Frozen in Time - The Girl with the Golden Hair; Edith Howard Cook.
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Published 2022-04-28
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STORY:
Edith Howard Cook was a child that died at the age of 2 years 10 months. Her cast iron coffin and mummified body were found in 2016 during a home renovation project in San Francisco, California. At the time of the discovery, her identity was unknown. However, it was known that the modern residence was atop the former location of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows cemetery, which was in use between 1860 and 1901.
The Odd Fellows cemetery was initially on the outskirts of the growing city of San Francisco, but was closed around 1903 and all bodies were exhumed in the 1930s to make way for new residential neighborhoods. Nearly all traces of the former cemetery, including headstones, were removed at that time.
An archaeoforensics investigation was able to identify her name using genealogy, mapping, stable isotope, and DNA analyses.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Howard_Cook
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All Comments (20)
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Precious child. I'm happy she was found and laid to rest in a beautiful spot.
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This is a beautiful story. It is unfortunate, however, that her coffin was cracked open and now her preservation has ended. But wonderful that her cherub-like photo was immortalized on the headstone.
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My grandmother was born in 1880 said Mothers in those days often spoke of their first children (family) and second children (family) as they lost so many to diseases we consider minor today. She said she was so blessed because she was born at a time that all of her 8 children lived to be adults.
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She looks like an actual Angel. Her beauty and innocence is so beyond this world.
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This one was a tear jerker. I'm so glad they found her and gave her a burial.
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This story is just amazing. All the work that went into identifying this little girl and laying her to rest again....no one could have told this story better.
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I find the artists rendition of her to be absolutely beautiful. I also find the actual state of her preservation to be absolutely beautiful. She was left behind by accident and she was found in an absolutely amazing state also by accident. Despite all of the time and moving and building around her, her body remained virtually untouched. She just as easily could have been completely destroyed or never found at all. I think it’s absolutely amazing that she was given a name again and a final place to rest as well.
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RIP little angel ! 🙏💋 from France 🇫🇷
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What a beautiful story and such a gorgeous wee girl.Sad that her coffin was opened and she put into an ordinary one so now all the years she was preserved was wasted.
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That picture, she’s so hauntingly beautiful. Kudos to the lady who investigated the trail and found a family member.
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Oh my goodness, I’ve never heard of such a coffin, and little Edith’s story was incredibly moving. The verse on her headstone was particularly apt “I once was lost, and now I am found” . Amazing Grace indeed!! The respect and dedication to finding out who this little girl was just shows there is a lot of humanity in the world. The people involved in the Miranda Eve project deserved all the recognition and praise for making sure Edith is remembered forever 😇
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"I once was lost, but now I'm found" OOF that almost broke me bad. So glad she's finally found rest
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I am glad the workers found little Edith now the world knows who she was, nice narration and story, thank you for sharing it with us today.
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Those faces of the forgotten about kids really gets me 😥 Really was frozen in time! She is still here in spirit as well.
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Impressive and sad tale, Ron. The baby was a gorgeous little gal, but given the circumstances of her illness and death; it is reasonable. As a librarian/history teacher, I was incredibly impressed by the perseverance and research of the folks involved in identifying her and her descendants. Great video, Ron. You really do your homework. Thank you for sharing Edith’s story. Blessings and stay safe💜🙏🏾😇
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I think it is terrible to move a cemetery like that. What a mess! Leave them be. This story is a real tear jerker. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
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Precious story…This reminds me of a story even though it’s different, but is about my Grandmothers cousin who died as a child, she was not embalmed I guess due to the cost, I heard this story over and over growing up. My Grandmother told me the coffin was made of metal and had a glass top. She told me when her mother took her up to look at her cousin her cousin opened her eyes and she saw her breath on the glass,This was in 1918, So that had to be a Fisk coffin I thought you would find this interesting…Thank you Ron for this beautiful story. keep bring us these awesome stories…God Bless…
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I remember this story when it happened. I am so glad that they were able to find out more information as to her real name and her living ancestor! I’m glad she had a proper burial. Beautiful little girl. Thank you for providing us with this story and doing the investigative work. I was glad to see the finale of what happened in this case.
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Beautiful capture, she’s peacefully resting unbothered. This is the best that can be done for her. Sweet dreams, you’re in heaven while your body rests.
