Extremely OCD would wash his hands 3-4 times every time. Started a lumber mill on the Fox river in competition to Elamar's lumber yard. Very caring and hard working, loved his family. He ended up starting a metal working factory that James Dost took over. Avid outdoorsman. Died peacefully in his sleep from axphexiation due to a tumor in his throat that had cut off air.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...
The single most popular fashion accessory for men and women used to be the hat - practical or decorative!
Etiquette used to dictate that it would be "a disgrace to venture out of the house without a hat and gloves" and it was not unusual at the turn of the 20th century for both men and women to change the...