John McCreary Jarrell – Driller in the Lead Mines

Before moving to Detroit, Michigan, USA, John McCreary Jarrell worked in the lead mines of his native state of Missouri. Southeastern Missouri was known as the "Lead Belt," for the many lead mines located there. The photo is a postcard of Desloge Consolidated Lead Mill No. 3, located in John's hometown of Desloge, Missouri. The... Continue Reading →

Joseph Saxe Schermack -Iceboating 1940

Joseph Saxe Schermack on his iceboat, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Joseph was called "Young Joe" by the family, to distinguish him from his father, inventor Joseph J. Schermack, Jr.. He was a first cousin of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #detroit #familyhistory #genealogy #detroithistory #familyphotography #familyphotos #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #oldphotos #phonograph #josephjschermack #schermackcompanies

Margret Schermack Rueger with Phonograph, Circa 1915

Margaret Schermack Rueger poses with an early phonograph in Detroit, Michigan, USA, circa 1915. She was the daughter of inventor Joseph J. Schermack, Jr. and a first cousin of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #detroit #familyhistory #genealogy #detroithistory #familyphotography #familyphotos #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #oldphotos #phonograph #josephjschermack #schermackcompanies

Grace Schermack and Mary Ann Jarrell – 1940s

Grace Richards Schermack with niece Mary Ann Jarrell ("Cookie") and a canine friend at 19470 Winston Detroit, Michigan, USA, circa late 1940s. The Schermack's stone-fronted bungalow is in the background. Grace was the married to Alfred Henry Schermack, uncle of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #falknerjarrell #Schermack_Genealogy #Jarrell_Genealogy #familyhistory #genealogy #Detroit #Michigan #detroithistory

Blumenstiel and Jarrell Family, 1960s

John William Blumenstiel (left) with daughter Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell and her husband, Vernon Lee Jarrell. Photo was taken in the mid-1960s at the Blumenstiel residence on Grandview Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, USA. #familyhistorian #genealogy #familyhistory #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #detroit #detroithistory #familypictures #genealogyphoto #jarrellgenealogy

Schermack Corporation Factory, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Schermack Corporation factory at 1164 W. Baltimore, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Schermack companies were founded by inventor Joseph J. Schermack. He began the Schermack Mailing Machine Company in 1906 to manufacture the Schermack Mailing Machine, later known as the Mailometer. The company later sold the mailing machine to the Mailometer Corporation and focused on the... Continue Reading →

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