The continuing saga of attempts to find archived newspapers of the Des Moines Register and Tribune, from Des Moines, Iowa has reminded me of a common mistake we all make....'Don't Assume'. In my case, don't assume those were the only papers for Des Moines. For as you can see I found a great article in newspaperarchive.com about the wedding of my aunt on the 27th anniversary of her parents in the Des Moines Daily News:
A little surprise to me....it mentions a reception at the Hanlon home 'Fifty-eighth and Douglas Street'. I knew my grandpa had sharecropped property at the site that is now Merle Hay Mall (58th and Douglas), but I did not know they had a home there! This confirms the marriage date of my grandparents and the marriage of my Aunt Rose.
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| Des Moines Daily News | Des Moines, Iowa | Tuesday, May 12, 1914 | Page 6 |
A little surprise to me....it mentions a reception at the Hanlon home 'Fifty-eighth and Douglas Street'. I knew my grandpa had sharecropped property at the site that is now Merle Hay Mall (58th and Douglas), but I did not know they had a home there! This confirms the marriage date of my grandparents and the marriage of my Aunt Rose.
What a great find!
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