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Celebrated

Marriage certificate, dated May 11th, 1870:

The Certifies That
The Rite of
Holy Matrimony
Was Celebrated Between

William E. Handy and
Mary Ann McCarthy
Both of the town of Ephratah in the County
of Fulton  and State of New York by me
a Minister of the Gospel May 11th 1870
E.G.R. Joshua

Witness: S. Brookins

Found in "Romola" by George Eliot. Published by Harper and Brothers, no date, circa 1860s.



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Guys And Dolls

Drawing.

Found in "A Brief History of the United States" by Joel Dorman Steele. Published by the American Book Company, 1885.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was  Desiree , who entered here on the website.

Desiree, I will try and get in touch with you via your profile - please email me if yo usee this: fb@forgottenbookmarks.com

Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.

Friday Giveaway: 10 Matched Volumes of Classics - contest closed

Contest now closed, the winner will be announced shortly.

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Friday Giveaway: 10 Matched Volumes of Classics

I'm giving away these ten books this week.

To enter, leave a comment below. You can also enter on Facebook , Twitter or via email .

I will sort through all the entries and announce a winner tomorrow morning at 11:00 AM Eastern.

Good luck!

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The Boys

Small black and white photograph, no date or writing.

Found in "Tom Brown's School Days: At Rugby" by Thomas Hughes. Published by Porter and Coates, ca 1880.

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Adventure Time

Tootsie Pop wrapper.

Found in "The Mona Lisa is Missing: Choose Your Own Adventure #76" by Ramsey Montgomery. Published by Bantam, 1988.

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Comet

Letter, dated June 20th, 1989:

Dear Jimmy,

I received an ad for this and decided to get it for you because I remembered that you wanted to find out about it. It may be more basic physics than you're interested in; I'll be glad to discuss any part of it with you if you have questions.

Best regards,
Kent

Found in "Comet" by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan. Published by Random House, 1985.

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Charlatans

Note:

Are some of my cultural friends charlatans?

Sometimes I wonder if I am, a charlatan, I mean.

from (?)
Nov. 8, 1987

Found in "Architecture: The Natural and the Manmade" by Vincent Scully. Published by St. Martin's Press, 1991.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Elizabeth Czapski, who entered on Facebook.

Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.