Wabash Avenue, looking east from Sixth Street. Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.
September 9th, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – Rudisel, James & William
This tombstone is located in Brown Cemetery, Blackhawk, Vigo County, Indiana. The right pillar is for James Rudisel, born Jan 10, 1844 and died Aug 29, 1881. The left pillar is for William Rudisel, born March 2, 1824 and died on Dec 1, 1881, and father of James. William is the 3rd great gradfather of my husband. According to information given to us by a relative, William homesteaded a section
September 7th, 2009
Labor Day in the USA
Labor Day is a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of the United States of America. Who founded Labor Day? Well, that fact is not quite certain, even after celebrating 126 Labor Day holidays. Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, and co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, was the first
September 1st, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – Josephine Majer
This tombstone was photographed in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois. Note that I am not related to Josephine Majer, and have no further information on her. St. Joseph’s Cemetery was established in 1880.