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From Creede to Eternity – Charles Cochran Moudy O’Reilly
December 7, 2019 A few years ago I started researching the tree of a close friend of mine, Larry Chiri. I figured I’d just fill in a few generations for him and his mom Pat. I also wanted to see what I could find out about Larry’s father Charles, who killed himself when Larry was 3. Pat told me that shortly after Charles died, she learned he wasn’t who he had told her he was…
Forest Grove Cemetery, Canton, Missouri
Forest Grove Cemetery is where my grandparents, Homer Henry Wagner and Louise Adelaide Weiler, and other family, are buried. It is in Canton, Missouri, our Wagner hometown, high on the bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. Numerous generations and extended family were born, lived, and died there. Above: Paul Wagner at his parents' (Homer and Louise Wagner) grave. The location site is circled: Articles about some of our ancestors and relatives buried here: I found…
Wagner Boys’ road trip of 1931
This is a fun journal by Russell Wagner (Bill Russell) about the road trip he and his parents and brothers took to Pittsburgh, Akron, Washington DC and Niagra Falls in the summer of 1931. DOWNLOAD "Wagner Boys 1931 Trip" PDF
Bill Russell Timeline
This was compiled by Ben Wagner. DOWNLOAD "Bill Russell Time Line" compiled by Ben Wagner PDF
Annotated Bibliography – Bill Russell
This was compiled by Ben Wagner. DOWNLOAD "Bill Russell annotated bibliography" PDF
William Russell Jazz Collection at the Historic New Orleans Collection
42,500 items tracing the development of jazz in New Orleans that follows the migration of New Orleans musicians to New York, Chicago, California and beyond. William Russell, born Russell William Wagner (1905-1992), was a jazz historian and collector who focused on traditional New Orleans style jazz. The William Russell Jazz Collection documents his lifetime of studying New Orleans jazz and related musical forms such as brass bands, ragtime, and gospel music. Mr. Russell amassed…