Monthly Archives: February 2015

One of the San Francisco Chronicle articles refers to “a young woman called Burpee” and says “She claimed to be divorced from her husband but no one knew anything about her.” This was not true. Her husband was Arthur Elbridge Burpee who came from … Continue reading →

A family member asked me this question recently. The answer is confidently ‘Yes’ – at least for the name Lizzie. Edner Elder was married under the name Edner Kurtain and she continued to be called Edner until her death in Dunedin … Continue reading →