Helen's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Garber family tree.

Helen's Family

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Back of Mary Garber cabinet card

Mary E. Garber

Sadie (Garber) Brutman

Marla S Garber

Marla S Garber

Marla S Garber

Christian S. and Anna Garber, PA

Mildred Kenestrick & Friends

Grandmother Garber, 1918 Ontario Canada

Grandfather Garber, WW1 1919

Gordon, Gary, G, Gordon, & George Garber, OH 1947

Mary Rose (Wagner) Whittaker descendants, 1947

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In 1912, in the year that Helen I Garber was born, Arizona was admitted to the United States in February (on Valentine's Day). It became the 48th state in the Union. Previously a Spanish - then Mexican - territory, the U.S. paid $15 million dollars for the area in 1848. Arizona was the last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the United States.

In 1925, Helen was only 13 years old when on November 28th, radio station WSM broadcast the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. Originally airing as “The WSM Barn Dance”, the Opry (a local term for "opera") was dedicated to honoring country music and in its history has featured the biggest stars and acts in country music.

In 1932, by the time she was 20 years old, on February 27th, actress Elizabeth Taylor was born in London. Her parents were Americans living in London and when she was 7, the family moved to Los Angeles. Her first small part in a movie was in There's One Born Every Minute in 1942 but her first starring role was in National Velvet in 1944. She became as famous for her 8 marriages (to 7 people) as she was for her beauty and films.

In 1949, Helen was 37 years old when comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."

In 1986, when she was 74 years old, on January 28th, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. All seven crew members died. The cause of the explosion was later found to be a failed O-ring. The O-ring failure was due to the unusually cold conditions at Cape Canaveral.