A Post-Operative Fatality People used to be terrified of entering the hospital for an operation, and for good reason. While going under the surgeon’s knife would hopefully cure you, there was a not insignificant chance that it might instead kill…
Continue reading →Or, Who Gave What to Whom? In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, marriage notices in local newspapers would sometimes include a list of the wedding presents received by the happy couple, along with the names of the gift-givers….
Continue reading →Or, The Marriage of Michael J. Sullivan Michael Joseph Sullivan and Helen Elizabeth Moran Note: Basic genealogical information for this couple can be found here. In brief: the Canadian-born Michael “Mike” Joseph Sullivan (1859-1951), son of Timothy Sullivan and Hanora…
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