Category Archives: Buffalo

A Mystery Solved

My father never knew what happened to his brother Hamilton Redfield Norvell Jr, — shown below in one of  his only photos. Perhaps not on the scale of what ever happened to Amelia Earhart, but in our family in many … Continue reading

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Norvells in World War I

Two of my uncles, Jack and Steve, and an aunt Emily served in World War I. They were the only ones of that generation to do so in my family.  My Dad, the baby of the family, was born in 1911 … Continue reading

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Suicide at Niagara Falls ….

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