Since I am interested in finding my deceased brother's wife I searched his name Daniel A Kemmer and his information popped up right away! I searched marriage licences and found his spouse's maiden name! This tool is real neat and you were right, never been interested in this before but may find a real interest now!
2. I searched for my grandmother I only met as an infant Mildred Keihl. Unfortunately I don't know her maiden name. I did an advanced search though adding my grandpa's name in to narrow the search and the first 3 searches came up with both their information :) I found where they lived in 1952 which was 224 Willow Drive Red Bank, NJ. Knowing my dad's birthdate he was 9 when they lived there. I found out she died Jan 12 1988, just shy of one month of my little sister's birth. This search was very fun.
3. It said there were no pictures unique to South Dakota, so I clicked the link that said picture collections related to South Dakota.
The following is a list of types of pictures I could choose from
All related to South Dakota
| Library of Congress Photo Collection, 1840-2000 | 615,248 |
| U.S., Historical Postcards | 115,977 |
| Selected U.S. Headstone Photos | 94,225 |
| U.S. Family Photo Collection, c. 1850-2000 | 16,935 |
| U.S. Civil War Photos, 1860-1865 | 6,846 |
| African American Photo Collection, 1850-2000 | 4,141 |
| U.S. Panoramic Photos, 1851-1991 | 3,764 |
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1876-2004 (with images) I clicked on US family photo collections then I had to search a family. I am starting with Keihl in South Dakota. 3 photos came up from Iowa. I am going to search Ketterling, my married name and South Dakota, zero results. I also searched Nash and Layton which is family names. No results for South Dakota. The pictures that did come up were adorable black and white photos. I looked for other pictures and you can search through year books! That would be a fun trip! when I have some time. 4. I searched people because now I am interested. There is no results for Keihl. I searched my mom's maiden name Nash and there were 355 articles with people with the surname Nash! Most are from historical society newsletters. 5. I selected Aberdeen for the city July 1929-Oct 1960. I am not going to lie I could see this being useful, but I don't know how I am it would be useful to me. It was like reading a foreign language! Good luck to whomever can find this useful. |
Hi, Elizabeth, Very interesting findings. Even not finding is interesting, isn't it? I wonder if any of the documents you found about your grandparents had your grandmother's maiden name. Sometimes Ancestry helps us find clues for new ways to search. Photos are fun, even if they are not your ancestors. You can see the people of the times and how they dressed, etc. Yes, the yearbooks are fun. I have found both my husband and his father in yearbooks. Sanborn Maps can be useful for people doing town histories, building histories, etc. I know of people living in historic homes who have used Sanborn Maps to see what their block was like at the time the home was built, etc. Thanks for your comments. I hope you are able to discover more about your grandmother and her family!
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