tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post8164095933085463111..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: …But Where Is It Now?Jacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-44277062407568138332013-03-05T23:41:23.074-08:002013-03-05T23:41:23.074-08:00Despite your frustration, Iggy, this link and the ...Despite your frustration, Iggy, this link and the trail it led me through are proving to be potentially valuable. Palo Alto is not that far from Redwood City, and I may be back that way for more research soon. I'm going to try contacting the resources I found through your link here and see if I can find anything further. Thanks for sharing that!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-72241215456713054712013-03-05T23:38:35.801-08:002013-03-05T23:38:35.801-08:00Thanks for bringing that up, Iggy. I was wondering...Thanks for bringing that up, Iggy. I was wondering if that would be a possibility.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-38201063089484754332013-03-05T10:48:45.618-08:002013-03-05T10:48:45.618-08:00www.paloaltohistory.com has this image:
http://me...www.paloaltohistory.com has this image:<br /><br />http://media.geocommons.com/platial/img/2010/01/3/61.jpg which appears to show a building being torn down. I'm frustrated with the Palo Alto History website though... I couldn't find a way to see this image through the site (with some sort of caption).Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-55370281510137844892013-03-04T09:49:01.525-08:002013-03-04T09:49:01.525-08:00The national registry of historic buildings can al...The national registry of historic buildings can also be helpful (if one gets lucky!)<br /><br />My ancestors owned an entire block in what is now "downtown" Philadelphia - and nothing whatsoever (outside of photos) remains of the buildings, having been torn-down to make a parking lot for a Church that ironically closed... the Church building was re-purposed by the city as a community center. Philadelphia, however has a program to put photos taken for tax assessment and street works documentation on-line, so for the decades of 1940-1960, there are a wonderful number of "street views" and building shots - including some of my family's foundry business - I found one that appears to be the street in front of the foundry after they installed sidewalks - with a 1930's vintage car (the only car in the photo which shows several blocks!) that my dad swears was his fathers!Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-36960276804195791522013-03-03T21:30:38.779-08:002013-03-03T21:30:38.779-08:00Good idea, Magda. Actually, there are a number of ...Good idea, Magda. Actually, there are a number of resources I'm pursuing in hopes of finding a photograph and obtaining permission to share it here.<br /><br />This is one of those (possibly) tedious research chores, though, and it might take time to discover a way to locate not only a photograph of this church, but also any of the homes or businesses that Leon had a hand in constructing. I may have to revisit this topic later, whenever those elusive results are uncovered.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-9153508244675292442013-03-02T06:07:45.571-08:002013-03-02T06:07:45.571-08:00Maybe the historical society of Palo Alto will hav...Maybe the historical society of Palo Alto will have the picture of the church that Mr. Bean built , especially if he was the architect ?Magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335449359566720836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-56166080760955713962013-03-01T21:24:22.463-08:002013-03-01T21:24:22.463-08:00Debi, I'm certainly indebted to the San Franci...Debi, I'm certainly indebted to the San Francisco <i>Call</i>, myself. And, speaking of Alameda, I'm also delving into Ancestry.com's collection of Oakland newspapers with some success, too, as I work my way forward in time in this family's saga.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-71950382885746643962013-03-01T21:21:53.503-08:002013-03-01T21:21:53.503-08:00That's encouraging to think they might be hist...That's encouraging to think they might be history buffs, too, Far Side. Now that you put it that way...<br /><br />I am actually in San Jose right now...saw Leon's grave today. I'll be perusing the Schellens collection at the library which houses the San Mateo County Genealogical Society's holdings tomorrow. Bit by bit, the pieces are falling together to paint a more three dimensional picture of Leon and his family. I'm hoping I find some addresses while we are still in the area!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-10825303107169212102013-03-01T21:19:11.280-08:002013-03-01T21:19:11.280-08:00Claudia, I've run into those vacant lots, too....Claudia, I've run into those vacant lots, too. Quite disappointing--although I really need to keep it all in perspective. After all, some of these buildings are well over one hundred years old.<br /><br />However, I was fortunate, in Fort Wayne, for instance, to find some relatives' homes still standing after all that time.<br /><br />And in some jurisdictions, you can find County Assessor offices which have put the old photos of properties online. I've used that process in Chicago and Brooklyn, NY. I'm sure there are others around the country like that, too...in whichever county offices are appropriate.<br /><br />I can't help imagine the research world of tomorrow, though, if places like Google Street View would archive their original files from what we now consider to be our "modern times." Can you imagine???Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-20714137811424631272013-03-01T08:00:15.527-08:002013-03-01T08:00:15.527-08:00I was born in Santa Clara County yet most of my an...I was born in Santa Clara County yet most of my ancestors were in San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Cruz, and Monterey counties. The San Francisco Call is a wonderful tool - I can't believe all of the information I've learned from it!Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-66491218490041514752013-03-01T07:37:18.246-08:002013-03-01T07:37:18.246-08:00If he did that building he did others..the Clerk i...If he did that building he did others..the Clerk in the County Office might be your best bet. Sometimes they are history buffs too:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-62043776264801289812013-03-01T05:58:59.275-08:002013-03-01T05:58:59.275-08:00Historic street view would be good. I have also l...Historic street view would be good. I have also looked for my ancestors houses and a lot of the time all I find is a vacant lot or a business.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com