I sure like it when family lore meets reality and wins. I was told my great aunt, Maria Alexine Lassalle, was a member of the Signal Corp. during WWI. My only proof was an unidentified photograph. Thanks to one of our readers, I now I have proof. Why Would A French Immigrant Be In The…
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A French Woman Abandoned in San Francisco in the 1880s
I don’t know why Magdelaine Mazeres left France for America. She arrived in the late 1870s, a single woman, navigating the bustling city of San Francisco alone. She ended up in a bad situation. Would she survive the challenges ahead of her as a single parent alone in the city? Let’s find out. Here is…