Album 1, Part 2 (pages 5-8)
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Ed Lindberg out to chop down Christmas tree, 1919, two months after marrying
Dot.
This is at their honeymoon home in Gwinn, Michigan, 30 miles southeast of
Ishpeming.
Ishpeming is in the upper peninsula, where Ed's father John was supervisor of an iron
mine.
Link to map
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Dorothy, now Lindberg, with chopped Christmas tree
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These are probably one of Ed's sisters (left) and mother.
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Snow scene outside Gwinn, Michigan, on the way to or from chopping Christmas tree
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Page 6 has five photos of snow scenes around Gwinn
Three are presented here.
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Gwinn scene
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Gwinn scene
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Ed and Dot with newborn Donald Ernest (in Dot's arms) and firstborn Dorothy
Rosalie
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Elizabeth Slack (Dorothy's mother) with baby Don and Dorothy Rosalie
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Dorothy Rosalie Lindberg, firstborn child to Ed and Dot Lindberg
As you will learn, Dorothy had Down's syndrome and lived only until 17 years.
She was a very sweet girl and loved by all in the family.
Best-known saying: "I don' want any of them damn bims (beans)."
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Probably Anne Slack (Dot's sister) with children
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Dorothy Myrtle Slack shortly before marrying, about 23 years old
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Elizabeth and Edward Slack, Dorothy's parents
Click here to see Edward's description
of sailing to America, written at age 14 years.
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Bert Slack roughhousing with Agnes Porter, while Ernest Smiles
Bert and Ern were Dot's brothers; Bert and Agnes later married.
(Bert and Ernie the muppets came much later!!)
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Dot holding the paper, with possibly a Nickelson cousin