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Monday, April 15, 2013
Playing Detective
Initially, I was only given a name, which I'll abbreviate ML. With only her first name and married last name, could I possibly find anything? I thought I'd give it a shot before I met with her. I did some preliminary research and because her name was so unique, I was quickly able to find the records I was looking for: 1920, 1930 & 1940 Census images, marriage records, even her father's World War I draft card. I had found the first bits of information, and I was excited to hear what she would think about them...
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