Jackie, No, I don't think your "out of line". Wow! Tin types! Those are valuable and it is important they eventually get to the proper family. Good luck. Good nite, too. Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tanimara" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 11:50 PM Subject: Re: [MORIPLEY] Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Old Family Album needs to find it's way home > Rose, > > I have had a contact from a lady in CA that claims to be a relative. I have > responded to her requiring documentation of relationship before turning this > over to her. Am I out of line? The photo album has personal letter and > documents in it that date back as early as 1916. Some Christmas cards, > valentine cards, proof of innoculation from a Dr.... it's an amazing album. > Leaving the family connection aside I figure the album is worth some money > and Im sure some people would be greedy enough to think so too. So I want > it to go to family not an antique dealer. There are about 10 tin types in > it also. It's amazing. One letter speaks of some clothing a lady made for > Christmas presents and what her husband got her for Christmas. > > The letter is dated 1921.... > > "John got me a white georgette waist, a black silk dress, and a player > piano, and a new 9ft. X 12 ft rug. Mom got a player roll for me, Dad got me > kid gloves and candy and then friends sent me lots of things besides my dear > sis Beulah's presents. So you see I was well remembered......" > > Some of the correspondence is sent to and comes from IL, so this may be a > connection.... Do you have any addresses or contact info on any of this > family? > > Jackie > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: rose somraty and ron yarbrough <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 11:09 PM > Subject: Re: [MORIPLEY] Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Old Family Album needs to > find it's way home > > > > Jackie, There was a Casey Family that was connected with Naomi Pennington > > Powers and spouse John Wesley Powers. Naomi's sister Charity married a > > Casey. > > They moved to Illinois. However, I believe some of the family stayed in > MO. > > Many of the Power(s) family also moved to IL. > > Good luck. > > Rose > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tanimara" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 10:45 PM > > Subject: Re: [MORIPLEY] Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Old Family Album needs to > > find it's way home > > > > > > > I couldn't very well leave it there... The old junk store was being sold > > > after the death of the couple that had owned it since the 30s. I was > > afraid > > > it would end up in the trash... Besides, If it were my family I would > > > certainly appreciate someone getting it back to me... Now to find them. > > > > > > Jackie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: GTTEM <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 8:38 PM > > > Subject: Re: [MORIPLEY] Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Old Family Album needs > to > > > find it's way home > > > > > > > > > > Jackie, > > > > This is a wonderful thing you're doing. Just like the guy who sent > > me > > > my > > > > Black bible. Which in turn found a new cousin for me and now I have > new > > > > pictures of my family. YAY! > > > > A lot of people would have just passed the album and thought hmm, > > too > > > > bad that can't be re-united with it's family and left it sitting on > the > > > > shelf. > > > > > > > > Terry > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, > > > go to: > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >