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Meet Milton and Mildred
I have never met Milton Métayer in person nor his parents Arthur Métayer and Carolyn Wells. Faith had posted that image on Ancestry and I thought it was appropriate to enhance it. I am not sure if Milton had ever seen his father when Arthur and Carolyn divorced. What I know is that Milton kept […]
Meet Milton and Mildred
Full circle?
Before validating our research on Audrey Eastwood if it’s really Kenneth Eastwood’s sister of course… Faith had left a comment last week about the two twins… The Twins are Alfred’s Grandsons. Their names are Henry B Hagen and Carl J Hagen born in Chicago in 1927, both deceased. Source: Faith Mother is Cecilia Rose Meteyer […]
Full circle?
Solved?
Dave Eastwood, who is not related, has confirmed Audrey is Kenneth Eastwood’s sister, and he sent me this photo. However, looking at Audrey I am still hesitant to confirm that she is the same woman posing for posterity on the photo. Jessica has the same reaction so I asked both AIs to compare the facial […]
Solved?
You have to start somewhere
I think I have a good idea who’s the lady on the right, but none who’s on the left. Most of the time I receive a request from a comment left on my blogs on World War II. Sometimes I will get one on Ancestry. Hi Pierre, I noticed you have done a lot of […]
You have to start somewhere
Full Circle
There are stories that will never be told on Our Ancestors II, only sharing old pictures someone shared like these twin brothers… The new hypothesis I was working on was that the man with the cigar was Arthur Alfred Meteyer, François Xavier Métayer’s brother. Arthur Métayer was Alphonsine Niquet’s husband. Alphonsine Niquet would be flanked […]
Full Circle
Paradigm
AI helped me put my thoughts into words… There comes a moment when one realizes that writing is not just an activity, but a paradigm — a way of seeing the world, shaping it, and passing it on. My blogs were born from that impulse: not as showcases, but as workshops of thought, places where […]
Paradigm
2026 Calendar – August
My virtual friend Joe is once again celebrating his family for 2026. This time the spotlight is on Jim Spina. Here’s an analysis of Joe’s montage. Overview and Context The image is a page from a spiral-bound calendar or photo book featuring a black-and-white photo montage. The accompanying caption provides the historical context: Jim Spina […]
2026 Calendar – August
Searching for Alfred Meteyer?
Since 2007, I have worked mostly with hypotheses when trying to identify who’s who on a group photo. I don’t have any strong evidence that Alfred Meteyer is in that photo. Alfred Meteyer might be here on this zoom shot. Ancestry’s application had created this rendition a few months ago. His mother, Clara Niquet would […]
Searching for Alfred Meteyer?
Who might she be?
Who might be on the left of Lucie Lemaire? That’s what Maureen was trying to find out. Lucie’s sister? Maybe this AI generated rendition could help? At first glance the woman on the left looks younger. Maureen and I have different hypotheses. I think she might be Lucie Lemaire’s daughter Octavie Mongeau Dubour seen on […]
Who might she be?
Luce Lemaire or Lucie Lemaire?
Transcription using AI. Here is the transcription of the handwritten French document, followed by its English translation. Transcription (French) [Margin Note:]B.M. LuceLemaire [Main Text:] Le vingt-trois Décembre mil huitcent vingt sept par nous prêtre soussigné a été baptisée Marie-Luce née depuis trois jours du légitime mariage de Jean Baptiste Lemaire cultivateur et de Marie Anne […]
Luce Lemaire or Lucie Lemaire?
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