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    Potter’s Field (The County Cemetery)

    Monica finds the neetest stuff while she’s digging through those old newspapers for the death notices. She sent this on today. If you’re feeling frisky, here’s the original clipping.

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    1906 Death Notices in the Gazette and News-Press

    Monica Schirmer Eshelman has sent in her abstract of the 1906 deaths mentioned in the St. Joseph Gazette and the St. Joseph News-Press. She has since commenced working on 1905 which should arrive soon, considering her dedication!

    1906 Death Notices in the Gazette and News-Press

    1893 Death Notices in the St. Joseph, Missouri Herald, Gazette and Daily News

    Monica Schirmer Eshelman has sent in her abstract of the 1893 deaths mentioned in the St. Joseph Missouri Herald, Gazette and Daily News. I’m amazed at how quickly she’s finishing these, as we all know how difficult these old newspapers can be to read!

    1893 Death Notices in the St. Joseph, Missouri Herald, Gazette and Daily News