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-Fred Turner, the instructor for this class, identifies himself as a "History Scrounge,' meaning he finds old bits of minutia from the past not only fascinating but useful in family history. He reminded us that before the internet, the only forms of communication were telephone, telegraph, and postal service. This may include love letters from your parents, V-Mail, ration books, old magazines, and postcards.
+Fred Turner, the instructor for this class, identifies himself as a "History Scrounge," meaning he finds old bits of minutia from the past not only fascinating but useful in family history. He reminded us that before the internet, the only forms of communication were telephone, telegraph, and postal service. This may include love letters from your parents, V-Mail, ration books, old magazines, cancelled checks, and postcards.
-Turner described how he found an old wooden boxcar in Moriarty owned by the Crossley family and got their permission to go through it. The current owners said that the contents was a bunch of junk from their mother dating back to 1914. Turner showed photos of many of the items he found and explained how they are useful in family history research.
+Turner described how he found an old wooden boxcar in Moriarty owned by the Crossley family and got their permission to go through it. The current owners said that the contents were a bunch of junk from their mother dating back to 1914. Turner showed photos of many of the items he found and explained how they are useful in family history research. Because many of these photos are copyrighted, they can't be posted on this website. However, I will describe them and pass on Turner's tips on how they are useful in your family history research.
-These photos will gradually be added to this webpage as I get them processed to upload. (''Susan Heath'')
+Turner showed images from old magazines including hand drawn and hand painted covers, old advertisements, and articles about what was going on during the time. These things help you better understand what life was like for your ancestors. Some of the magazines are still in existence, such as ''Capper's Farmer'' and ''The Saturday Evening Post''. Check out their websites for links to old issues that may give you some insight into what life was like for your ancestors.
+Turner had some lovely postcards that were also hand drawn and hand painted.
 == Class notes for 2022 ==