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Joshua Wolcott (1708-1753) Birth Joshua Wolcott was born on 15 Jun 1708 in Wethersfield, Hartford,…

Albert “Tom” Aveldo Phillips (1841-1925) Albert Aveldo Phillips was born on 26 Dec 1841 in…

Thomas Holmes (1744-1776) This birthday post was originally published in April 2016. Later, while working…

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Thomas Fawcett (1747/8-~1822) Today is the 268th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Fawcett. He…

In the last post in this series, we saw a letter that Gertrude Lovin Boyce…

Margaret Fitz Randolph (1744-1833) Margaret Fitz Randolph was born on 01 May 1744 in Essex,…

Hiking, Kids, and Madison The 20th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of…

Jerusha Bennett (circa 1811 – 1849) Happy Birthday Jerusha! We know you had a birthday…

Like in 2019, August 4th in 1918 was a Sunday. It was a day of…

Robert Boyes (1743-1803) Happy 273rd Birth Anniversary to Revolutionary War soldier, Robert Boyes. Robert Boyes…

Ole Knutson Aldahl (1814-1890) Ole Knutson Aldahl was born in 1814 (probably), but we don’t…

Picnic and Party The tenth page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos…

I am quite humbled to have been nominated and beyond thrilled to have been selected…

Spider Lake and Camp Wakanda The 22nd page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection…

Samuel Russell (1733-~1801) Today is the 283rd  anniversary of the birth of Samuel Russell. Born…

Not only did Floyd have to miss celebrating his birthday and Christmas with his family,…

Most days of most lives are “ordinary.” But, our ordinary is likely very different than…

Robert Fitz Randolph (1712-~1803) Birth Robert Fitz Randolph was born on 19 Jul 1712 in…

Gertrude Lovin Boyce  (1865-1957) Gertrude has made it easy for us to know about her…

Rebecca Hallett (1675-1730) Rebecca Hallett was born on 31 Aug 1675 in Astoria, Queens, New…

Elizabeth Linville (~1842->1871) Elizabeth A. Linville was born about 1842 in Callaway County, Missouri, as…

Gertrude wrote a letter to Floyd on the 1st anniversary of his departure for service…

Sabra Billings (1751->1840) Sabra Billings was born 265 years ago and lived in a volatile…

Abraham Bennett Sr. (1715-1777) Abraham Bennett Sr. was born on 06 Jun 1715 in Fairfield,…

John Borden (1729-1801) Two hundred and eighty-seven years ago, John Borden was born on 12…

Ebenezer Billings Jr. (1683/84-1760) Lieutenant Ebenezer Billings Jr. lived in Colonial America. During his 76-years…

Thankful Badcock (1667/68 – 1718) Today is the 348th anniversary of the birth of Thankful…

Curtis & Yale Friends The eleventh page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of…

George Lyon (1662-1694) George Lyon was born on 16 Dec 1662 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts,…

Trees and Friends and Friends in Trees The eighth page of Sally’s photo album featured…

Leona Catherine Miller (1899-1976) Leona Catherine Miller was born on 26 Aug 1899 in rural…

Johann Friederick Streich (1784-1852) It is amazing that we know anything about Johann. He didn’t…

Norman Arthur August Krueger (1904-1980) Norman Arthur August Krueger was born on 22 Nov 1904…

There was a man named John Farris… Nearly every week, a mystery is solved or…

Gertrude spent time thinking about her faraway son, Floyd. He was missing the Sandwich Fair,…

Barbara Mary Meyer (1881-1972) Barbara Mary Meyer was born on 09 Jun 1881 in Mendota,…

Collaboration Beer Dinner  Forager, Surly, Fulton and Toppling Goliath I just attended my first collaboration…

John Thomas Estes (1856-1947) Birth and Youth John Thomas Estes was born on 07 May…

Can you imagine not knowing where your son was or whether he was safe? Gertrude…

Rochester Craft Beer Expo – 2017 We are just a couple weeks away from the…

Björn Christianson Rukke (1841-1932) Björn Christianson Rukke was born on 11 Nov 1841 on the…

Zachariah Miller (1791-1869) Zachariah Miller was born on 01 Apr 1791 in New York. The…

Timothy Johnson (1792-1871) Timothy Johnson was born on 28 Jun 1792 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut,…

It is another happy day for me – another project is completed! I received my…

After a very early wake-up call, Floyd left from Newport News, Virginia, on 31 Jul…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! According to my Ancestry.com DNA test, I am of 6% Irish…

Albert Phillips wrote a long overdue but very lengthy letter to his brother Floyd, who…

Adam Boyce (1787-1874) Birth Adam Boyce was born on 25 Jul 1787 in Londonderry, Rockingham,…

The weather was gorgeous and it seemed like a bad idea to waste a Saturday…

Betty Hall (1768-1848) Betty Hall was born on 05 Jul 1768 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts,…

George Leifheite Miller (1830-1921) George Leifheite Miller was born on 14 Oct 1830 in Nassau,…

Farm, Home, and Service The 17th page of Sally’s photo album featured a random collection…

Catherine Leifheite (1796-1872) Catherine Leifheite was born on 29 Dec 1796 in Rensselaer, New York….

With the new year comes new adventures. I’m completely retired now and have officially launched my…

Hannah Tolman (1642-1729) Hannah Tolman was born on 27 Jul 1642 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts…

Carl Friedrich Fehlhaber (1803-1885) Birth and Marriage Happy birthday to Carl Friedrich Fehlhaber who was…

Edward Morris (1688-1769) Edward Morris was born on 09 Nov 1688 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts…

Transportation, Scenery, Extended Family, and School The second page of Sally’s photo album featured a…

Daniel Harris (1653-1735) Daniel Harris was born on 16 Jul 1653 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut,…

Genet Boyes (1754-1845) Genet Boyes was born on 25 Aug 1754 in Londonderry, Rockingham, New…

Emilie Friedericke Luise Draeger (1850-1910) Emilie Friedericke Luise Draeger was born on 12 Oct 1850…

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a planner by nature. I like to…

The school picture of this little boy was included in a photo album put together…

Charlotte Johnson (1820-1904) Charlotte Johnson was born on 14 Sep 1820 in Genesee, New York,…

Girls and Relatives The fifth page of Sally’s photo album contained shots with friends and…

Wilhelmina Mathwich (1817-1899) Wilhelmina Mathwich was born in 1817 in Hansfelde, Posen, Prussia. There are…

Joseph Frost (1783-1857) Joseph Frost was born on 04 Jul 1783 in Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts,…

Sarah “Sally” Rockwell (1786-1849) Sarah Rockwell was born on 04 Apr 1786 in Warwick, Orange,…

Elizabeth Partridge (1688-1768) Elizabeth Partridge was born on 07 Oct 1688 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts,…

Floyd’s 11-year old cousin Donald James Phillips wrote a very newsy article. His account of…

Thomas C. O’Donnell (1810-1894) I think the O’Donnell family might be fascinating. But, because of…

We have come to the end of the WWI journey for Floyd Boyce Phillips. After…

Edmund Brace (1797-1884) Edmund Brace was born in 1797 in Connecticut. Where? When? To Whom?…

Zelpha Lou McCall (1866-1900) Zelpha Lou McCall was born in July 1866 in Callaway County,…

Margaret Miller (1676-1764) Today we remember Margaret Miller who was born 340 years ago. She was…

Snow and Golf Sally (second from right) and friends enjoying winter. Sally (back, far left)…

Scenes and People The 40th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos…

After a short night of sleep in a real bed, Floyd woke up to his…

Mostly Washington The 45th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos mostly…

Hallstein Nilson Haugveie (1796-1891) Hallstein Nilson Haugveie was born very late in 1796 in Hemsedal,…

Coming off my high of getting to spend a day at the Minnesota History Center…

Gertrude Lovin Boyce Phillips had to send two of her sons, Albert and Floyd, off…

Ernestine-Caroline Neuman (1811-1873) Ernestine-Caroline Neuman was born on 23 Sep 1811 in Posen, Prussia, Germany. The…

Birgit Nilsdtr Lostegaard (1843-1887) Birth Birgit Nilsdtr Lostegaard was born on 23 Feb 1843 on…

Roseanna Fuller (1759-1844) Roseanna Fuller was born on 16 May 1759 in Amenia, Dutchess, New…

Jacob B. Meyer (1836-1887) Jacob B. Meyer was born on 22 Feb 1836 in Hettingen,…

Frederick Wilhelm Aschbrenner (1839-1935) Frederick Wilhelm Aschbrenner was born on 14 Feb 1839 in Hansfelde,…

It’s done! It’s done! It’s finally done! I’m happy to announce that I have completed…

Johann Krueger (1841-1911) I was just texting with a friend earlier this week about how…

Katharina Barbara Muench was born and baptized on 04 Mar 1810 in Obrigheim, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg,…

This toddler is outside on the farm. The photograph was part of a collection of…

I have been asked on more than one occasion why I am so interested in…

The Meyer Family book is now available.

People and Indian School The 47th and final page of Sally’s photo album featured many…

Tuesday, 23 July 1918 was the day that Floyd left Camp Hancock in Augusta, Georgia….

Thomas Holmes (1710/11-1796) Oh Wow! Studying Thomas for this birthday post has certainly unlocked another…

This is the sixth installment of the series on the 19th amendment. Thus far, we’ve…

William Riley Estes (1833-1880) William Riley Estes was born in 1833 (or so) in Callaway,…