Stone, Margot Nashelsky, 1921-
Biography
Margot Nashelsky was born in Gudensberg, Germany in 1921 to Julius (1887) and Friedl (1897) Nashelsky. Her brother Dieter was born in 1920 and her brother Gunter Martin was born in 1926. The family immigrated to the United States in 1934 and opened a store in Fowler, Colorado. Margot Nashelsky met Victor Stone at a USO dance in San Francisco and married in Arizona. Julius and Friedl wanted to retire from running the store and in about 1950 Victor and Margot Narshelsky Stone moved to Fowler and took over the store which became a Ben Franklin store. Fowler is 150 miles southeast of Denver. Margot's relatives who lived in Denver helped Paul and Meta Stone relocate to Denver where the Stones bought the Capitol Hill Bookstore.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Ben Franklin Store in Fowler, Colo. , circa 1955
Photo envelope contains color photographs of the Ben Franklin Store in Fowler, Colorado and the Nashelsky family. A black and white photo of Julius, Friedl, and Gunther Martin in front of the Nash Store which became the Ben Franklin store in Fowler, Colorado and a second photograph of Margot Nashelsky Stone on a float as President of the Fowler Chamber of Commence, Volunteer of the Year.
Box 1, 1891-1994
Scrapbook of Nashelsky Family in Germany
Photo scrapbook of the Nashelsky and related families in Germany.
Victor and Margot Nashalsky Stone Papers
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