Thanksgiving Greeting : November 21, 1909

Nov. 21, 1909  Ashland, Ohio -


Dear Vera and all the rest. I rec'd your very welcome letter some time ago and could not get time to answer it.  We are all well Nin & Geo. started home yesterday morn. was going to stop at Lima over Sunday. We are going to begin packing up tomorrow and then when we get moved I will ans. your letter.  It is a bad rainy day and we are lonesome.  Zada and Rinda Hayes from Burbank are coming over here to night.  Zada's little boy is here now.  I wish I was out at your house for Thanksgiving dinner.  We may get packed up in time to be at Grandpas and visit them a day or two. Write soon from your Aunt Carrie & all.


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This postcard was sent to my paternal greataunt, Vera HALEY, from her aunt, Carrie (HALEY) GRAVES.  Nin & Geo. mentioned in the card would be Carrie's sister Nina and her husband George ZORN.  The Grandpa referenced here could be Vera's grandfather, David SHERRICK (1823-1914), who lived in Ashland, Ohio.


The reference to packing and moving could be related to Arthur and Carrie (HALEY) GRAVES move to Midland, Michigan.  By the 1910 census, they were living in the 2nd ward of the city of Midland.


Interestingly, November 21, 1909 was also a Sunday just as this year.

Sunday's Obituary : Charles Alexander West Chew (1860-1925)

Source: C.A. Chew obituary, Commercial-Review, Portland, Indiana, USA, July 17, 1925, page 1

C.A. CHEW IS DEAD AT BOYNE CITY, MICHIGAN

Word Received Here Late Yesterday Comes As Shock To Relatives And Friends

Was Here On Visit Six Weeks Ago

Was Injured in Automobile Accident While on Return Trip to his Home.

Word was received here late yesterday telling of the death at Boyne City, Mich., of C.A. Chew, 75, former well known Jay county resident, living near Salamonia and New Corydon.  Particulars concerning the death were not received.  Local relatives left here yesterday afternoon via auto for Boyne City.

It is conjectured that Mr. Chew may have died from injuries received in an automobile accident a few weeks ago while returning to Boyne City, following a visit to this locality.  The Chews came here from Michigan about six weeks ago on a visit.  At that time Mr. Chew was in the best of health.  On the return trip they were in an accident and Mr. Chew was injured.

The deceased had been a resident of Jay county for many years.  He was engaged in the store business at Salamonia for many years, later selling the store and moving on a farm near New Corydon.  Later he went to Geneva, where he organized the Chew Overall factory, which he sold a few years ago and moved to Michigan.

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Charles Alexander West CHEW was born August 18, 1860 in Darke County, Ohio, the son of Dr. Ezekiel Cooper and Caroline Bishop (WOOLSTON) CHEW.  

Sunday’s Obituary – if you have obituaries of family members and ancestors, consider posting them along with other information about that person as part of Sunday’s Obituary. This is an ongoing series developed by Leslie Ann at Ancestors Live Here.

Review: Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner

After what to me seemed like an eternity, today my Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner arrived at the post office.*

Can you tell I was excited?  My wife was like "Really?, You're taking pictures of the box? C'mon and open it already..."

I was surprised to find no Styrofoam peanuts, bubble-wrap, etc. in the box.  However, when I pulled it out, I realized that my new toy was well packaged.

I'm impressed that the company gives you batteries.  In today's age of "batteries not included" it was nice to be able to open up the package and get started without hunting around the house for suitable batteries.  The 2 GB SD memory card is a nice plus as well.


I was prompted to purchase this scanner due to the review of fellow GeneaBlogger Susan Petersen of Long Lost Relatives.  Susan wasn't exaggerating when she said that the scanner was able to be producing images within a couple of minutes.  This scanner is very fast!  I've been used to using my combination printer/scanner and frankly it was sooo slow.

The first photo I scanned was one of Megan and her grandmother.  The scanner did a good, fast scan.  I quickly popped in a few more photos and was impressed with the ease and speed of the scanner.

I was impressed with how light weight this scanner is.  At less than 2 lbs. this is going to be a great tool to use at the courthouse for research and for taking to family get-togethers and holidays.

Next, I decided I would take the lid off of the scanner and try to scan something that was not a standard photo.  I was eager to test out the 'stitch' technology used by the Flip-Pal to merge individual scans together.

My first attempt was a colossal failure.  I tried to scan an 8X10 printout of an obituary I had received from the library and attempted to 'stitch' them together.  The software that comes with the scanner is fairly straight-forward:

My first attempt to stitch images together did not work because I failed to read the instructions.  I didn't allow for the proper overlap in my images, and the software failed to recognize and properly stitch it together.  Undaunted, I read the instructions and tried again, this time with an 8x10 photo of my nephew.  Here are the individual images:

Using the 'Stitch Scans' option, you select the images that you want to put together.  The software then does its magic and puts them together.  Finally, you can open the image and edit it in your photo editing software.  Here is the finished image produced by the Flip-Pal:

Now all I have to do is trim up the edges, and I have a nice, clean scan of my nephew, Eli.  The best part is that it took less than 5 minutes!


I cannot wait to dive into scanning the photo albums, postcards, etc. around the house.


The Flip-Pal website


Disclaimer: I purchased this product directly from the Flip-Pal website.  I received no compensation for this review.


* Eternity is defined in this case as the time it took from order to arrival.  I ordered on November 4th, and the product arrived November 20th.  The company shipped using FedEx SmartPost, which for some reason took the package from Indianapolis (FedEx hub) to Cincinnati to have the USPS deliver.  The distance from my house to Indianapolis is 65 miles.  The distance from my house to Cincinnati is 170 miles.  Go figure.