Brief Life History of Laura
When Laura Kalmar was born on 15 December 1914, in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Paul Anton Kalmar, was 38 and her mother, Anna Dorthea Japelt, was 41. She married Robert Henry Ostrander on 17 November 1934, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930. She died on 28 April 2005, in California, United States, at the age of 90.
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Sources (10)
- Laura Palmer in household of Paul A Palmer, "United States Census, 1920"
- Laura Kalmar, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- Laura Kalmar, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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World Events (8)
1915 · Dinosaur National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument is a park that contains over 800 paleontological sites and fossils. It was declared a National Monument on October 4, 1915.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1938 · The DI is Opened To The Public
Deseret Industries is a non-profit organization and a division of Welfare Services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It includes a chain of retail thrift stores and work projects. Many of the items sold are second hand or never used. Such items include furniture, appliances, computers, and clothing. The DI also sells new furniture, much of it received directly from its own manufacturing plant in Salt Lake City. The DI provides job skill training for the physically, emotionally and socially challenged and seeks to place them into private sector employment.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Hungarian Attila, Gaza, Miklos.
Hungarian (Kalmár): occupational name from kalmár ‘merchant’ (from Middle High German kram ‘trading post, tent’). It is also found in Slovakia.
Swedish: habitational name from the seaport of Kalmar, which is situated opposite the island of Öland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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