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Wilkens Family
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Wilkens Family
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Thursday, November 26, 2015
Five Years--A Milestone
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In late November of 2010, I made the decision to create something I had always dreamed about finding on the internet...a caché of historic p...
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Saturday, September 5, 2015
The Wilkens Family Move into 9th Street Cottage--1958
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Pharmacist, Harold Wilkens and his wife, Ellen, purchased their first home in 1958. For years they leased doubles in the Emerson Heights and...
Saturday, August 29, 2015
East Washington Street Double 1949 and 2015
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In 1949, Samuel Wheeler posed for this photo next to his Ford Coupe in the driveway of 5115 East Washington Street. This home is no longer s...
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Exciting Times at an East Washington Street Double
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For years the Wilkens family dwelled in a small one-bedroom double along Linwood Avenue. In 1950, Harold and Ellen Wilkens along with their ...
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Tough Times on Linwood Avenue During the Great Depression
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Harold Wilkens (1904-1976) and Ellen Smolley (1908-1964) eloped in 1930 and kept their marriage a secret for two years. They lived separatel...
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