In a post about the gardener’s Aunt Eileen being born, I posted a photo of the house that Isidore and Celia Scheshko had purchased in 1925. The address was 739 Essex Street in Brooklyn and is the yellow house in the Google Maps photo. They also had Celia’s cousin Rose Goodstein Cohen, her husband Isidore Cohen, and daughter Grace boarding with them.
Now I have discovered some distressing news. I subscribed to Newspapers.com because that was the only way I could get access to the New York newspapers. I actually was looking for other information and decided to do a quick “Scheshko” search since it is such an unusual surname. Sure enough, I discovered that the house must have been in Celia’s name–and was foreclosed on in 1931. (At least that is my reading of this article–lawyers, what say you?!)
This clipping was from the Brooklyn Times Union, but sadly it was in many newspapers.
There are other articles I might want to read, but they are locked. I would need to upgrade to the Publisher Extra subscription. Does anybody know if I can access it through another membership I have, such as Ancestry?
I was sorry to see that Celia and Isidore lost the house they must have loved and been so proud of. The American Dream gone a little sour on them.
Entering the Pale 
Ancestry members get an approx. $30/year discount on newspapers.com subscriptions, but you still have to pay.
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I don’t remember any option like that when I signed up for my regular membership. Do you know how much the basic membership should have cost if I have Ancestry? Thanks!
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It is always jarring to encounter evidence of bad news when you research someone.
I’ll send you a PM on Facebook.
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Yes, it was sad also to think that their grandchildren didn’t even know they lost their house.
Thanks, Maggie!
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It is sad. My grandparents lost their farm because of the depression and my dad was unemployed for a while. My mom used to talk about making potatoes stretch. I can’t help with the newspaper articles.
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Oh, I’m so sorry about your grandparents! What a disaster for your family, Kate! Did you grow up knowing about it?
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Not much. It happened long before I was born but my brothers who are much older remember it well.
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I have Newspapers Extra—email me.
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🙂 Thanks, Amy!
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That is heartbreaking to read.
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So heartbreaking. And isn’t it strange their grandchildren didn’t even know about it?!
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I wonder how much uncomfortable knowledge is kept from the next and subsequent generations.
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That is what I am wondering!
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It is possible they redeemed the property before it went to auction. More info is required.
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I also have the ‘extra’ Luanne and I am always available to help 🙂 I see Amy already responded but email me too if you need any help 🙂 Sharon
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Thank you so much, Sharon. Genealogy blogger friends are the best!
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This is a sad one, Luanne. I can tell you from personal experience the loss is about much more than the property – although that’s painful enough. I’m so sorry for that family.
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That is so true. Kate says her grandparents lost their farm. Livelihood and home all tied up together!
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Luanne – there is a free and very good website that has tons of newspapers all around New York State: FultonHistory.com. When you are on homepage, look at the scrolling bar in the left pane, look for !!New Here!! Click on it and see about 5 pages of instructions on how to search and use the website. I printed it so I could make notes on what to put in the search bar easier. Ie type in Brooklyn ny and it shows 2000 newspapers. It’s takes getting used to. If you need help you can email me and I will help you with the search phrase. L
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Thank you, Linda. Amy told me about it, too! I need to learn how to do more on it, but as it is I found something that I am posting in the morning ;). Thank you so much!
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I pay one month at a time and cancel when I no longer have the time or need to access; then re-up with the need arises.
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Oh, yes … finding disappointing news is sometimes the price of trying to learn more, but I’m always a little surprised at how much it affects me. I hope this one ends up with a happy ending.
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Thank you, Laura! I agree with you–once we open the Pandora’s Box we have no idea what we will find!
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