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Image Tucked Inside a Family Bible

Was going through a family bible today and came across an old negative.  I'm not sure who this is or why it was in the Bible???  Ethel (Boyd) Palme's Bible.  Any ideas??

Elizabeth Bessonett - Ann (Bessonett) Boyd Cabeen's Sister

There was a very special book in the Boyd Treasures that came on Thanksgiving.  That book was a school notebook hand written in 1820 by Mary Ann Boyd.  There was science, history and poetry contained in its pages.  A real glimpse of the education of the time.

The neatest thing written here was a poem honoring the life of Mary Ann's aunt, Elizabeth Bessonet who died in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1796.

The Ruby Connection

Back in January, I had joined the Madison County Iowa genealogy society.  It was the first time I joined a society.  Our roots run deep in Madison County.  The Thornburgs, Leinards, Rubys and Boyds all came and settled there in the mid 1800s.  Thought it might be an opportunity to network with others researching these lines and to learn more about the resources available in that area.

Much to my surprise, in the first newsletter I received, there was an article from a Kansas man whose Ruby ancestors had come from Winterset, Iowa to Kansas years ago.  I had also posted a query in that newsletter.  The day I received the newsletter, I had an email message from that Ruby descendant!!  How cool is that?!?!  He's descended from a brother of my 4th great grandmother, Hester (Ruby) Leinard.

Last weekend, I went to Topeka, KS to take a little research break.  They have several great libraries full of Kansas and worldwide resources.  We visited the KS State Historical Society Library, the Shawnee County Library and the Shawnee County Genealogy Society Library.  The KS Historical Society Library had some interesting finds dealing with the Ruby family in Kansas.  In fact, one of those leads sends me back to where I live and work!  Hope I can meet this "cousin" sometime soon!

  

Ethel Boyd's Photo Album December 25, 1903

I've written about this beautiful book before.  It came to me from my cousin, Mary Beth, when she shared so many wonderful family treasures this past Thanksgiving.  It was dated December 25, 1903 and had Ethel D. Boyd written into the front cover.  Now that's curious to me, as I have always understood her middle name was Adele.

Only a few of these photos had identification on them.  So here we go again. . . trying to determine who all these folks are!  Below are the photos.  If you recognize any of these people in the images, please let me know and I'll add the correct information here.

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3. Sisters?  Cousins??

  

4.  Amazing christening gown.

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Charles Alfred Palme, Aged 22 - 1901

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7. - Maybe Ethel Boyd Palme with 2 nieces???

8. - 4 Generation of Palmes

9. - Back signed "Justa" - Don't know of a Justa in The Boyd clan?

10.- Is this Dave and Tom Boyd as young men??

11. These small photos were "floating around" inside the album.  Some tucked in behind the bigger photos.

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13. So which Miss Boyd was a Senior in 1900???

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15. Two little dolls!

16. I love the dress on this young woman.  Very unique.

 17.- one of the few photos with something written on it.  It is RC Boyd's baby Willie who only lived a very short life.  Exciting to find this photo.

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20. - More of those "floating photos"  I enlarged the back of the baby's photo, but still can't completely make out the writing.  Any ideas?

Check out those hats!  The guy with the unique head gear shows up in a variety of photos throughout the collection.  Any idea who he is?

21. & 22.  These were on the same cardstock and set into the book together.  Maybe husband and wife?  Maybe Ethel's grandparents???

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25.  This old tintype sure is interesting.  Her shawl is beautiful.  Wish she could talk.

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More of Grandma (Boyd) Palme's Photos

I've taken the photo albums and boxes of photos to share with several family members.  No luck in getting additional photos identified!  I've been numbering the photos.  If you can help in identifying the folks in them, I'd be grateful for the help.  And will make the updates to this site in order to share with the entire John Boyd clan.

Here's the next installment.  It's going to take several months to get them all scanned and uploaded.

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Ethel (Boyd) & CA Palme visiting Ruby (Boyd) Mills family??

 

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School book belonging to Mary Ann (Boyd) Bostwick, ca. 1820

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Inscription Pg. inside Mary Ann's book

 

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 This entry from Mary Ann's book is a tribute to her aunt, Elizabeth Bessonett who died in Halifax, NS, March 7, 1796

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 Part 2 of the tribute to Elizabeth Bessonett

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 Ethel, Clara, CA, Charles Palme, Ruby (Boyd) Mills

Thanksgiving Treasures!

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, we spent time with a Boyd cousin.  She had found several boxes of old family history in the corner of her storage area.  These boxes belonged to my great grandmother, Ethel Adelle Boyd Palme.  They've been unopened since her death in 1957.  We spent a great deal of time studying unidentified photos.  Sharing family memories.

Here we go again!  Several hundred unidentified photos!!!  I'm going to get busy scanning and posting these photos.  Hopefully someone will visit this page and help us to solve these mysteries.  

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Grandma's Photo Album from December 1903.  Filled with photos of babies and small children.  Of course none were identified!

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Ralph, Ruby, Edith, Jessie, Ann, Ethel Boyd

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Brothers John, Horatio and Robert Boyd

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 This photo was taken in 1908.  My grandpa Bob is the little guy on his dad's lap in the front row.  Can you help id any of the other folks in this great family photo?

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RC Boyd home in Columbus, NE 1903

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Above photos are a Boyd family gathering.  Horatio and Mary Boyd of KS joined the NE Boyd family for a gathering.

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Cora Bell (Scott) Boyd and new baby

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This is the back side of the photo above of the woman and baby.

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Someone had penciled in "Mother Boyd" on the back of this photo.  Can anyone confirm that this is Sophia Thornburg Boyd?

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Sophia and the Boyd kids

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Unknown cutie

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LtoR - Unknown, Bob Palme, Unknown, Dorothy Palme, Ethel (Boyd) Palme, Jessie (Boyd) Mowery?

 More coming soon!