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Cousins at a wedding
In September of 1914, a highlight of the early autumn social season in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was the wedding of Bertha Jason and John...
Jessica Feinstein
Jun 29, 20242 min read
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Fredericka Feinstein (or OMG!: how passenger records and newspapers can lead to new connections)
The Daily News, Lebanon, Pennsylvania · Friday, March 17, 1933, p. 10. My aim in doing a one-name study of all the Feinsteins in the...
Jessica Feinstein
May 20, 20233 min read
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Patience and perseverance pays off (Happy 2023!)
I had a feeling yesterday that I might make another breakthrough this year. I’m not sure why, but it feels as though slowly and steadily...
Jessica Feinstein
Jan 2, 20232 min read
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A story in a photograph
I recently rediscovered this wonderful photograph of my grandfather Louis. It is a cabinet portrait taken in a photographic studio in...
Jessica Feinstein
Nov 27, 20222 min read
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Louis Feinstein from Libau: Part 2
Back in 2017, I wrote about my grandfather Louis, and the first part of his story went up to 1919, when he was nineteen. Since then, I...
Jessica Feinstein
Jul 28, 20222 min read
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Looking for Sheva
Sheva (Sophia) Brenner was Ari’s 4x great-grandmother, and I am using this blog post to look again at what we know about her, which is...
Jessica Feinstein
Apr 29, 20222 min read
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