historic photo of the day
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Historical Photo of the Day: The Gurins of North McKenzie Street
In genealogy research, one of the side benefits is discovering that a place I’ve seen in an old family photograph still exists. My 2X great grandmother, Melissa (Walker, Fuller) Gurin (1849-1920) came to Adrian, Michigan, after the death of her first husband, Dr. George Fuller. She arrived from Erie County, Ohio with her widowed mother,… Continue reading
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If This Room Could Talk: Christmas in the 1960s
At first glance, this is simply a photograph of two little kids playing with their Christmas toys sometime around 1965. But look beyond the children and the entire room becomes part of the story. The little television perched on it’s metal stand, rabbit ears reaching toward the ceiling; the crocheted doily on the snagged-nylon chair;… Continue reading
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Historical Photo of the Day: The Huckster’s Wagon Robert Emmett Hunt (1850 – 1927)
It’s rare that you come across a vintage photograph that so unquestionably identifies the subject. This is a photo of Emmett Hunt who, according to the 1880 Federal census for Seneca County, Ohio, was a ‘huxter’. A ‘huxter’ or ‘huckster’ was a traveling salesman who sold small items such as drink, foodstuffs and other easily… Continue reading
