The Family Parlor

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 Welcome to the Vintage Cottage!  

The Family Parlor room is a collection of original, identified family heirlooms. 

 - Certificates / Diplomas

 - Letters

-  Photographs

 - Postcards

 - Legal Documents

 - Misc. Identified items

We are excited to announce that our showcase items will be included in the historical collection at the Vintage Cottage Shop, which will open on July 4, 2025.  

We invite visitors to explore a selection of currently displayed items on our website.   

Please be informed that the website is updated daily. We encourage you to visit regularly for the latest information. For inquiries about specific items, please use our contact form. Thank you. 

Featured Heirloom

This document represents a significant historical artifact—a land contract dated 1869 between David Phetteplace, a resident of Norwich, New York, and Caleb B. Barr. 

This agreement details land transfer and reflects the legal and economic practices of the time, providing insight into the lives and transactions of these individuals.

Featured Photograph

This signed photograph is inscribed by Mabel Bowes.  

Photographer's Mark 

Nussbaumer's Portraits  

512 Main Street  

Buffalo, New York. Mabel Bowes

 Featured Heirloom

Baptism Certificate

This document certifies that Lilah Louise Bohnenstiehl, born on October 20, 1941, in the state of Illinois, was officially baptized on February 8, 1942.

Featured Notable Heirloom 

 In the 1951 photograph, Mayor Cobo of Detroit is seated in the impressive Genevieve automobile. 

The image is marked with the date "1951" and the caption, "Big Promotion with Mayor Cobo - Detroit." One of the attendants' names, "Henry," is written above him.  

Louis Goldenberg took the photograph from Paramount Photo Service at 10088 Hart, Huntington Woods, Michigan. The contact number for inquiries is WO—3-6232. 

Featured Postcard 

Miss Carrie Canum of Aledo, Illinois.

Colorado Postcard with several stamps/postmarks. 

Pike's Peak from Pilot Knob postcard.

The following family heirlooms have been added to our online directory. 

Surnames B

• Bangs, Velma  1910 Massachusetts
• Barber, O.P.  1910  Kansas
• Bauer, F.H. 1907  Illinois
• Bertolette, J.H.  1910  Ohio
• Black, Rev.  Mid-1900s -Isle of Wight
• Bowes, Mabel  early 1900s New York 
• Boyle, Ed  Early 1900s New York
• Brayton, Virginia 1949  New Hampshire
• Brown, Eva  1955  New York
• Buckley, O'Neal Mid-1900s  Military Photo

Surnames C

• Carbine, Evelyn L.  Age 18  Early 1900s
• Chesnutt, Malcolm Lott  1920-1930s  Texas   
• Christensen, Allie D.  1952  Washington
• Clark, Ross A.  1910  New York
• Cranford, Bonny Lee  1 year 
• Crate, Flo.  1911  Oregon
• Crouse, Lola  1914  Pennsylvania
• Cummings. C.H.  1917  New Hampshire

Surnames D

• Davis, Florence  1909  New York
• Davis, Margaret  1909  Virginia
• Davis, Mattie Lou  1957-1958  Fullerton Elementary 
• Davis, Maude  early 1900s  Iowa
• Dorn, Edith  1909  Illinois
• Drew, Davis  1958  Iowa

Surnames E

• Earl, Vera  Early 1900s  Canada
• Edwards, Keith E.  1961  South Carolina

Surnames F

• Farmer, Richard Hayden early 1900s Louisiana
• Finch, Sharon  1964  New York
• Fine, John Early 1900s
• Foster, E.  1911  New Hampshire
• Frerichs, Mary Louise 1927  Iowa

Surnames G

• Gantley, Constance  1929  
• Gerber, Elma  1909  Ohio
• Gill, William  1911  Pennsylvania
• Godfrey, R.L.  1909  New Jersey
• Good, Mary  1908  Ohio 
• Greenho, Earl  1909  Ohio
• Grimm, M.  1911 Massachusetts
• Gwynn, Mary  1935  
• Surnames H 
• Hawkins, Terry  1964  9 years old
• Haynes, Mary  1923  New York 
• Hoy, Harold  1930 Pennsylvania

Surnames J

• Johnson, H.E.  late 1800s

Surnames K

• Kennon, Elsbeth  1945  Texas
• Kingry, Larry K.  Mid 1900s Oregon
• Kingsworth, Henry  early 1900s  New York 
• Kranich, Frank / Helen  mid 1900s  Missouri

Surnames L

• Laumann, Carl  1910  Indiana 

Surnames M

• Mendall, Kay  1958  Iowa 
• Millen, Chester  1907  New York
• Mobelus, Bernardus  1912  France
• Montgomery, Amy & Scott  1980 (Amy 8 3/4 years / Scott 5 years)
• More, Barry  1960 - 1961 - Burnet Elementary 

Surnames N

• Nolte, A.W.  1931  Missouri

Surnames P 

• Paul, John   1914  New York
• Printz, Frank  1912  Ohio
• Pritt, Minnie  1910  West Virginia

Surnames S

• Schaeffer, Lourene  1912  Pennsylvania
• Shipp, Mary K.  Early 1900s  Kentucky
• Shore, F.M.  1917  Washington D.C.
• Smithson, Robert  Arthur  1953 Southerland, Winnogene  1938 Oklahoma
• Sprague,  J.W.  1912  Minnesota
• Starr, James  1890  Mar. 12  Iowa
• Stone, H.A. Esq. 1908  Indiana 
• Strong, Mabel M. (Teacher) Late 1800s 

Surnames Z

• Zobrist, Nelson  1932  Illinois

This page will be updated regularly with additional family heirlooms, so we encourage you to check back frequently to discover if we feature a piece of your family's history. 

Should you have any inquiries, please submit them via our contact form.