this fallen tree especially interesting — and spooky! Photo by Tonya McQuade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7b1724e2-c92b-4ae4-8165-ce8025d8e304/IMG_9762+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out This train track, which now leads to Roaring Camp, is the same track that Frank and Nora would have arrived on back in 1905. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/46795cf1-22ed-4238-9f68-2c78025d4307/Big_Tree_station_Southern_Pacific.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out Postcard Photo of the Southern Pacific Big Tree Station, which was about eight miles from Santa Cruz, on the Coast Line of Southern Pacific Railroad, Santa Cruz, California. [13] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/714d7814-8bbf-4691-9532-0eab3bfda479/IMG_9779.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Historic Trek: The Amazing Honeymoon of W.F. Traughber and Nora Petree Traughber in 1905, Part VII - Make it stand out Hiding out in a “sacred” space inside this giant redwood. Photo by Mike McQuade. https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/standing-on-a-quaker-burial-ground-in-philadelphia-that-contains-my-8th-great-grandmothers-bones monthly 0.5 2025-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3c290407-8045-4770-a4a9-684d16cf5064/IMG_4731.jpg Chasing History Blog - Standing on a Quaker Burial Ground in Philadelphia that Contains my 8th Great-Grandmother's Bones - Make it stand out Katherine Lightfoot now appears in the EPIC Immigration Museum database. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9f07dfc5-e680-445d-8b0f-d66668ff2bca/IMG_0836.jpg Chasing History Blog - Standing on a Quaker Burial Ground in Philadelphia that Contains my 8th Great-Grandmother's Bones - Make it stand out A sign welcoming visitors to the Arch Street Meeting House, located on the corner of Arch & 4th Streets (right across from our hotel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d8b8d2bf-0e85-462b-b8cb-e0a0e683eaa4/IMG_1127.JPG Chasing History Blog - Standing on a Quaker Burial Ground in Philadelphia that Contains my 8th Great-Grandmother's Bones - Make it stand out My 8th great grandmother, Katherine Lightfoot, is buried here somewhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/716a5419-7d99-40f5-bc68-b9f1a3d357cc/IMG_1123.jpg Chasing History Blog - Standing on a Quaker Burial Ground in Philadelphia that Contains my 8th Great-Grandmother's Bones - Make it stand out This sign includes a photo of William Penn's Deed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/209b1d2d-86fd-4c8c-a57f-766c91a2cc91/IMG_1120.jpg Chasing History Blog - Standing on a Quaker Burial Ground in Philadelphia that Contains my 8th Great-Grandmother's Bones - Make it stand out Approximately 10 percent of Philadelphia's population died during the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8f0a0ef6-d591-40af-8acc-b1faf922cb28/IMG_1144.jpg Chasing History Blog - Standing on a Quaker Burial Ground in Philadelphia that Contains my 8th Great-Grandmother's Bones - Make it stand out A timeline showing key details related to the construction of the Meeting House, which was designed and built by Quaker drafter and carpenter Owen Biddle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/32a742f0-773d-4bdb-8f57-24e5066f6bde/IMG_1148.jpg Chasing History Blog - Standing on a Quaker Burial Ground in Philadelphia that Contains my 8th Great-Grandmother's Bones - Make it stand out An early photo depicting the Arch Street Meeting House. Property of Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/96795afa-7092-4df6-b0e8-57116deb7742/IMG_1159.jpg Chasing History Blog - Standing on a Quaker Burial Ground in Philadelphia that Contains my 8th Great-Grandmother's Bones - Make it stand out Diorama depicting William Penn's meeting with Lenape chiefs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/743a97c8-4503-4673-9fd3-38da494be689/IMG_1173.jpg Chasing History Blog - Standing on a Quaker Burial Ground in Philadelphia that Contains my 8th Great-Grandmother's Bones - Make it stand out This larger display talked about the work of Quakers Lucretia Mott, Susan B. 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(that’s the old photo that is ripped, not the shirt) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3fa63d49-0359-4cdf-b9d3-615f6e0c013b/Dad+-+Hawaii+or+Bust+doll.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Dad: Master of Sea and Sail ... and Winner of the Single Handed Sailing Society's 1996 Transpac Race from San Francisco to Kauai's Hanalei Bay - Make it stand out My dad’s "sailing companion," who is wearing a “Hawaii or Bust” shirt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/fec2a860-379e-4029-b969-8f2bcdfc6af9/Screenshot+2025-06-15+at+8.49.33%E2%80%AFAM.png Chasing History Blog - My Dad: Master of Sea and Sail ... and Winner of the Single Handed Sailing Society's 1996 Transpac Race from San Francisco to Kauai's Hanalei Bay - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/53b0a927-125c-4ea0-b4d8-1ba53e11e89c/Dad+holding+Aaron+-+Antioch+or+Bust.jpg Chasing History Blog - 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Exploring Mike's Family History in Oregon City - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/my-dad-master-builder-extraordinaire monthly 0.5 2025-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/08df5595-f9fc-4b96-a065-5f9e59ca50e5/IMG_4045.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Dad: Master Builder Extraordinaire - Make it stand out This is part of the wall unit my father built me when I was ten - it moved with me many times and now sits in Anna’s apartment in San Diego. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/2a92dbe0-adda-495c-82ac-7576e973fa37/IMG_7499.JPG Chasing History Blog - My Dad: Master Builder Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e84ba334-2fee-4f84-ac33-b453dab2374c/IMG_4010.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Dad: Master Builder Extraordinaire - Make it stand out My parents built this house in 1980 and modeled it after houses in the solar community in Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/4bd697da-8469-41c5-89f4-1a9842b29061/IMG_4014.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Dad: Master Builder Extraordinaire - Make it stand out This is the wall unit in our living room - the folding doors hide our TV. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/4f949d39-3d40-4982-9ab3-e0fcf15c322d/IMG_4019.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Dad: Master Builder Extraordinaire - Make it stand out The smaller original centerpiece now stands in our dining room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1a3a2962-826f-42e6-979e-2a44f7b7ab07/IMG_4017.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Dad: Master Builder Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Our family room wall unit used to have sliding video cabinets on the sides before we added a larger TV here as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/36794598-97cf-4a37-a7e1-2b130201ef0a/IMG_4038.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Dad: Master Builder Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a64234a3-c826-4080-945b-4e0453867ff5/IMG_4041.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Dad: Master Builder Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Mike & Tonya - August 23, 2003 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d7829cc3-7f9a-42c0-b9c0-d5e4a8bb9441/IMG_4018.JPG Chasing History Blog - My Dad: Master Builder Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Almost all of our furniture has the same decorative design - the “Graham Curve.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/51025ec6-f559-48e6-9c6e-b5bf4436873c/IMG_4037.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Dad: Master Builder Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8d86d984-59e2-479d-94cd-2484ce0aac0a/IMG_4043.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Dad: Master Builder Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Mike and my dad building an addition to our back deck – and Anna deciding it was the perfect stage before we put the hot tub on it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/0cabe18f-6d04-4dfb-ba3b-9d87c22627f3/IMG_4012.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Dad: Master Builder Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Aaron & Anna’s Playhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9fc8001e-e507-49b8-9cc5-d5260a29b148/IMG_4035.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Dad: Master Builder Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3fa89531-fbc1-4d0c-90ed-8a67eb735224/IMG_4032.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Dad: Master Builder Extraordinaire - Make it stand out The middle section used to be a toy box. 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My Mother: Seamstress and Craftswoman Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Our Bicentennial Colonial Family - 1976 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/0910864a-ecc5-4bfd-b331-209e8e39fe7e/IMG_3585.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: Seamstress and Craftswoman Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Learning to Crochet at an AAUW meeting (American Association of University Women) - this photo and caption were in the Antioch Daily Ledger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b0a38986-6c7e-40fa-81df-027a4d39697f/IMG_3598.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: Seamstress and Craftswoman Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Turner School Talent Show - "Lady of Spain" Duet with Monica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a537fd8d-55a2-4175-8814-bd0ae00a938c/IMG_3600.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: Seamstress and Craftswoman Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Piano Recital https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d2d9fb9c-8002-4dfb-a951-a725098eddf9/IMG_3582.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: Seamstress and Craftswoman Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e703885b-0308-4ac8-917b-0bc1b5e3f26e/IMG_3611.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: Seamstress and Craftswoman Extraordinaire - Make it stand out With Anna in her "Sneezy" costume that I sewed for her https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e132da87-c120-42cb-885a-d71b827fd58b/10634075_10202900529024113_2796315217596086498_o.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: Seamstress and Craftswoman Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Darth Vader (our neighbor Jared), Princess Leia & Luke Skywalker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/41ff1fc7-3620-469c-9d99-e98f4d1de1a8/10636370_10202900523103965_7321333830237683924_o.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: Seamstress and Craftswoman Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Daniel Boone & Kirsten the American Girl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/15a7fcc1-e951-4639-9c7d-64136aa048b9/IMG_3605.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: Seamstress and Craftswoman Extraordinaire - Make it stand out The Blue & White Belle Dress my mom made for Anna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d6956a12-7340-435f-ae84-7703a21c7a19/13198448_10206108160812903_304837625436809927_o.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: Seamstress and Craftswoman Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Anna in her beautiful Belle gown - 4th grade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1d42b81e-3a80-46c0-9aaf-2d67ff452aba/Screenshot+2025-06-13+at+1.18.20%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - My Mother: Seamstress and Craftswoman Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Dressed up "50's Style" for the LGHS Sadie Hawkins Dance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6eafacf3-90db-4a6d-a27e-75041b33655e/IMG_3636.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: Seamstress and Craftswoman Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3521bc42-9d4c-438e-8ea6-b5a70dc5a558/IMG_3622.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: Seamstress and Craftswoman Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Noah's Ark with lots of hand-painted animals (including Barney the Dinosaur!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9e37e521-1f1c-40c5-969a-ef92bf76b9ea/IMG_3573.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: Seamstress and Craftswoman Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/0bec62a0-8196-4ab6-9dcd-7d7dcc672e34/IMG_3580.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: Seamstress and Craftswoman Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Embroidery of Young Girl Playing Piano https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f7b6b364-5f83-4e01-9e55-dfa4e3494db8/IMG_3577.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: Seamstress and Craftswoman Extraordinaire - Make it stand out Mom's painting of Stargazer Lilies - the main flower Mike and I chose for our wedding https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/xavu94ofzoiyvocd37h876h3ah5eh0 monthly 0.5 2025-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6f00d49a-4eda-4b62-8bf9-e9511a64c3c7/Ch2+Ph4+-+Mollie%27s+Flag.jpg Chasing History Blog - Countdown to Book Launch on February 1! - Make it stand out 10 Days: Mollie's Flag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b6566e71-6c5f-4e48-a21b-e8ce19754874/33rd+Missouri+Soldier+Photo.png Chasing History Blog - Countdown to Book Launch on February 1! - Make it stand out 9 Days - Unidentified Soldier, 33rd Missouri Infantry, at Benton Barracks (from Library of Congress Collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ee4396c0-ab3e-4ffa-a5a3-4915610d9d7a/IMG_9173.jpg Chasing History Blog - Countdown to Book Launch on February 1! - Make it stand out 8 Days: This mural in Centralia, Missouri, depicts another of the Confederate guerrillas' infamous acts: The Centralia Massacre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/83711a11-9169-4d9f-b8df-3c6018bbc9ea/Benton-Barracks.jpg Chasing History Blog - Countdown to Book Launch on February 1! - Make it stand out 7 Days: James C. Hale spent a lot of time at Benton Barracks in St. Louis, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3db96125-78bd-43b3-bd91-dee4341b3c4f/Ch5+Ph3+-+Imperial.png Chasing History Blog - Countdown to Book Launch on February 1! - Make it stand out 6 Days: A Sketch of the Imperial Warship as it appeared in the August 8, 1863, edition of Harper's Weekly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9bb74edb-e05e-4dab-8479-e08611033992/Ch6+Ph2+-+Influence+of+Women.jpg Chasing History Blog - Countdown to Book Launch on February 1! - Make it stand out 5 Days - This Sept. 1862 illustration from "Harper's Weekly," titled "The Influence of Women," shows the important role many women played in nursing the sick and wounded https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/80db57aa-f0e2-4f3c-8294-067872c9b502/Ch7+Ph2+-+Invalid+Corps.png Chasing History Blog - Countdown to Book Launch on February 1! - Make it stand out 4 Days - Poster advertising for men to join the Invalid Corps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3313c185-2358-4e53-837e-bfbf14d84bb3/600px-The_Burning_of_Columbia%2C_South_Carolina.jpg Chasing History Blog - Countdown to Book Launch on February 1! - Make it stand out 3 Days - The Burning of Columbia, South Carolina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6e9598a7-20ac-4457-b825-c7d0c840a6b0/160hpr_dcb41e8e50fcc56.jpg Chasing History Blog - Countdown to Book Launch on February 1! - Make it stand out The surrender of Gen. Joe Johnston near Greensboro, N.C. April 26th 1865 https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/exciting-news-a-state-divided-the-civil-war-letters-of-james-callaway-hale-and-benjamin-petree-of-andrew-county-missouri-is-coming-soon monthly 0.5 2025-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e72544f5-0505-4dc3-819f-bb3c9efcdb21/A+State+Divided+Cover1+copy.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exciting News ... "A State Divided: The Civil War Letters of James Callaway Hale and Benjamin Petree of Andrew County, Missouri" is Coming Soon! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/30f8250d-2ff6-4dd0-ad79-e32442ac58f8/Civil+War+Letters.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exciting News ... "A State Divided: The Civil War Letters of James Callaway Hale and Benjamin Petree of Andrew County, Missouri" is Coming Soon! - Make it stand out Some of the letters that were in the box I received from Jeremy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1749856450372-K0M203VIVD49E46RMF3H/Ch2+Ph4+-+Mollie%27s+Flag.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exciting News ... "A State Divided: The Civil War Letters of James Callaway Hale and Benjamin Petree of Andrew County, Missouri" is Coming Soon! - Make it stand out The flag James C. Hale carried with him throughout the war, made for him by his daughter Mary Ann https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/my-mother-the-one-who-taught-me-to-love-the-holidays monthly 0.5 2025-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/bb021ade-b07f-4230-ad6c-8efe161328b9/IMG_5526.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out One of Mom's Handmade Ornaments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3bdc9ef2-4866-466b-9a60-1ccea1f62d7f/Mom_in_Red.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out My mom: Dorothy "Dotty" Graham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9847b367-bee4-40a4-b338-e638b356adae/IMG_5538.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Anne of Green Gables Ornament from Prince Edward Island in 2005 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b5f7bfdf-1ec2-423f-9616-c0316d822083/IMG_5540.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Lobster Ornament - I love the memory of learning how to crack and eat a whole lobster together at the GEMS Conference! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d0938fa0-58f6-45a1-a4b5-140fbaa005f0/IMG_5528.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Statue of Liberty Ornament from Spring Break Trip in 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/84068da2-0d96-4772-924a-8d11f80cd2f9/IMG_5532.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Ornament from 80th Birthday Disney "Western Caribbean" Cruise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/da3d8ac7-76be-4cff-a27a-9f08dec1a929/IMG_5535.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Santa Painted on a Shell by Mom and Hand-Sewn Wreath (I remember helping to make the wreaths) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9d221083-3d53-487d-a60b-ee1b7595f64d/IMG_5534.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Hand-Painted Angel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e5a99f1a-9011-450c-9cef-343909926ba3/IMG_5525.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Hand-Painted Santa with Bear and Tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/db282c03-a4dd-4dfd-892d-421c6ec157a6/IMG_5563.JPG Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Hand-Crafted Christmas Ornament https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8ca3c1a4-a5c1-48f7-82e6-7b381522419c/IMG_3211+copy.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Anna shows off her Recipe Binder from Grama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/812237ef-c1bb-4603-bbc7-0772f87dc503/IMG_7353.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Anna and cousins Violet, Greta, and Alice show off their homemade Christmas Treats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/319d87a4-3032-4fbc-9090-932e2375c4d3/IMG_5278.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Anna - taking after Grama with one of her Delicious Pies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f913599c-b0fc-4dc3-95c7-93c460316954/IMG_5580.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out This year's Christmas Card from my Parents (Photo from Easter 2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ccefae26-7600-4e5c-9f26-b0902a2ba053/IMG_5564.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Mike's and my Christmas Stockings (made by Mom) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7e5e8712-1872-4d80-b360-f4f4225c4c7a/IMG_5573.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Aaron & Anna's Christmas Stockings (made by Grama) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/96b7738e-af08-4bb6-bf4b-dcbd6e1ea6a3/IMG_5565.JPG Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Matching Pillows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/51358371-0ad6-4bc5-9ea4-1b6f53c39169/IMG_5567.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Hand-Painted Snowman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/04829496-cf98-415f-97b1-82446cf1096e/IMG_5576.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Nativity Set Mom bought for me when she and Dad visited Mexico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1b135bca-7b27-458f-aaac-9b3cdf01bfc8/IMG_5578.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out "Precious Moments" Christmas Tree & Advent Calendar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b606b398-70c2-4478-b21f-3dc413e2489b/IMG_5240.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Anna shares photos from her overseas adventures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9f3a764e-caa2-4fcb-9f36-5a54b6b2ec94/IMG_3186.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out A new Disney Sweater for Mom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/728404b9-9f3f-403f-9326-77ce7d64b1b8/IMG_7314.jpg Chasing History Blog - My Mother: The One Who Taught Me to Love the Holidays - Make it stand out Disney Pajamas and Slippers for Mom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a72c5efc-fb38-41a7-9297-50cea180c86c/IMG_4875.jpg Chasing History Blog - 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Henry Bouquet’s 1764 Treaty, and The Light in the Forest - Make it stand out My 7th great grandparents, John and Dorothy Reager, were both killed in the massacre at Fort Seybert, and their three children (including my 6th great grandmother) were taken captive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9118f1bb-2683-441f-b359-e3faf927cad2/Pontiac_Meets_with_Gladwin-Ohio-History-Connection-e1564582256977.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring Family Connections to the 1758 Fort Sebert Massacre, Col. Henry Bouquet’s 1764 Treaty, and The Light in the Forest - Make it stand out Ottawa Chief Pontiac meets with Major-General Henry Gladwin, the British commander at Fort Detroit during the siege. Source: The Ohio History Connection (1) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/de55fa4f-4607-4fa6-bcdd-c565f95e1a0b/The_Battle_of_Bushy_Run.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Family Connections to the 1758 Fort Sebert Massacre, Col. Henry Bouquet’s 1764 Treaty, and The Light in the Forest - Make it stand out The Battle of Bushy Run, by Charles William Jefferys, 1915 (3) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/11e116f9-37bc-4bb3-a2cf-302b4a363f2b/Screen+Shot+2023-09-03+at+4.20.48+PM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring Family Connections to the 1758 Fort Sebert Massacre, Col. Henry Bouquet’s 1764 Treaty, and The Light in the Forest - Make it stand out Modern-Day Location of Augusta County, Virginia - but these borders were not finalized until 1790; it used to be a much larger county (6) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/740b9a45-e0e8-4cf9-95f6-40ff47fc3d04/IMG_3766.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Family Connections to the 1758 Fort Sebert Massacre, Col. Henry Bouquet’s 1764 Treaty, and The Light in the Forest - Make it stand out Notice the “Reager” and “Renick/Ranock” names - the following page lists additional children of Robert & Elizabeth Renick: Nancy, Robert, and William. (7) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/aa1199f8-178b-4137-9dc1-12ff288e795d/CEM2330308_1594082809.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring Family Connections to the 1758 Fort Sebert Massacre, Col. Henry Bouquet’s 1764 Treaty, and The Light in the Forest - Make it stand out In this grave site monument at Fort Seybert, Seybert’s wife is listed as being killed, but in the book Setting All the Captives Free, it lists her as captured and later seen at Muskingum in 1759, but it says she never returned. 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Henry Bouquet’s 1764 Treaty, and The Light in the Forest - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/my-scots-irish-ancestors-immigrated-to-pennsylvania-then-virginia-and-some-got-taken-captive-by-the-shawnee monthly 0.5 2025-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ac4ddd98-f20c-4fbf-a185-2ce2a8e0a13c/Screenshot+2025-06-13+at+2.16.19%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - My Scots Irish Ancestors Immigrated to Pennsylvania, then Virginia ... and Some Got Taken Captive by the Shawnee! - Make it stand out My Great Grandmother Fleeta Jackson Brandt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7bc113c0-3247-4608-b748-d746b6ded3d7/Screenshot+2025-06-13+at+2.16.44%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - My Scots Irish Ancestors Immigrated to Pennsylvania, then Virginia ... and Some Got Taken Captive by the Shawnee! - Make it stand out Another photo of Fleeta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a5209510-f44a-4dd6-a930-8dc904152a89/250px-Great_Valley_Road_Map.png Chasing History Blog - My Scots Irish Ancestors Immigrated to Pennsylvania, then Virginia ... and Some Got Taken Captive by the Shawnee! - Make it stand out The Great Wagon Road used by Settlers in the 1700’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/72ca2f80-b0db-4699-b1cb-7211485c316a/Screen+Shot+2023-08-28+at+9.45.38+PM.png Chasing History Blog - My Scots Irish Ancestors Immigrated to Pennsylvania, then Virginia ... and Some Got Taken Captive by the Shawnee! - Make it stand out Here you can follow two different paths on Geni.com to see how I am related to Elizabeth Ann Renick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/11e116f9-37bc-4bb3-a2cf-302b4a363f2b/Screen+Shot+2023-09-03+at+4.20.48+PM.png Chasing History Blog - My Scots Irish Ancestors Immigrated to Pennsylvania, then Virginia ... and Some Got Taken Captive by the Shawnee! - Make it stand out Location of August County, Virginia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/71c86ff2-0dba-4bd6-88a5-114f05d88bcd/Screen+Shot+2023-09-02+at+6.53.54+PM.png Chasing History Blog - My Scots Irish Ancestors Immigrated to Pennsylvania, then Virginia ... and Some Got Taken Captive by the Shawnee! - Make it stand out The Indians delivering up the English captives to Colonel Bouquet near his camp at the forks of Muskingum in North America in Nov. 1764 (5) https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/tracing-my-ulster-presbyterian-roots-from-ireland-to-pennsylvania monthly 0.5 2025-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b220b05b-1416-46e1-a023-b1dc81f67205/Screen+Shot+2023-09-01+at+7.10.11+AM.png Chasing History Blog - Tracing my "Ulster Presbyterian" Roots from Ireland to Pennsylvania - Make it stand out Some of my ancestors come from Fermanagh, Antrim, Cavan, Derry, Donegal, and Tyrone in Ulster in Northern Ireland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/dc4c600f-9ca5-4b83-a864-176bd04b5a2d/Screen+Shot+2023-08-31+at+4.23.00+PM.png Chasing History Blog - Tracing my "Ulster Presbyterian" Roots from Ireland to Pennsylvania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b452dbf9-f233-44a5-a957-289e108300e2/IMG_4562.jpg Chasing History Blog - Tracing my "Ulster Presbyterian" Roots from Ireland to Pennsylvania - Make it stand out Sign from EPIC Emigration Museum in Dublin, Ireland The text reads:: "Many Irish people looked for livelihoods in Europe and North America. Catholics found employment in European armies, while the first waves of emigration to North America were largely Ulster Presbyterians, seeking religious freedom and economic improvement." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ed66fa61-e3cf-4b55-b2a1-c20a2d2d9214/IMG_7819.jpg Chasing History Blog - Tracing my "Ulster Presbyterian" Roots from Ireland to Pennsylvania - Make it stand out John Knox Statue in St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, on High Street along the "Royal Mile" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9408fe89-42da-4785-bf4e-542b717bfa46/IMG_7744.jpg Chasing History Blog - Tracing my "Ulster Presbyterian" Roots from Ireland to Pennsylvania - Make it stand out St. Giles Cathedral, founded in 1124 by King David I, has been a working church for almost 900 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ed38b162-0169-4b03-b08a-d293127f7c37/petition.png Chasing History Blog - Tracing my "Ulster Presbyterian" Roots from Ireland to Pennsylvania - Make it stand out The 1718 Shute Petition is on display at the New Hampshire Historical Society. https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/the-veteran-reserve-corps-in-the-civil-war monthly 0.5 2025-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/2d852dd0-64c0-4d1a-a716-25e09f46d3bd/fold3logo.png Chasing History Blog - The Veteran Reserve Corps in the Civil War - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ab9e174f-0d82-4ab5-ba7c-592a95243636/Ch7+Ph2+-+Invalid+Corps.png Chasing History Blog - The Veteran Reserve Corps in the Civil War - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/29d179d9-1083-4239-b675-1830274f7349/MV5BYzU5ZTg1MWMtM2Q3ZC00YTFkLWE3YjMtOTE3NTZhZjNmYjZjXkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_.jpg Chasing History Blog - The Veteran Reserve Corps in the Civil War - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/886c5686-b492-432e-a2c7-93965f4616dd/service-pnp-cwpb-04200-04290v.jpg Chasing History Blog - The Veteran Reserve Corps in the Civil War - Make it stand out 10th Veteran Reserve Corps (Invalid Corps) in Washington, DC https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/still-writing-and-getting-closer monthly 0.5 2025-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/c6b3a4ad-2e8a-4a92-9054-06204e60769d/writing_process.jpg Chasing History Blog - Still Writing ... and Getting Closer! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/20e572d8-2035-4122-a38e-19ab1aaae9fb/Screenshot+2025-06-14+at+10.58.46%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Still Writing ... and Getting Closer! - Make it stand out 1860 U.S. Census Record showing James B. [Burris] Atkins living with James Tegarden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d53a250c-11c0-4ccc-a152-92e3252927f6/ae5766a40215433cdbe2d517ebcebdee4f8e7c76-1326x746.jpg Chasing History Blog - Still Writing ... and Getting Closer! - Make it stand out Cartoon about the Copperheads, published in Harper's Weekly, February 1863. https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/telling-my-story-to-los-gatos-rotary monthly 0.5 2025-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/313728a5-fb91-41dc-9a0e-bb17dec5b23a/Screen+Shot+2022-11-16+at+8.55.07+PM.png Chasing History Blog - Telling My Story to Los Gatos Rotary - Make it stand out This is the Cover Slide to my Rotary Club Presentation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8a92f48a-d2d5-4858-a8bf-0898311cb877/315634001_10158401565275666_8186012084808665121_n.jpg Chasing History Blog - Telling My Story to Los Gatos Rotary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9a540f6f-5fb3-4473-a36f-859e37dabf79/Screen+Shot+2022-11-16+at+8.55.33+PM.png Chasing History Blog - Telling My Story to Los Gatos Rotary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/159c27ad-2dc5-4554-a4b8-f726bae0a168/Screen+Shot+2022-11-16+at+8.55.22+PM.png Chasing History Blog - Telling My Story to Los Gatos Rotary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/960734aa-7325-41d6-857a-2342d6ee7651/Screen+Shot+2022-11-16+at+8.55.42+PM.png Chasing History Blog - Telling My Story to Los Gatos Rotary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/c5f51087-b3fd-40d2-b1e5-45095acebbc6/Screen+Shot+2022-11-16+at+8.56.19+PM.png Chasing History Blog - Telling My Story to Los Gatos Rotary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e312e1cf-b886-4f1a-a512-1ef328d20077/Screen+Shot+2022-11-16+at+8.56.35+PM.png Chasing History Blog - Telling My Story to Los Gatos Rotary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/29ec1c34-47a9-4840-a645-d49b4f33614f/Screen+Shot+2022-11-16+at+8.56.46+PM.png Chasing History Blog - Telling My Story to Los Gatos Rotary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e8b3d960-ffde-4750-b9b7-812b6ebdd46b/Screen+Shot+2022-11-16+at+8.57.43+PM.png Chasing History Blog - Telling My Story to Los Gatos Rotary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/31f0eb6b-4d8a-4757-b49c-ebd3fdd8c80f/Screen+Shot+2022-11-16+at+8.57.16+PM.png Chasing History Blog - Telling My Story to Los Gatos Rotary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/0116edc9-80d4-4c95-a5e3-12fa7c29b1c5/Screen+Shot+2022-11-16+at+8.58.12+PM.png Chasing History Blog - Telling My Story to Los Gatos Rotary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b223fcab-2aa4-40cd-afc2-516a81d971a0/Screen+Shot+2022-11-16+at+8.58.00+PM.png Chasing History Blog - Telling My Story to Los Gatos Rotary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/exploring-the-pony-express-and-creating-a-family-connection monthly 0.5 2025-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f1643938-eed6-46d6-b6e5-c663adeb6c10/IMG_4179.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the Pony Express - and Creating a Family Connection - Make it stand out "The First Ride of the Pony Express," by Charles Hargens Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e472c3ae-28f6-40a8-a2fd-6dba586593e2/Screenshot+2025-06-14+at+10.08.41%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring the Pony Express - and Creating a Family Connection - Make it stand out "Wanted: young, skinny, wiry fellows. Not over eighteen. Must be expert riders, willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. Wages $25 per week.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/84bcf45b-c651-4b54-83b1-f65fd2b47941/IMG_5235.JPG Chasing History Blog - Exploring the Pony Express - and Creating a Family Connection - Make it stand out Missouri River - Point of Ferry Crossing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/771ab697-e8e7-446a-a198-6739d57e6570/Pony_Express_Map_William_Henry_Jackson.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the Pony Express - and Creating a Family Connection - Make it stand out Map of the Pony Express Trail by Artist William Henry Jackson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8c22d7eb-729f-4509-aafb-269258e1d7dd/IMG_4309.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the Pony Express - and Creating a Family Connection - Make it stand out Pony Express Mural in St. Joseph, Missouri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3d53915a-e531-42ea-a58d-6e6e503b9a8d/IMG_4038.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the Pony Express - and Creating a Family Connection - Make it stand out Mike standing in front of the Pony Express Stables https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/0bab5a81-8eae-48ec-81a9-667eed19a47e/IMG_7698.jpg Chasing History Blog - Exploring the Pony Express - and Creating a Family Connection - Make it stand out Pony Express Monument in St. Joseph, Missouri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/90b04afe-c0d4-4d5f-92a8-d214e1201a91/Screenshot+2025-06-14+at+10.06.50%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring the Pony Express - and Creating a Family Connection - Make it stand out Pony Express Rider's Oath https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/451890b3-6ee3-4b93-8553-2c77ff8f2b28/Screenshot+2025-06-14+at+10.07.09%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring the Pony Express - and Creating a Family Connection - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e4326a9a-2468-4095-920c-d7daffd2d003/Screenshot+2025-06-14+at+10.07.36%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring the Pony Express - and Creating a Family Connection - Make it stand out Part of a mural that once was displayed in the Robidoux Hotel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/24ff9656-c0cb-4d43-bfec-bcba7ec1359d/Screenshot+2025-06-14+at+10.16.22%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Exploring the Pony Express - and Creating a Family Connection - Make it stand out Dedicated in 1886, this monument at the Baxter Springs National Plot is inscribed with the names of 163 soldiers and officers, including the names of the 132 soldiers killed during the Battle of Baxter Springs. https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/following-family-footsteps-in-andrew-county-missouri monthly 0.5 2025-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ab0b0035-c42a-4af4-82bc-6c54c4ae008d/311886936_10222107197738827_3331307431332889253_n.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following Family Footsteps in Andrew County, Missouri - Make it stand out Our first stop in exploring Savannah was the Andrew County Historical Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/c29dcd0c-bfec-4a5a-8092-4d79241f4838/311912664_10222107199058860_985935168764850801_n.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following Family Footsteps in Andrew County, Missouri - Make it stand out A sign outside the Courthouse explains some history of Andrew County https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5527a692-c75f-4ac4-a857-b0b4f59f75fc/311898707_10222107197298816_7875831834236252734_n.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following Family Footsteps in Andrew County, Missouri - Make it stand out Andrew County Museum in Savannah, Missouri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/bb3f726b-4979-4760-b4e8-63ecc092debb/311943155_10222107198018834_1706070590488017060_n.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following Family Footsteps in Andrew County, Missouri - Make it stand out Genealogist Kathy Ridge showing us one of her book recommendations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/39a74a96-7536-4590-8341-a5d2ebb17471/IMG_3929.JPG Chasing History Blog - Following Family Footsteps in Andrew County, Missouri - Make it stand out Farm area near Rosendale, about six miles north of Savannah,, where my great grandmother Nora Elma Petree Traughber was born https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5ebc77d9-d820-4862-9e81-dad0fa5e060a/IMG_3649.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following Family Footsteps in Andrew County, Missouri - Make it stand out During the Civil War, James and his family lived in the highlighted area 2 1/2 miles south of Savannah; Mary Ann and Bailis later moved to the highlighted area 6 miles north of Savannah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7b1edfa5-f57f-44ba-8b7d-4d8b4593e6da/AC+-+CW+Display.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following Family Footsteps in Andrew County, Missouri - Make it stand out Part of the Civil War Display at the Andrew County Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/96a6cbf4-6a2d-4add-bf26-c120ce3fb3e4/Map+showing+Bayloss+Petree+property.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following Family Footsteps in Andrew County, Missouri - Make it stand out The name "Baylis Petree" appears here towards the center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f4275b0e-04c7-4aec-a320-b7958383590f/AC+CWM+-+Veteran+Pic.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following Family Footsteps in Andrew County, Missouri - Make it stand out Veterans of the Civil War living in Fillmore in 1890, including Benjamin Petree kneeling on the left https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/0ce75e08-e0b0-408e-9650-319da3b1f6f0/IMG_3768.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following Family Footsteps in Andrew County, Missouri - Make it stand out Savannah Square in 1868 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5b29334f-a327-470a-965e-82ab27ef50e5/IMG_3846.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following Family Footsteps in Andrew County, Missouri - Make it stand out Andrew County Courthouse in Savannah, Missouri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/426f6b43-fb76-42bf-b7dd-67f2ae46b669/IMG_3863.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following Family Footsteps in Andrew County, Missouri - Make it stand out The view from the front of the Courthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/49fc9413-8938-45a8-91d4-4f592933b063/Hale+Headstone.jpg Chasing History Blog - Following Family Footsteps in Andrew County, Missouri - Make it stand out Tombstone for James Calaway Hale & Elizabeth Caroline (Brown) Hale, as well as daughter Amanda M. (Hale) Jenkins, in Fillmore Cemetery https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/a-letter-from-rebel-cousin-rachel monthly 0.5 2025-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/438cbe30-2308-46be-a0cb-15c736620a39/Ch2+Ph1+-+Rebel+Letter+-+Photo.png Chasing History Blog - A Letter from Rebel Cousin Rachel - Make it stand out Envelope addressed to Mr. Bailis Petree, St. Joseph, MO (Feb 25th, but year unknown) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/0740517b-cb9f-49cf-89dd-3f17a1f2e5f0/Rebel2.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Letter from Rebel Cousin Rachel - Make it stand out Rachel's actual letter, pgs. 1 & 4 https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/researching-the-oregon-california-trail-the-california-gold-rush-and-my-ggg-gf-henry-petree monthly 0.5 2025-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7f123ee3-8bf8-49df-9322-061984e157f4/Gold+Rush.jpg Chasing History Blog - Researching the Oregon-California Trail: The California Gold Rush and my GGG-GF Henry Petree - Make it stand out The above California Gold Rush stamp was issued on June 18, 1999, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the gold rush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/c5130e7d-894d-4f6e-9d1f-d00e57d2a39f/Screenshot+2025-06-12+at+1.23.15%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Researching the Oregon-California Trail: The California Gold Rush and my GGG-GF Henry Petree - Make it stand out The above text is inscribed on a large concrete marker and plaque near the mid-point of the trail (2). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1c03e43d-bacc-47e9-9a4b-6cd6798b56e5/IMG_City_Logo_High_Res_0_2_1_EA6FQA50.jpg Chasing History Blog - Researching the Oregon-California Trail: The California Gold Rush and my GGG-GF Henry Petree - Make it stand out Placerville, just ten miles from where gold was first discovered at Sutter’s Mill in nearby Coloma, earned its most common historical name, "Hangtown", because of the numerous hangings that had occurred there. https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/researching-the-mormon-trail-the-mountain-meadows-massacre-and-the-graham-familys-arrival-in-utah monthly 0.5 2025-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1ba854a7-72c7-47ef-aa72-d7f3e19ded84/Mormon_Pioneer_handcart_statue.jpg Chasing History Blog - Researching the Mormon Trail, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and the Graham family's arrival in Utah - Make it stand out Mormon Pioneer Handcart Statue in Salt Lake City's Temple Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5f692df3-cfa6-4f98-877f-50c2c0a94bf3/MormonHandcartCo.jpg Chasing History Blog - Researching the Mormon Trail, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and the Graham family's arrival in Utah - Make it stand out Mormon Handcart Tragedy of 1856 - Legends of America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b026201c-dd3c-485f-8772-b5a8aed0f949/Utah_Territory_with_Deseret_Border%2C_vector_image_-_2011.svg.png Chasing History Blog - Researching the Mormon Trail, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and the Graham family's arrival in Utah - Make it stand out Map of Utah Territory (in Blue) and proposed State of Deseret https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1ce1d5b7-36ef-4fd8-9202-f2ac55e10d8e/Screenshot+2025-06-12+at+10.43.07%E2%80%AFAM.png Chasing History Blog - Researching the Mormon Trail, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and the Graham family's arrival in Utah - Make it stand out Drawing depicting Mountain Meadows Massacre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9701d9f0-e54a-43ed-a613-80a98218d54c/Signage_at_Mountain_Meadows_Massacre_Site_-_22_July_2020.jpg Chasing History Blog - Researching the Mormon Trail, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and the Graham family's arrival in Utah - Make it stand out Mountain Meadows Massacre Site National Historic Landmark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/2591151a-b3d5-4c95-a1f5-235af859c234/Screenshot+2025-06-12+at+10.45.35%E2%80%AFAM.png Chasing History Blog - Researching the Mormon Trail, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and the Graham family's arrival in Utah - Make it stand out Photo of Robert and Mary Park Graham (seated) and Family: Daughters Mattie Graham Nebeker, Olive Graham Bennion, and Belle Graham Smith; Sons Harry Hunt Graham, second from left, and Robert Neville Graham; Not Pictured: youngest daughter Helen Graham Lesueur - Photo colorized using Ancestry.com's new "colorizing tool" (cool, huh?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f828f4df-4928-47a9-939e-4550c136166f/Screenshot+2025-06-12+at+10.47.12%E2%80%AFAM.png Chasing History Blog - Researching the Mormon Trail, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and the Graham family's arrival in Utah - Make it stand out Robert & Mary Elizabeth (Park) Graham https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/researching-the-oregon-trail-the-missouri-mormon-war-of-1838 monthly 0.5 2025-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f61109d3-0dac-43ab-93ad-d6a02f5bd3c1/44_04_Addams-Picture5-1024x766.jpg Chasing History Blog - Researching the Oregon Trail - The Missouri “Mormon War” of 1838 - Make it stand out Site of dedication of Independence Temple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ada50982-469f-4572-855d-a35b41845be9/500px-Mormon_Trail_3.png Chasing History Blog - Researching the Oregon Trail - The Missouri “Mormon War” of 1838 - Make it stand out Map of Mormon Trail - Wikipedia Image https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e29da480-1969-45ac-b725-5fca7f16deb6/Truman-Madsen-Lectures-Blog-Image-compressor.jpg Chasing History Blog - Researching the Oregon Trail - The Missouri “Mormon War” of 1838 - Make it stand out Detail from "The Heavens Were Opened" by Gary L. Kapp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f0a648bb-4963-4b70-b377-5a85200f18b1/ensignlp.nfo_o_13b9.jpg Chasing History Blog - Researching the Oregon Trail - The Missouri “Mormon War” of 1838 - Make it stand out A map of the nine counties in central western Missouri where church history events took place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/4e0b83ff-32cc-4736-b9eb-7eacb4828098/The_Battle_of_Crooked_River_by_C.C.A._Christensen.png Chasing History Blog - Researching the Oregon Trail - The Missouri “Mormon War” of 1838 - Make it stand out "The Battle of Crooked River" by C.C.A. Christensen https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/researching-the-oregon-trail-captain-john-knox-kennedy-big-platte-and-fort-laramie monthly 0.5 2025-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/66f23741-b187-43e2-a60b-cd69b9ff1023/oregon.png Chasing History Blog - Researching the Oregon Trail - Captain John Knox Kennedy, Big Platte, and Fort Laramie - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/2f3676e6-90f1-4b21-a15e-30b22403124c/Photo195506.jpg Chasing History Blog - Researching the Oregon Trail - Captain John Knox Kennedy, Big Platte, and Fort Laramie - Make it stand out Marker in Kearney, Nebraska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/72c56818-3bb4-46c2-a5de-cf44e470c124/The_Great_Platte_Valley_Marker.jpg Chasing History Blog - Researching the Oregon Trail - Captain John Knox Kennedy, Big Platte, and Fort Laramie - Make it stand out The Great Platte Valley Marker on Rural Interstate 80 in Gretna, Sarpy County, Nebraska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/05642799-7cfb-453b-b609-718aa5ef4397/Screenshot+2025-06-12+at+9.51.37%E2%80%AFAM.png Chasing History Blog - Researching the Oregon Trail - Captain John Knox Kennedy, Big Platte, and Fort Laramie - Make it stand out Fort Laramie National Historic Site - Wyoming (photo taken from nps.gov website) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/acb5e5e3-4d54-48f8-96b3-a0362c212a19/A1694C67-1DD8-B71B-0B3CF5D003F0AA81HiResProxy.jpg Chasing History Blog - Researching the Oregon Trail - Captain John Knox Kennedy, Big Platte, and Fort Laramie - Make it stand out Aerial view of Fort Laramie from nps.gov website https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/some-family-members-move-west-a-letter-from-walla-walla-washington-1864 monthly 0.5 2025-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7cd7341e-621a-4150-b308-550c0fa12986/WallaWalla_WA.gif Chasing History Blog - Some Family Members Move West - A Letter from Walla Walla, Washington, 1864 - Make it stand out The Kennedy Train's final stop in 1862 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/70544710-c893-4a40-8caa-bb9a6236dad2/71IXE9-A8wL._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Chasing History Blog - Some Family Members Move West - A Letter from Walla Walla, Washington, 1864 - Make it stand out This book tells the story of the Kennedy Train of 1862, which was led by Jane’s brother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1dec90f6-571b-4ed5-b61f-5874578fe57e/Jane%27s+Letter+-+3-24-1864.png Chasing History Blog - Some Family Members Move West - A Letter from Walla Walla, Washington, 1864 - Make it stand out Jane's Letter dated March 24, 1864 https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/some-family-members-move-west-a-letter-from-the-oregon-trail-in-1862 monthly 0.5 2025-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6d0b2be6-5c27-4752-b8f5-6a97b5c4b065/Jane+Kennedy+-+Oregon+Trail+Letterpng Chasing History Blog - Some Family Members Move West - A Letter from the Oregon Trail in 1862 - Make it stand out Letter from Jane Kennedy Hale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/c5b43dd9-f57a-421d-a5ec-1b761b01170d/Train+of+Innocents+Book+Cover.jpg Chasing History Blog - Some Family Members Move West - A Letter from the Oregon Trail in 1862 - Make it stand out Train of Innocents: The Story of the Kennedy Train (2005) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/06dd12d9-fa13-4f16-bdb5-270ea56f5efa/oregon.png Chasing History Blog - Some Family Members Move West - A Letter from the Oregon Trail in 1862 - Make it stand out Most trains took four months to travel the Oregon Trail; the Kennedy Train took almost six months. https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/some-family-members-move-west-on-the-oregon-trail-a-letter-from-california-in-1858 monthly 0.5 2025-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6b6b714b-8c56-4c0e-99fe-c5a537d378ca/unnamed.jpg Chasing History Blog - Some Family Members Move West on the Oregon Trail - A Letter from California in 1858 - Make it stand out Map of the Oregon - Mormon - California Trails https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/37d412d0-284c-47d3-b1ea-67fdfbd3e2f4/Sonoma_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Petaluma_Highlighted.svg.png Chasing History Blog - Some Family Members Move West on the Oregon Trail - A Letter from California in 1858 - Make it stand out Petaluma, California (Wikipedia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ea95c5e9-cd02-4e4b-9e6d-a9a25560a7de/2015-04-18_15_36_28_Panorama_of_the_Humboldt_Sink_from_the_West_Humboldt_Range_in_Churchill_County%2C_Nevada.jpg Chasing History Blog - Some Family Members Move West on the Oregon Trail - A Letter from California in 1858 - Make it stand out Humboldt Sink (Wikipedia Image) https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/ggg-grandfather-james-calaway-hales-first-letters-from-benton-barracks-general-hospital monthly 0.5 2025-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/83711a11-9169-4d9f-b8df-3c6018bbc9ea/Benton-Barracks.jpg Chasing History Blog - GGG Grandfather James Calaway Hale's first letters from Benton Barracks General Hospital - Make it stand out Illustration of the Benton Barracks, St. Louis, MO, Wikimedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/734b2395-fc1a-412b-a11b-779def30f338/Screenshot+2025-06-11+at+9.38.39%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - GGG Grandfather James Calaway Hale's first letters from Benton Barracks General Hospital - Make it stand out Pages 1 and 4 of letter dated 23 June 1863 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a3e23dc6-1bdf-4347-bec4-a05c8907cb9b/Screenshot+2025-06-11+at+9.39.42%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - GGG Grandfather James Calaway Hale's first letters from Benton Barracks General Hospital - Make it stand out Pages 1 and 4 of letter dated 13 July 1863 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/75f532fc-4f80-47ed-b35d-b9aaf4ddb5fd/Ch3+Ph1+-+Camp+Benton.jpg Chasing History Blog - GGG Grandfather James Calaway Hale's first letters from Benton Barracks General Hospital - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/some-interesting-displays-at-the-missouri-civil-war-museum monthly 0.5 2025-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ed5fd9b0-73d5-4ead-b962-c32c56da1049/IMG_0543.jpg Chasing History Blog - Some Interesting Displays at the Missouri Civil War Museum - Make it stand out Missouri Civil War Museum in St. Louis, Missouri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e4e5ac09-48d3-4b3e-983b-6814ef43c6d8/IMG_0540.jpg Chasing History Blog - Some Interesting Displays at the Missouri Civil War Museum - Make it stand out A View of Jefferson Barracks from the Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/38808e41-4b96-42cc-94a2-227b1bbc52ef/IMG_0586.jpg Chasing History Blog - Some Interesting Displays at the Missouri Civil War Museum - Make it stand out View upon entering the Main Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7e349904-4e1d-4120-a4c7-5c0a93a50fe7/IMG_0776.jpg Chasing History Blog - Some Interesting Displays at the Missouri Civil War Museum - Make it stand out The War Horse: “The Backbone of the Army” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1a8a3d85-e4c3-4ab8-88b2-2b57186fc614/IMG_0726.jpg Chasing History Blog - Some Interesting Displays at the Missouri Civil War Museum - Make it stand out A 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle - Known for its Accuracy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/39d75653-c2fa-4cb0-a714-015e0041d8c7/IMG_0602.jpg Chasing History Blog - Some Interesting Displays at the Missouri Civil War Museum - Make it stand out Nathaniel Lyon comes us early in my book - he was the first Union general to die in battle in the Civil War. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/31602c41-dd05-453b-92f4-1bb90c310dc2/IMG_0710.jpg Chasing History Blog - Some Interesting Displays at the Missouri Civil War Museum - Make it stand out Confederate Notes and Bonds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a445cf88-dcb5-4bd8-a747-4fa2b6e0ac62/IMG_0762.jpg Chasing History Blog - Some Interesting Displays at the Missouri Civil War Museum - Make it stand out Sounds of War: Music's Important Role https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9dddb140-04e6-4849-a4f5-e3bb6ff106b6/IMG_0727.jpg Chasing History Blog - Some Interesting Displays at the Missouri Civil War Museum - Make it stand out Ground Troops: The Infantry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9430d8ca-8cdf-4dfd-8d6e-4736c46c7fd5/IMG_0681.jpg Chasing History Blog - Some Interesting Displays at the Missouri Civil War Museum - Make it stand out Medicine and War: Caring for the Wounded https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/db8218ab-6517-4708-ac43-4b79b23ab98e/IMG_0813.jpg Chasing History Blog - Some Interesting Displays at the Missouri Civil War Museum - Make it stand out Hollywood and the Movies (including a first edition of Gone with the Wind) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b16964db-6f83-45a3-a066-2d8b862482d2/IMG_0576.jpg Chasing History Blog - Some Interesting Displays at the Missouri Civil War Museum - Make it stand out Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852 1st Editions) https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/missouri-a-state-divided-long-before-the-civil-war-began monthly 0.5 2025-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f420a6d3-4092-4dbb-87bc-92784f83ecf1/Lincoln+Electec.jpg Chasing History Blog - Missouri: A State Divided Long Before the Civil War Began - Make it stand out Lincoln Elected: Secession Begins (Photo taken at Missouri Civil War Museum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7cce9a20-eee3-4910-8430-9c59d5dba5c9/Election+Results+1860.jpg Chasing History Blog - Missouri: A State Divided Long Before the Civil War Began - Make it stand out Museum Display - Results for the Election of 1860 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e27e96ac-e4d9-47a5-ac4a-43a938ca1e50/Election+of+1860.jpg Chasing History Blog - Missouri: A State Divided Long Before the Civil War Began - Make it stand out More Information on the Election of 1860 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b24b3145-fdf5-4660-985f-5e35bf01a64e/Comp+of+1820.jpg Chasing History Blog - Missouri: A State Divided Long Before the Civil War Began - Make it stand out Missouri Compromise - 1820 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/caeacc2f-5011-47b4-a3e3-f4813e897cee/Comp+of+1850.jpg Chasing History Blog - Missouri: A State Divided Long Before the Civil War Began - Make it stand out Compromise of 1850 (including controversial Fugitive Slave Law) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6e82e00d-9e18-4c79-99c0-94ed99d20dac/K-N+Act+1854.jpg Chasing History Blog - Missouri: A State Divided Long Before the Civil War Began - Make it stand out Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 (which led to "Bleeding Kansas" border wars) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/501dff2e-ef96-49b4-bf26-065f6ef0e713/Slavery+in+Missouri.JPG Chasing History Blog - Missouri: A State Divided Long Before the Civil War Began - Make it stand out A Map of Slavery in Missouri from the Civil War Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e3b73a0a-a6ee-42cc-a57c-5dde45405c37/Spread+of+Slavery.jpg Chasing History Blog - Missouri: A State Divided Long Before the Civil War Began - Make it stand out The Spread of Slavery in the U.S. 1840-1860 https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/missouri-civil-war-museum-at-jefferson-barracks-in-st-louis monthly 0.5 2025-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/75f532fc-4f80-47ed-b35d-b9aaf4ddb5fd/Ch3+Ph1+-+Camp+Benton.jpg Chasing History Blog - Missouri Civil War Museum at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis - Make it stand out Benton Barracks, aka. “Camp Benton,” in St. Louis, Missouri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1704fa47-2633-4b81-b3f2-f3576f6b8005/IMG_0543.jpg Chasing History Blog - Missouri Civil War Museum at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis - Make it stand out Missouri Civil War Museum at Jefferson Barracks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/bcaa8aee-5be0-4796-9388-6625158e6425/IMG_0534.jpg Chasing History Blog - Missouri Civil War Museum at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis - Make it stand out President Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3d98ef83-b3ac-4d8d-ab80-0ac3a7ec8c8c/IMG_0535.jpg Chasing History Blog - Missouri Civil War Museum at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis - Make it stand out Ulysses S. Grant: The St. Louis Years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3e157a2c-8056-4d13-b762-4e31bb230c76/IMG_0540.jpg Chasing History Blog - Missouri Civil War Museum at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis - Make it stand out Jefferson Barracks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/2fc7880c-f823-4963-8427-ccb5246fea59/IMG_0584.jpg Chasing History Blog - Missouri Civil War Museum at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis - Make it stand out Mission Statement of the Missouri Civil War Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ac1c9448-7117-4d6a-a61b-1514136fb517/IMG_0853.jpg Chasing History Blog - Missouri Civil War Museum at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis - Make it stand out Maybe someday one of my books will be on this shelf ... https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/a-visit-to-the-centralia-cemetery-and-some-traughber-family-history monthly 0.5 2025-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/11cf0059-eb84-42b2-a221-5c73a83398b3/IMG_9220.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Visit to the Centralia Cemetery and Some Traughber Family History - Make it stand out A Visit to Centralia Cemetery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ee5179eb-0e58-4ad2-8372-168eb56fc138/IMG_9200.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Visit to the Centralia Cemetery and Some Traughber Family History - Make it stand out Various Traughber & Bryson Family Members https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/57d28c39-328d-4573-8d28-c105696825f8/IMG_2492.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Visit to the Centralia Cemetery and Some Traughber Family History - Make it stand out Francis “Frank” & Mariah “Marnie” Bryson Traughber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6079544b-dc16-4746-9160-a433e62ab24b/IMG_9207.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Visit to the Centralia Cemetery and Some Traughber Family History - Make it stand out Elizabeth Crawford Traughber (1827-1909) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/460cca06-f3de-458a-a0ac-48d0ec8f7322/IMG_2515.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Visit to the Centralia Cemetery and Some Traughber Family History - Make it stand out Here's a photo of Marnie Traughber with my grandmother, Margaret Ruth Traughber, and her father William Francis Traughber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e7c1ba14-9c95-43ec-948c-94c5ea9a2f79/IMG_2499.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Visit to the Centralia Cemetery and Some Traughber Family History - Make it stand out Here's another photo of Marnie with one of Margaret's brothers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/31c0c559-b9d4-405f-9939-835ee1577e1d/IMG_9196.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Visit to the Centralia Cemetery and Some Traughber Family History - Make it stand out My Great-Great Grandparents’ headstone: Francis M. (1848-1931) & “Marnie” Agnes (1849-1927) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/60eb853a-d3c8-4db9-ac27-78047577e62b/IMG_0518+2.jpg Chasing History Blog - A Visit to the Centralia Cemetery and Some Traughber Family History - Make it stand out My father, Douglas Graham, stands by his great grandparents’ Francis M. and Marnie Agnes's headstone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b80ada4c-e969-42d3-9298-2881d5f0b20a/Screenshot+2025-06-11+at+4.34.40%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - A Visit to the Centralia Cemetery and Some Traughber Family History - Make it stand out Ad for Dr. Traughber in the Mexico Ledger, dated 29 Sep 1906 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/cf1c5b00-9638-40d2-846f-b018cba593eb/Screenshot+2025-06-11+at+4.35.02%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - A Visit to the Centralia Cemetery and Some Traughber Family History - Make it stand out We passed through Mexico, Missouri, on our way back to St. Louis from Centralia. https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/centralia-missouri-the-battle-of-centralia monthly 0.5 2025-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/38cd0670-63a3-4e6d-ba15-a0ebefdff0d8/IMG_9246.jpg Chasing History Blog - Centralia, Missouri: The Battle of Centralia - Make it stand out Centralia Battle Site in Centralia, Missouri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/551ed253-624a-44d0-bab5-151b85233fef/Screenshot+2025-06-11+at+3.48.56%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Centralia, Missouri: The Battle of Centralia - Make it stand out Union Major A.V.E. Johnston https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e9f6d169-8571-439a-9027-c335335e5262/IMG_9243.jpg Chasing History Blog - Centralia, Missouri: The Battle of Centralia - Make it stand out Looking out across the battle site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e665a01e-b070-4ee4-ad18-2c3319ea5dbb/Screenshot+2025-06-11+at+3.48.37%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Centralia, Missouri: The Battle of Centralia - Make it stand out Jesse James fought in the Battle of Centralia and bragged about shooting Union Major A.V.E. Johnston https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/45d5d1d4-3d76-4e14-af68-3ece8500c05b/Screenshot+2025-06-11+at+3.48.16%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Centralia, Missouri: The Battle of Centralia - Make it stand out The Body of “Bloody Bill” Anderson, shortly after he was killed by Union soldiers. Photograph by Robert B. Kice. Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e85b436d-94fa-46c2-9cfd-a03f3e61aa35/Boone_County_Missouri_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Centralia_Highlighted.svg.png Chasing History Blog - Centralia, Missouri: The Battle of Centralia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3172e468-942e-45bd-be15-22bc9f99ac1f/IMG_9235.jpg Chasing History Blog - Centralia, Missouri: The Battle of Centralia - Make it stand out A place to sit and recall the battle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f6300b0b-a8d9-4136-8864-0b819dc4b41b/IMG_9237.jpg Chasing History Blog - Centralia, Missouri: The Battle of Centralia - Make it stand out A marker commemorating the family who donated this land for historic preservation https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/centralia-missouri-home-of-the-traughbers-and-site-of-the-centralia-massacre monthly 0.5 2025-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ee4396c0-ab3e-4ffa-a5a3-4915610d9d7a/IMG_9173.jpg Chasing History Blog - Centralia, Missouri - Home of the Traughbers and Site of the Centralia Massacre - Make it stand out A Mural in Downtown Centralia depicting, among other things, the Centralia Massacre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/cb0b8da7-19dc-480c-afa9-b9e049f38296/IMG_9185.jpg Chasing History Blog - Centralia, Missouri - Home of the Traughbers and Site of the Centralia Massacre - Make it stand out A Closer-Up View of the Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d2ab7ecc-797e-495b-bb89-d62d77fea419/Screenshot+2025-06-11+at+2.58.19%E2%80%AFPM.png Chasing History Blog - Centralia, Missouri - Home of the Traughbers and Site of the Centralia Massacre - Make it stand out James's letter, dated September 30, 1864, pages 1 & 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/fc1aa9af-9b96-445f-81d6-8a7b52fd66aa/IMG_9179.jpg Chasing History Blog - Centralia, Missouri - Home of the Traughbers and Site of the Centralia Massacre - Make it stand out Marker along the train tracks in Centralia, MO commemorating the Centralia Massacre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/63043731-1e41-4791-af48-70d24156ea13/IMG_9180.JPG Chasing History Blog - Centralia, Missouri - Home of the Traughbers and Site of the Centralia Massacre - Make it stand out Close Up View of the Plaque https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/blog-chasing-history/kirksville-missouri-a-visit-to-the-cemetery-amp-some-petree-family-history monthly 0.5 2025-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ba6688ed-ca47-43c6-bece-8f1a795df971/T+at+Grave.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri: A Visit to the Cemetery & Some Petree Family History - Make it stand out Mother Mary Ann Petree and Father Bailis Petree - Graves at Highland Park Cemetery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1749585741376-4JDBSVKUY5C8AX0MECHZ/IMG_6192.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri: A Visit to the Cemetery & Some Petree Family History - Make it stand out Above is one of the letters James Calaway Hale wrote from the hospital in St. Louis, as well as an envelope written on by his granddaughter Lettie Petree Bragg describing the flag that was folded inside: “This was carried through the Civil War in the uniform of James Calaway Hale. It was made for him by his daughter Mary Ann Hale Petree. James Calaway Hale was in the service the entire period of the Civil War.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1749586153777-MXOST13MLJRUDFZ6UXNJ/Petree+Family+Photo.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri: A Visit to the Cemetery & Some Petree Family History - Make it stand out The Petree Family - my great grandma Nora is standing at the center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8f2a06a7-9994-490e-89de-9601f8e9d3a5/Grandma+%40+Graves.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri: A Visit to the Cemetery & Some Petree Family History - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/90c8a84c-78a9-42ba-8b15-20ef1fb28b97/Old+Graves.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri: A Visit to the Cemetery & Some Petree Family History - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5233dd7a-0d8d-47e9-b886-5a7b0b09c016/Bailis+Grave.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri: A Visit to the Cemetery & Some Petree Family History - Make it stand out My GG Grandfather Bailis Petree (1846-1910) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/568b7054-1fb8-453f-a014-17e211ba69e9/Mary+Ann+Grave.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri: A Visit to the Cemetery & Some Petree Family History - Make it stand out My GG Grandmother Mary Ann Hale Petree (1843-1923) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3f951575-2fc9-422a-b1d5-df9ef0fb99c8/Mary+Elizabeth+Hatcher+Grave.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri: A Visit to the Cemetery & Some Petree Family History - Make it stand out Their oldest daughter Mary Elizabeth Petree Hatcher (1872-1916) - the only stone still above ground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/49b612fc-6fd2-4865-ad9c-7828bacf9f4e/Jessie+Petree+Hoefner.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri: A Visit to the Cemetery & Some Petree Family History - Make it stand out Their youngest daughter Jessie Louella Petree Hoefner (1884-1943) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/39580564-2320-4ebc-8d62-ed42a36d6693/Dad+looking+at+McD+headstone.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri: A Visit to the Cemetery & Some Petree Family History - Make it stand out My Father, Douglas Graham, looking at their son McDonald Petree's headstone (1870-1897) - he was the only one to die young, at 27. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/294c804f-5a5c-4b7c-8619-0b41e7564ab0/Dad+-+Delos+and+Lettie.JPG Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri: A Visit to the Cemetery & Some Petree Family History - Make it stand out The graves of my GG Aunt Lettie and her husband Delos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/fe87ead9-a44a-4ea4-967c-0172e5c0f0ca/Lettie.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri: A Visit to the Cemetery & Some Petree Family History - 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Traughber's June 1900 Graduating Class (he's in the top row - the close up was near the top of this post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e75fc660-7f38-4fa4-bff6-9f8fd4ab5664/Martha+Petree+-+Article.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri - A.T. Still University’s College of Osteopathy - Make it stand out An article written by Nora's cousin, Martha Petree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5e89c11a-1e01-4810-aeba-062712e764d6/Dr.+Bragg+Obit.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri - A.T. Still University’s College of Osteopathy - Make it stand out An Obituary for Nora’s sister Lettie's husband, Dr. Delos Austin Bragg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/59ad6144-063b-4ffa-a3f0-8219090d189e/WFT+Transcript+-+closer+up.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri - A.T. Still University’s College of Osteopathy - Make it stand out W.F. 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Washington Street in Kirksville, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1749588236206-B7E3XWUD3CPXSYKHCO5T/Grandma+in+front+of+Petree+house.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri - Home of the Petrees: Missouri State Normal School & Former Petree Houses - Make it stand out Above left: My grandmother, Margaret Ruth Traughber Graham, with cousins Mary Ann Hoefner and Mary Imo Hatcher in front of the home where her mother grew up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/71076f18-8be0-4bc9-9bec-8ea0739c9e25/State+Normal+School%2C+Kirksville.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri - Home of the Petrees: Missouri State Normal School & Former Petree Houses - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/2c5eb1a0-d9a3-4856-96a1-1426051c183f/IMG_9889.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri - Home of the Petrees: Missouri State Normal School & Former Petree Houses - Make it stand out My dad and I visited Truman State University, formally known at the Missouri State Normal School of the First District, Home of the Bulldogs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/c82c0af8-4305-4dd5-9688-d9af8749dc11/What+is+a+Normal+School%3F.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri - Home of the Petrees: Missouri State Normal School & Former Petree Houses - Make it stand out My great grandmother Nora, as well as many of her siblings, attended this Normal School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/29cd5ef5-fdea-44db-a944-a5584d2219fb/IMG_9803.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri - Home of the Petrees: Missouri State Normal School & Former Petree Houses - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8dbd8bf0-895b-4b49-94e9-f2f9e82806d6/Baldwin%27s+Advice+to+Elementary+Teachers.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri - Home of the Petrees: Missouri State Normal School & Former Petree Houses - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/40ff24b6-43e5-462d-9a0f-cb2d72bce76e/Kirksville%2C+MO+-++behind+Petree+home+following+1899++tornado.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri - Home of the Petrees: Missouri State Normal School & Former Petree Houses - Make it stand out Photo near Petree Home - Cyclone 1899 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7e48820b-6ce6-42d5-a1f4-884bb411ab51/Old+Baldwinn+Hall.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri - Home of the Petrees: Missouri State Normal School & Former Petree Houses - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/eb41ed03-7e71-45b6-9902-7c99a9d94f45/IMG_9901.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri - Home of the Petrees: Missouri State Normal School & Former Petree Houses - Make it stand out My father, Douglas Graham, stands outside Baldwin Hall - part of the original Missouri Normal School campus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1749588478449-47RQFHP1I2T1QJF2S3W4/IMG_9949.jpg Chasing History Blog - Kirksville, Missouri - Home of the Petrees: Missouri State Normal School & Former Petree Houses - Make it stand out In this home, located at 808 E. 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September 1862 Mollie carefully sewed on the final star, wanting to be sure her tiny stitching on the flag would hold up under strain. Her father would be leaving tomorrow morning to join the Regiment in St. Louis, and she wanted to surprise him with this gift before he departed. She could only imagine where this little flag might go as he marched with the troops into battle, and she hoped both her flag and her dear, precious father would return home safe and sound. This past year had been a hard one for her family and for everyone she knew. There had been numerous attacks along the Kansas-Missouri border, with fighting between the anti-slavery Jayhawkers and the pro-slavery Bushwhackers growing in intensity, and now border ruffians were roaming the countryside, leaving everyone feeling on edge. It was even more difficult knowing that many of her relatives back in Tennessee – her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins she’d grown up with before moving here to Andrew County – were supporting the Rebellion. Recently, it seemed, each piece of news brought the war closer to home, and her peaceful, simple life on the farm was drifting further and further away. When the first news of shots fired at Fort Sumter had reached them, the fighting seemed like something happening in a distant land – something that could never touch her. So had those battles at places she’d never heard of – Philippi, Bull Run, Manassas. Grandma Brown back in Tennessee had written to them last year saying she felt confident, based on the talk she’d been hearing, that a compromise would be effected, and Mollie had believed her. It sure didn’t look that way now. Papa and Bailis had already served four months in the state militia – joining up with Kimball’s Regiment last October to help patrol Northwest Missouri and protect the area around St. Joseph. Now Papa was leaving again, and she wondered how they were going to get by without him. At least Bailis didn’t have to go with him this time – not for now, anyway. Ah, sweet Bailis! She hoped and prayed he would not have to go off to fight in this war – that he would somehow avoid being drafted. They had only been married since March, and now they had a baby on the way. She wanted him to be here with her to welcome their first child – and she wanted him there beside her to comfort her, protect her, and love her. She still remembered the Valentine poem he wrote her last February, and she recalled his treasured words.... A month later they had been married – the happiest day of her life. All their nearby friends and relations had gathered to celebrate, and Bailis’s sister Mary – Mollie’s best friend – had caught the bouquet. Mary had so many sweethearts, Mollie wondered how she would ever settle on just one. Most recently, their handsome neighbor Weeden seemed to be the apple of her eye. With the war exploding, though, a lot of those young men might soon be torn away – and some might never return. 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Maybe, just maybe, he would be able to hold all of this together until James returned. That is, if he didn’t get drafted. Please God, he prayed, let me stay here to take care of the family. He had already served four months in the state militia – Kimball’s Regiment, Company C – under Captain William Hobson. He and his brother Benjamin had enlisted together, along with lots of other men they knew from Andrew County. His company had spent most of its time helping to patrol in and around St. Joseph, Missouri, where there had been many clashes in town between Union supporters and secessionists during the early months of the war. Businesses had been looted and destroyed, schools shut down, and church congregations divided. An American flag that hung above the post office had been pulled down and destroyed by a secessionist mob led by St. Joseph’s former mayor, who was now serving as a Confederate Brigadier General. Neighbors had turned against neighbors, slaves were informing on masters, and passes were now being required to leave and enter the city. Bailis recalled how saddened he had been by St. Joseph’s transformation when he arrived and saw the city’s devastated landscape. St. Joseph had always seemed so grand to him, so impressive, with its luxurious, four-story brick Patee House Hotel; its fashionable clubhouse with frescoed ceilings, beautifully carved counters, and marble-top tables; and its large and imposing Odd Fellows’ Hall. That beautiful hotel was now occupied by the Union army, the clubhouse was serving as a horse stable, and the Odd Fellows’ Hall – like so many of the businesses in town – bore broken windows, battered doors, and defaced walls from the fighting that had occurred between Union and Rebel supporters. His arrival with the militia was so different from the last time he had visited St. Joseph back in April of 1860. 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Hale and Benjamin Petree of Andrew County, MO Old tintype photo - possibly of Mary Ann Hale and her three sisters (before one of them died in 1860); the word "Mother" is written above the girl on the left, which could be Mary Ann (the oldest of the four) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/644cb145-b6ad-4305-83d0-3869b5259341/Photo+labeled+McDonald.jpg Books - A State Divided: The Civil War Letters of James C. Hale and Benjamin Petree of Andrew County, MO This photo is labeled "McDonald" on the back, so it is likely a photo of Mary Ann's brother, McDonald Meshack Hale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/61045bc1-d80c-40e4-b591-7d68a452dd1b/Unidentified+-+Mary+Ann%2C+Mc+%26+Manda%3F.jpg Books - A State Divided: The Civil War Letters of James C. Hale and Benjamin Petree of Andrew County, MO Unidentified tintype photo, probably McDonald, Mary Ann, and Amanda Hale; this photo was accompanied in an envelope by a piece of material from the dress one of the girls was wearing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f1a40ce7-1662-47ce-8cdd-8340e70403a5/Material+with+Photo+%26+Note.jpg Books - A State Divided: The Civil War Letters of James C. Hale and Benjamin Petree of Andrew County, MO Note reads: "Material of my dress that I was wearing in the family group. The buttons were silver, bright & pretty" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/60cb076e-c31c-4a1e-b230-0ee3a79dc66d/Unidentified+girl+photo.jpg Books - A State Divided: The Civil War Letters of James C. Hale and Benjamin Petree of Andrew County, MO Unidentified photo of a young girl, possibly Amanda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7a330344-0db5-4dcd-870a-cb5eb833d5bd/Pieces+from+Mary+Snowden+Dress.jpg Books - A State Divided: The Civil War Letters of James C. Hale and Benjamin Petree of Andrew County, MO Material from the dress of Bailis and Benjamin Petree's mother, Mary Snowden Petree Note reads: "1957 - Aunt Lucy Earls Petree, wife of Benjamin Petree, took care of Grandfather's (Henry Petree's) trunk of special keepsakes for some years before he remarried and after. When I was visiting my Aunt Lucy when I was 14 years old, she gave me this piece of Grandmother's (Mary Snowden Petree's) dress - the square cut from this piece was given to my sister Lizzie Hatcher. It is now very old. Aunt Mollie (Petree) was the baby of the family, 5 older children born in 1842 - 1957 - 115 years - perhaps, 30 years old. L.P.B. (Lettie Petree Bragg)" This last part of the note is a bit confusing. I'm not sure why Lettie brings up Mollie Petree - perhaps the other material is from one of her dresses, possibly worn when she was 30 years old. Mollie was born in 1842 and was the youngest of Henry Petree and Mary Snowden Petree's six children. Mary died in 1844; Mollie, in 1901. It had been 115 years since she had been born when Lettie wrote this note. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/2da8a689-5d2b-4cf4-8202-6925c985d188/James+Hale+Tree.png Books - A State Divided: The Civil War Letters of James C. Hale and Benjamin Petree of Andrew County, MO James Calaway Hale's Family Tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/fbc5b12e-db8a-4395-8bc1-a3322b7d5ec2/12+Jun+1850+-+Genealogy+List.JPG Books - A State Divided: The Civil War Letters of James C. Hale and Benjamin Petree of Andrew County, MO This letter, written by Mary (Kincheloe) Hale (1777-1866) to son James Calaway Hale from Greene County, Tennessee, is dated June 12, 1850, and includes a list of family names, birthdays, and death dates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/95f2ac2b-23fd-4e18-9e53-8ffe4f2d6104/Ch1+Ph1+-+Platte+Purchase.gif Books - A State Divided: The Civil War Letters of James C. Hale and Benjamin Petree of Andrew County, MO This map of Missouri's counties shows the 1836 Platte Purchase, which extended Missouri's border, in red; Andrew County is located here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/4d4add03-96f9-4813-aa8c-f65729c95d81/Andrew+County+Sign+-+Low+Res.jpg Books - A State Divided: The Civil War Letters of James C. 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Exploring the United States Amazing Sunset, Tucson, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d86597d4-f90b-48a4-8b42-656c7bd87a23/IMG_9739.jpg Photography - Exploring the United States Resort Scene, Orlando, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d693825d-dca4-4661-92f5-4f5d04a73f8d/IMG_9742.jpg Photography - Exploring the United States Orlando, FL https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/photography/project-four-yjynj-scpk5 monthly 0.5 2024-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6d574f31-2e5c-4da3-8efc-84cd68253eb0/IMG_3431.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a2caa94c-33e3-481d-afcf-66c4ead0217c/IMG_5026.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/eafc7e7e-dd8b-49b9-ba9c-86fcd6152fdf/Downtown+Los+Angeles https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/photography/project-three-8zgh7-xtx6j monthly 0.5 2024-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5b20d640-315c-4886-96ed-381ace7bbeff/IMG_0191.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/07d1d721-0afe-4a89-892b-c3ffbf835e00/IMG_0192.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8a3ffc23-835d-43f0-b531-9fc5e785bc33/IMG_0382.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/753e4995-1179-46e7-9a87-6821f4d4706d/IMG_0652.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f058b599-6bdf-4e00-84f5-33011e280f74/IMG_0659.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/0b487945-27b7-416a-99f4-22475401dafc/IMG_0910.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Trout Lake, Yellowstone National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/c4f691c9-aa78-44d9-97dc-8796a4fde807/IMG_0346.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Bison Grazing in Lavendar, Yellowstone National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9ac779c2-194f-45c5-8a46-b1e12abf59c0/IMG_1059.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Mother and Baby Bison, Yellowstone National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e30c46fa-2992-43b9-90e0-dea769eb4af2/IMG_0201.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Excelsior Geyser Crater, Yellowstone National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d5a96f15-9206-43eb-8de9-cf2dc714f606/IMG_0147.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Wizard Island in Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/14f62b49-8c74-436e-b2d2-7e0b042506e6/IMG_0151.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Phantom Ship Rock Formation, Crater Lake National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/83db76f6-8bef-43fc-986e-c37b42b971fa/IMG_0031.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Mt. Shasta, Mt. Shasta State Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/767a8888-e47f-49b9-85e3-a7f1eb60439c/IMG_0092.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Wizard Island, Crater Lake National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/286e16e8-d518-44c4-a1e4-81b1e4e0e8ca/IMG_8559.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Fallen Redwood Amidst Wildflowers, Sequoia National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f2e1862d-518d-4e91-a053-db4e62153e05/IMG_0214.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Excelsior Geyser Crater, Yellowstone National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/01ccc9bc-939c-4aa8-9554-ef1260120a4f/IMG_0293.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Yellowstone National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d1467b13-617e-4323-bb37-81079e7abedf/IMG_0299.JPG Photography - State & National Parks View atop Wizard Island in Crater Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3157ebdd-98ce-483e-ac54-da201fad133c/IMG_0665.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Joshua Tree National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/eab640c4-719f-4b22-b7bc-b6d23cb97a18/IMG_1617.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Lake Reflection, Grand Teton National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b067f052-9b96-4e87-bfd7-676b8a7246cf/IMG_1621.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Wildflowers, Grand Teton National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/09d5ba4b-e96a-41b8-8cdc-972661eed517/IMG_2573.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Colorful Scene, Pinnacles National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6d574f31-2e5c-4da3-8efc-84cd68253eb0/IMG_3431.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate National Recreation Area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7f75b46f-3e6c-4fe0-8730-bc0fc9725a90/IMG_3669.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate National Recreation Area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/78cab089-70fe-4a14-af49-86ca7bc169be/IMG_4816.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Point Reyes Shipwreck, Tomales Bay State Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7d525f5a-4453-442a-a9be-b01231629b82/IMG_4960.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Beautiful Coastline, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/4c8d3184-1efa-4aca-a839-dece1d64fae8/IMG_4989.jpg Photography - State & National Parks McWay Falls, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a2caa94c-33e3-481d-afcf-66c4ead0217c/IMG_5026.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Coastline View, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/70721d7c-d063-4903-a7e1-a2e07447bbf3/IMG_5563.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Cholla Cactus, Joshua Tree National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/46924987-e76c-4008-b5f8-cb5d80c9d098/IMG_5577.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Cholla Cactus Blooms, Joshua Tree National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b23212dd-3fa6-4794-979e-c36726b253f5/IMG_8877.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Giant Red, Sequoia National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f6b1534d-8fd7-47f6-a7b9-3a37610a5e30/IMG_9174.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Manzanar Cemetery Monument, Manzanar National Historic Site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/bcdec561-f87c-41ad-bef6-9433e02603f1/IMG_9198.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Rock Cairns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/eba480a6-b3d7-4750-894e-43c369d2ee04/IMG_9276.jpg Photography - State & National Parks General Sherman Tree, Sequoia National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7bcfce47-9762-49dc-bf46-3f09f5404dc3/IMG_9278.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Giant Redwood (Sequoia or King's Canyon National Park) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/26af0a91-f84d-41e8-a88d-53409e40337d/IMG_9310.jpg Photography - State & National Parks General Grant Tree (I think), King's Canyon National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/0d8ed772-ab69-4898-a586-52723934a7d0/IMG_9451.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Scenic View, Rocky Mountain National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/80e524c1-5ca8-456e-ae83-02c9a31074d0/IMG_9509.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Lake View, Rocky Mountain National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/79914ba5-a23c-457b-a23f-43120222ae4d/IMG_9587.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Prickly Pear Cactus Bloom, Petroglyph National Monument https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/36541765-10a4-4fee-86b5-22ab62f3ee49/IMG_9648.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Petroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/fdd5cbd0-fb14-4b6b-b667-62972d7ef140/IMG_9672.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Petroglyphs, Petroglyph National Monument https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7dfc383e-c456-4b1c-9642-41ec90bc9c7a/IMG_9976.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Prickly Pear Cactus Bloom, Petroglyph National Monument https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/699d77f3-774c-4f1c-9574-409afa2d8925/IMG_9984.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Water Lily, ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/64add7d3-bcd6-4477-ad27-49d59e796dd0/IMG_8107.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Saguaro Cacti, Saguaro National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ac85e991-5d7a-4433-af91-0222a113a059/IMG_8109.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Saguaro Cactus, Saguaro National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/877ac66c-4eb3-4b52-a1ff-aa39192d91a6/IMG_8162.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Saguaro Cactus, Saguaro National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/07fd352b-7c76-4ba7-80e0-8566d77ef69d/IMG_8193.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Desert Scene, Saguaro National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/31683707-65e8-404a-b32c-65a3d40d5a70/IMG_8197.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Desert Scene, Saguaro National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a750c2ae-ff1e-46ae-8a02-8d9f1be8fb26/IMG_8222.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Cholla and Saguaro Cacti, Saguaro National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/18e59c88-9b1c-4cb3-9a23-6bedf42a8596/IMG_1610.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Meadow View, Grand Teton National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ec92029f-2c16-4a7d-94ee-67be4be1f06c/IMG_1721.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Morning Ride, Grand Teton National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/56168d62-258d-4d42-8140-0f62c8cda6ad/IMG_1880.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Lake View, Grand Teton National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7efd6c54-1195-494d-8b69-3136d5610819/IMG_2608.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Rocky Terrain, Pinnacles National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1e292d41-eef2-484d-8550-cc116c6b274e/IMG_6087.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Desert Landscape, Joshua Tree National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3054f61d-c0a0-494a-8412-2f4402efd5b3/IMG_6109.jpg Photography - State & National Parks One of the Old Ones, Joshua Tree National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/bf7da7f4-3fc6-4f97-b05c-239e490fab87/IMG_6144.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Valley View, Joshua Tree National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b7e7ea71-19b0-4b32-adfd-5ec272114e77/IMG_9583.JPG Photography - State & National Parks Rosa May Headstone, Bodie State Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/2a12afa0-3178-40c1-8732-b97f4f947541/IMG_9606.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Elk Trio, Rocky Mountain National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/538df67e-ef30-4621-9663-321229931aad/IMG_9680.JPG Photography - State & National Parks View from Tioga Pass, Yellowstone National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5d3ad466-a18a-442c-9fda-eb430ac84458/IMG_1235.jpg Photography - State & National Parks View from Clingmans Dome, Great Smoky Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/68f634c0-3e8d-4fd3-949d-7e82f013cd70/IMG_1181.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Hiking to the Top of Clingmans Dome, Great Smoky Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9c3a0677-fa72-419c-a86d-7394b52269ba/IMG_1249.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Great Smoky Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/c718aa65-3e1c-4c61-9668-c597198d0f75/IMG_1330.jpg Photography - State & National Parks One of the Gaps in the Great Smoky Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e41241cc-6b06-4ef1-9b35-55f555ff3b69/IMG_1334.jpg Photography - State & National Parks View from Newfound Gap Road, Great Smoky Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1f3c90f7-e603-487c-83ee-ffbd462f7c23/IMG_1341.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Tree View, Great Smoky Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8451177e-22e1-41bd-b844-d0a5bfea321f/IMG_1485.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Elk in Cherokee, North Carolina, near eastern entrance to Great Smoky Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/29f3fd95-7daa-4507-9068-80bef129dfca/IMG_1501.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Three Elk in a Row, Great Smoky Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9b297266-41a2-45e0-b4e4-4eb7906fdb94/IMG_1522.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Sunset View, Great Smoky Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6eb55634-4aeb-4808-9e59-8969bd9bca21/IMG_1638.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Cable Mill Historic Area along Cades Cove Loop, Great Smoky Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f60ea5bd-3525-490a-8077-a5ffef44ad85/IMG_1650.jpg Photography - State & National Parks Barn in Cable Mill Historic Area along Cades Cove Loop, Great Smoky Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f58d6368-6a32-4105-b1b1-2871c1477c3f/IMG_1673.jpg Photography - State & National Parks John P. Cable Grist Mill along Cades Cove Loop, Great Smoky Mountains https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/photography/project-two-llrgk-skke7 monthly 0.5 2024-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e7ed4f6b-7d79-47ed-b416-fba37e129200/311886936_10222107197738827_3331307431332889253_n.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Andrew County Museum in Savannah, MO - about three miles north of where James Calaway Hale's family lived https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/2a439b85-0b17-470e-8965-afada32966c4/IMG_3761.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Civil War Display at Andrew County Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/cec378e0-eaef-41b6-b5ef-9805fec003dd/311930276_10222107198618849_4189556553584167640_n.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Savannah Courthouse in Andrew County, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/51cfbae5-2fd6-47da-8edd-e2ad914576a5/IMG_3768.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Old Photo of Downtown Savannah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a0d628aa-52a6-4799-8cd0-9f60bee32aa9/Grandma+Graham+in+front+of+Petree+Home.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels My grandmother with two of her cousins standing in front of the Petree house in Kirksville , MO in 1970 (her mother Nora grew up here) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/e59aaa7b-4cc8-4cea-a501-d628db62124e/Petree+House+-+808.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Home of the Petrees at 808 Washington Street in Kirksville, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3dede31a-f762-419d-a69f-6c42b189371f/Petree+House+-+T+%26+Dad.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels My dad and I in front of the Petree House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b2d7cc04-9809-492a-8f12-d38d68800537/House+%232+in+Kirksville.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels My father in front of a different house that the Petrees lived in later on the same street - 820 Washington Street in Kirksville, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/994718c9-e1d4-4af6-8c56-a7965e82ef7d/IMG_3649.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Map highlighting places associated with the Hales and Petrees - they lived south of Savannah, in Nodaway Township, in Andrew COunty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8855367d-e7bd-4521-9b3c-6d0fa5d847e6/B%26M+Stones+-+Tonya.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Bailis & Mary Ann Petree's graves at Highland Park Cemetery in Savannah, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/141377fe-5570-44f5-92aa-354b65dfd831/IMG_3912.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Headstone for James and Elizabeth Hale, as well as their daughter Amanda, at Fillmore Cemetery in Andrew County https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b43bf306-4d2a-4aa6-88d2-27f91d0407e1/Mike+%40+Lincoln+Museum.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels My husband in front of the Lincoln Presidential Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/c53c222f-a1a3-458a-953c-3d589c1f00c0/Tonya+with+Lincoln+Statue+in+Springfield.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Standing by the Lincoln Statue in Springfield, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/fd424ffc-c118-4c29-9581-1b232e93d821/St.+Louis+Courthouse.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels The Old Courthouse in St. Louis (part of Gateway Arch National Park) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/67f9bacf-fd5c-46c1-a892-8c59ffa48bcb/Truman+Univ+%28Kirk.+Normal%29+-+T+%26+Dad.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Truman State University - formerly Kirksville Normal School/Teacher College https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/cd4b873c-e1b0-4e4e-a671-adcd968d6e88/Traughber+Headstone+-+Tonya.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Standing by my great-great grandparents Francis M. and "Marnie" Agnes Traughber's headstone at the cemetery in Centralia, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/95d58f60-0494-4b0d-82e7-0b610b7f39c2/Cent.+Mural+-+Close+Up.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Mural in Centralia, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/606bf8db-4fe2-461c-8382-e8f3902d4a74/Cent.+Marker.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Marker for Centralia Massacre in Centralia, Boon County, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6daa7a88-1d5a-4974-82cf-2cc2cb64f5a1/Dad+%40+Traughber+Headstone.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels My father standing by the headstone for Francis M. and Marnie Agnes Traughber - his great grandparents https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/44562a06-68b4-4d61-9828-6c5a02cf35eb/IMG_8055.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels My husband hanging out with Lincoln's family at the Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a8d11383-ada6-4367-ab2b-da1de6084b62/IMG_9559.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels The Old Cathedral (the Basilica of St. Louis - the first cathedral west of the Mississippi) near Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/36fa5ef9-65e7-4d90-8aae-998052e38613/Kirksville+Courthouse.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Kirksville Courthouse (with a statue of A.T. Still, the founder of the School of Osteopathy, in front) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/336c993f-3ef9-4e7f-b05d-ab6cb20b51ef/Lincoln+Statue+at+MO+CW+Museum.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Missouri Civil War Museum at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/409fdc3f-05ad-4d6d-91f3-e6493a85b7fa/Lincoln+Statue.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Lincoln Statue at the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5ea438f3-4396-4cc0-be7a-29844a756043/Traughber+Headstone.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Traughber Headstone in Centralia, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6aea94c8-a1de-42ed-b121-cb2e151227c1/School+of+Osteopathy.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels The original College of Osteopathy building in Kirksville, MO, in the A.T. Still University Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f2dbb450-ac20-402e-9c14-d71b37b764e2/Still+Family+Cabin.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Still Family Cottage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/05fa5baf-712a-49dd-a9a3-2f59b0d228c8/IMG_3631.JPG Photography - Missouri Travels Kathy Ridge, Genealogist, at the Andrew County Museum's https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/447ccd3a-e75a-403c-8bf6-d91cd7395e82/IMG_3767+2.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Civil War Display at Andrew County Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/7b2996aa-336c-4b72-af4a-310e9dc1d43b/IMG_3763.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Civil War Display at Andrew County Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/411de078-2887-4cce-b7c4-704996edf046/IMG_4795.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Jesse James Home (where he was killed) in St. Joseph, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9e4d02bd-a649-4383-8d3c-f9a5cacce148/IMG_4804.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels The hole in the wall where Jesse James was shot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5acd85d5-aa5c-4ba4-b678-9f067f5e00a2/IMG_4815.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Items belonging to Jesse James https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/14635086-96f0-4cc6-866f-07943edc5972/IMG_4914.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Inside the Jesse James Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3745ff2b-4dc8-476b-831c-6f333aac6dc1/IMG_4921.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Mike standing on the porch of the Jesse James Home in St. Joseph, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/c42a2048-1e31-40cb-8d14-3e915a111c93/IMG_4316.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Patee House Hotel in St. Joseph, MO - it also served at the Pony Express Headquarters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/dc31359a-16de-4c85-804c-cb61633f8665/IMG_4334.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Patee House Photos (this really was an amazing museum!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/bed5a0ea-7415-4d78-abf5-e83b82d354f4/IMG_4359.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Pony Express Headquarters at Patee House Hotel in St. Joseph, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/eb27c6b7-fd2e-45a0-8b41-6a3d3761a220/IMG_4395.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Office of the St. Joseph Gazette newspaper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/c9d3dd2d-b1bb-4012-9d70-1c9a3849c8f9/IMG_4593.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Display about the Platte River Disaster at the Patee House Hotel/Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/875a4fc5-78b9-45dd-aead-0c06fed617b7/IMG_3984.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Original sign advertising for Pony Express Riders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/678b9870-cea4-47b2-8bab-cdf2c6e17741/IMG_4038.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Pony Express Stables https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/a4f2a788-da04-4350-9e40-f5fb97a20820/IMG_4179.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Painting of a Pony Express Rider https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/aaa25e61-2431-4799-b61f-3296d4dd9d93/IMG_4181.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels M. Jeff Thompson was the mayor of St. Joseph when the Pony Express began; later, he was a Confederate Brigadier General https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/d146563d-f957-4d7b-a421-c5904c2221bc/IMG_4186.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels M. Jeff Thompson display at the Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/cabdaea6-48ba-49d5-8e3a-445d385a6094/IMG_4196.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Platte Purchase Display at the Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/66ea285a-b9c3-49ed-b172-4b2ebb17c930/IMG_4247.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels My husband reads about the Pony Express Riders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/55230e6e-0902-4175-9f1d-007762cb30b2/IMG_4256.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Pony Express Rider's Oath https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/33578654-faa5-47b5-bced-4b28e7bbc8a3/IMG_5235.JPG Photography - Missouri Travels Standing at the Missouri River, where many pioneers crossed to start their journey along the Oregon Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/9256a962-47f4-4d64-80b1-4634f88212df/IMG_7700.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels The Pony Express Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f16117be-195f-447f-8e8f-abf3c0d98c82/IMG_7704.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Pony Express Monument in St. Joseph, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/3615507c-83f5-4981-8c5f-ae2e2799dd84/IMG_3849.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Andrew County historical marker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8d2d0b46-fa95-4ac5-bae7-31f4861320a0/IMG_4681.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels St. Joseph, MO Historic Buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/be5a5c30-98b4-447f-a6a0-f97fd52aeae3/IMG_4695.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels St. Joseph's Mount Mora Cemetery - "Voices of the Past" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/ea2d4eac-29ab-46f8-ba2e-3fd7b5b0cc6a/IMG_4699.JPG Photography - Missouri Travels "Voices of the Past" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/74e8b956-1bea-459d-8578-16fb38247fce/IMG_4701.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels More "Voices of the Past" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/0797b5d6-fd2a-4bfe-9f09-65743690cd75/IMG_4705.jpg Photography - Missouri Travels Haunting "Voices of the Past" in St. Joseph, MO https://www.tonyagrahammcquade.com/photography/project-one-ephnc-mg3tr monthly 0.5 2024-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5823e98a-4da2-4de7-99a3-793d782ac344/Fan+of+Letters+with+Rebel+Letter.jpg Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts Letters written by James Calaway Hale, plus a letter from Rebel cousin Rachel (in the tiny envelope) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/19c89b9a-68b1-4c52-a801-c8425db3b522/Fanned+Letters.jpg Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts Another view of the letters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/945ce4e9-ee0e-4bf9-b009-4e35655e8d38/22+Mar+1846+Letter+from+TN.jpg Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts The oldest letter in the box, written by my 4th great grandfather, John Brown, to son-in-law James Calaway Hale & daughter Elizabeth (Brown) Hale, from the State of Tennessee, Washington County, dated March 22, 1846 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/1a98a731-a759-4fd7-8995-86175a19a729/Horsecreek+Letter+-+30+Mar+1854.JPG Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts Letter from James's brother Lewis, dated March 30, 1854, from Horse Creek, Tennessee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/fa51b21a-9713-4e23-8013-0c6c95a64d23/30+Oct+1863+Letter.JPG Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts Letter written by James C. Hale from the Marine Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, dated October 30, 1863 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/6d1d2660-e6fc-4b78-ab03-8dae469a41c1/Petaluma+Valley%2C+CA+Letter+-+29+Jan+1858.JPG Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts Letter written by James's nephew Lewis from Petaluma Valley, California, dated January 29, 1858 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/54eaee80-a8d7-4f4e-91a4-8210306f9735/Eyeglasses.jpg Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts James C. Hale's eyeglasses (labeled by granddaughter Lettie Petree Bragg) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b561f299-d746-4fa9-9573-ada261c69ea7/Dad+with+Glasses.jpg Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts My father trying on his great-great grandfather's glasses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/adb733d7-eb72-4ad2-b3c7-b44bf4d583ed/Four+unidentified+girls+%28perhaps+sisters+before+1860%29.jpg Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts Old tintype photo - possibly of Mary Ann Hale and her three sisters (before one of them died in 1860); the word "Mother" is written above the girl on the left, which could be Mary Ann (the oldest of the four) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/b0efdd5d-0cc7-432c-8cf1-137cf8d1f6c8/Items+%26+Notes+received+from+Jeremy.jpg Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts Some other items that were in the box Jeremy sent me - including old tintype photos, notes, and pieces of materials and dresses some of my relatives wore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/35965cb9-3169-4740-b67a-fac54c3ddc38/Unidentified+Photo+from+Letters+%28in+suit%29.jpg Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts Unidentified tintype photo - possibly Benjamin Petree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/24e61258-563f-440a-bbd9-942b22da4b43/Unidentified+girl+photo.jpg Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts Unidentified photo of a young girl, possibly Amanda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/cceaccde-4e11-4a03-a240-05f8e5db49f1/Photo+labeled+McDonald.jpg Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts This photo is labeled "McDonald" on the back, so it is likely a photo of Mary Ann's brother, McDonald Meshack Hale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/f8da7fdc-a7dc-476a-bdf4-662f52593fbb/Unidentified+-+Mary+Ann%2C+Mc+%26+Manda%3F.jpg Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts Unidentified tintype photo, probably McDonald, Mary Ann, and Amanda Hale; this photo was accompanied in an envelope by a piece of material from the dress one of the girls was wearing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/70fb81aa-0bd2-4afc-bb85-f0c460cf69eb/Material+with+Photo+%26+Note.jpg Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts Note reads: "Material of my dress that I was wearing in the family group. The buttons were silver, bright & pretty" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/0d5e39e6-d35c-423e-857c-d9dd715719fd/Pieces+from+Mary+Snowden+Dress.jpg Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts Material from the dress of Bailis and Benjamin Petree's mother, Mary Snowden Petree Note reads: "1957 - Aunt Lucy Earls Petree, wife of Benjamin Petree, took care of Grandfather's (Henry Petree's) trunk of special keepsakes for some years before he remarried and after. When I was visiting my Aunt Lucy when I was 14 years old, she gave me this piece of Grandmother's (Mary Snowden Petree's) dress - the square cut from this piece was given to my sister Lizzie Hatcher. It is now very old. Aunt Mollie (Petree) was the baby of the family, 5 older children born in 1842 - 1957 - 115 years - perhaps, 30 years old. L.P.B. (Lettie Petree Bragg)" This last part of the note is a bit confusing. I'm not sure why Lettie brings up Mollie Petree - perhaps the other material is from one of her dresses, possibly worn when she was 30 years old. Mollie was born in 1842 and was the youngest of Henry Petree and Mary Snowden Petree's six children. Mary died in 1844; Mollie, in 1901. It had been 115 years since she had been born when Lettie wrote this note. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/163ce851-a299-440f-b5f7-ddc3a0817fef/IMG_5625.jpg Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts The first (and most faded) letter written by James Calaway Hale, dated October 2, 1862, from Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/5a324e85-fb5e-425a-aadb-f0e3dc162271/Ch2+Ph4+-+Mollie%27s+Flag.jpg Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts Letter written by James Calaway Hale, along with flag sewn for him by his daughter, Mary Ann Hale Petree, which he carried with him throughout the war (as labeled on the envelope by his granddaughter, Lettie Petree Bragg) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/fbc5b12e-db8a-4395-8bc1-a3322b7d5ec2/12+Jun+1850+-+Genealogy+List.JPG Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts This letter, written by Mary (Kincheloe) Hale (1777-1866) to son James Calaway Hale from Greene County, Tennessee, is dated June 12, 1850, and includes a list of family names, birthdays, and death dates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a474ac3c8518751d914bec/8e0d708c-c0b3-4b19-9ad1-0b223759a465/Flag+%26+letter.jpg Photography - The Amazing Box of Family Artifacts Mary Ann Hale Petree sewed this 9" x 14" flag for her father; the envelope, labeled by Lettie Petree Bragg, states that Mary Ann made it for her father, James C. 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