by Sears Homes | Oct 30, 2011 | Uncategorized |
My involvement in Addie’s story began on June 13, 2011 when I was cleaning out my late father’s apartment and found a couple old photo albums amongst his possession. Inside the old albums were pictures of people I knew nothing about, and a couple photos...
by Sears Homes | Oct 30, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Often people ask me why I care about pursuing this old Addie story. After all, she’s been dead 110 years, and everyone who knew her is dead. What’s the point? My oft-repeated response is this: “Addie was someone’s beloved little girl.”...
by Sears Homes | Oct 13, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Dr. Oatway misrepresented the facts on Addie’s death certificate. Or he misrepresented the facts to the state board of health. Either of which tell us, Dr. Oatway filed a false report – with someone. In 1876, Wisconsin (and many other states) created a...
by Sears Homes | Sep 28, 2011 | Uncategorized |
My adventure into this Addie Hoyt story began with an ending: My father’s. June 10, 2011, my father passed on. He was 91 years old. Three days later, I was cleaning out the apartment at my late father’s assisted living facility and found a book of old...
by Sears Homes | Sep 15, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Addie’s story sure has people stirred up. I’ve been a writer for 20 years, and I’ve never been the recipient of so many negative and ugly emails in my entire life. On September 14th, I wrote a long and detailed blog explaining why I care about Addie...
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