Adair Family Website

1942 Photo album of Margaret Adair (Kruse)

-- Writings about John and Dick Loutzenhiser and their families –by Minnie Dezena Loutzenhiser

-- I wrote this story in my high school English class February 18, 1964, junior year. My story intended to be Huck Finn attending high school.

Highlights in the 8 months of letters that Earl Adair wrote to Mary Bailey before they married in June 1920.

-- Letter written by Mary Bailey Adair to the Gonicks in September 1957 including Cartland history and visit with Silas Cartland of Park Ridge, Illinois.

-- Another written letter that my grandmother wrote in August 1971, about her visits in Maine, Chicago, and Redding including Blockton Reunion.

Easter Greetings. 1920

Address: 1128 W 27 Street

Postmark: Redding (APR 6)

Mary Dear I don't believe I told you that I bought 100 shares in Oil stock for $175 00 I don't know if it will make any money or not, I got a letter from the company saying they had those gass well and three oil well that was producing oil and gass now and was going to drill twenty five more well the next year it sounds pretty good.

Sam is setting here playing cards all my himself. he is getting beat every time but he keep playing just the same.

Redding Iowa April 6 1920

Address: 1128 W. 27 Street

Postmark: Redding (APR 7)

Well the aeroplane did not get up it is comming up tomorrow that is what they say.

That was to bad about Arthur letting his car freeze up, I wish it would get warm so it wouldn't freeze anymore.

I have been helping Fred today he is looking for some cattle bullpens from Stockport Iowas tomorrow

These are letters written by Tom’s uncle’s brother-in-law when he was in the Army. V-Mail is a mail system that microfiched formatted letters for air transport to/from servicemen in World War II.