Any Day News Article #1
Marjorie Voorhees Bagby Jarrett and the Albert H. Hill PTA
Back in February 2020, the website newspapers.com, which is a website that bills itself as the "largest online newspaper archive," had a weekend with free access. So I was going through my research log and looking for some obituaries that I wanted. While searching the last name Voorhees and Richmond, Virginia, up came a lot of hits for Mary Marjorie Voorhees. I found many family obituaries, but I also found some wonderful announcements in the Richmond Times-Dispatch for my wife's grandmother Marjorie Voohees Bagby Jarrett. It used to be a common thing to submit to the local paper social engagements. I found some great social announcements along with some announcements for church programs.But the announcement I want to highlight today is in honor of the Parent-Teacher Association (P-TA) Founders' Day which is recognized on February 17.
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| Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 27, 1951, p. 20. Downloaded from Newspapers.com February 17, 2020. |
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| Clipping from page 20, R T-D, April 27, 1951. |
The announcement indicates that Marjorie was elected to the office of first vice-president of the Albert H. Hill P-TA. Typically elections are for the next school year, in this case, the 51-52 school year. In 1951, the Albert H. Hill school was a K-8 school located in the near West End of Richmond. It is located at Roseneath Rd. and Patterson Ave.
How I'm related to Marjorie Voorhees Bagby Jarrett:
Saunders A. BAGBY = Mary Marjorie VOORHEES
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Wife's Father = Wife's Mother
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Me = Wife
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Wife's Father = Wife's Mother
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Me = Wife
In the genealogy blogging community, there are many different prompts that are used to help bloggers write content for their blogs. Today, I am creating a new prompt called "Any Day News Article." Bloggers can use this prompt any day of the week to feature a news article they have found in their genealogy research.
I love old newspapers.
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