Farm and Falls The thirteenth page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos…

I get pretty excited these days when I find a new branch on the family…

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

This wedding portrait of a young couple was taken at Austin Photo Studios in Austin,…

Gals and Kids and Relatives The sixth page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection…

It has come to my attention that thus far this blog has covered all ancestors…

In the first in what will become a regular series of birthday remembrances, I’m taking…

Peter Morris Cornell (1829-1892) The search for Peter Cornell started fairly early in my adulthood…

I was excited a week ago when I started thinking about the event. But now, the…

Elizabeth Plumb (1669-1747) Elizabeth Plumb was born on 01 Nov 1669 as the first child…

“Spell it Kümmel or Kuemmel, but pronounce it Kimmel.” Wausau Daily Herald, 14 September 1934…

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

Peter Christianson Paaverud was believed to have been born in 1697, but an exact date…

Mary Stolp (1871-1915) Mary Stolp. Mary Stolp was born on 06 Apr 1871 in Sandwich,…

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

In this seemingly obligatory letter, Guy Phillips wrote from Canada to his son Floyd who…

Elvira Mary Palmer was born on 06 Aug 1837 in New York as the first…

Ragnild Torkjelsdtr Ofstedal (1816-1880) Ragnild was another ancestor without a precisely known birth date, so…

My brother-in-law brought to my attention, via Facebook, that today is National Drink Wine Day….

George Brownell (1711-1800) George Brownell was born on 21 Jun 1711 in Little Compton, Newport,…

Asle Embrickson Torset was born in 1775 in Hemsedal, Buskerud, Norway (Nørde Torset) as the…

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

Who was Virginia Best? I was struggling last week with one of the descendants of…

Jane has been in our family tree for quite some time but her surname has…

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

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

Tuesday had Floyd and his comrades up early. The guys still didn’t know exactly what…

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

John Webster (1718-1800) John Webster was born on 22 Apr 1718 in Plainfield, Essex, New…

Frank Palmer Miller (1874-1925) Frank Palmer Miller was born on 12 Feb 1874 in Big…

DC and a Trip Home The 43rd page of Sally’s photo album featured pictures taken…

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

In his last journal entry for many months, Floyd gives a summary of what happened…

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

Johann Carl Friedrich Lemke (1845-????) Johann Carl Friedrich Lemke was born on 22 May 1845…

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

Roy, the oldest of the Phillips brothers, penned a letter to his brother Floyd who…

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

John M Meador (1734-1824) Birth John M. Meador was born on 14 Jul 1734 in…

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

As part of a variety of refreshments we provided at an 80th birthday party this…

Friedrich Samuel Aschbrenner (1810-1885) Friedrich Samuel Aschbrenner was born on 19 Oct 1810 in Posen,…

Philip David Krueger (16 Oct 1990 – 24 Jul 1992) 24 July 2017. This is…

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

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

On a recent vacation to the Black Hills of South Dakota, we discovered that besides…

We are related to the Estes of Estes Model Rockets Nearly every week, a mystery…

Jane Russell (1818-1900) Jane Russell was born on 27 Jun 1818 in Frankfort, Herkimer, New…

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

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

Friends and Animals The ninth page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos…

This is how much beer they normally pour. The Program for the 2016 Rochester Craft…

Ragnild Bjornsdtr Skolt (1809-1900) Ragnild Bjornsdtr Skolt was born on 04 Jul 1809 in Skolt,…

Jim loved just about every dish his family made—except for one: sauerkraut. Based on a…

Washington D.C. The 42nd page of Sally’s photo album takes us back to Washington D.C….

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

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

Joseph Baldwin (1751-1844) Joseph Baldwin, signature Birth Joseph Baldwin was born on 13 Sep 1751…

Madison, Dells, Kids The 21st page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos…

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

Wood for breakfast The 15th page of Sally’s photo album featured photos of family and…

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

Sally and friends The 28th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos…

Birgit Tolleivsdatter Uppsata was born on 29 Sep 1760 in Ål, Buskerud, Norway. Uppsala has…

Boating and Iowa The 30th page of Sally’s photo album included pictures of boating and…

Marta Knudsdtr Horvei was born in about July 1789 on the Horvei farm in Voss,…

Jacob W. Phillips (1781-1847) Jacob W. Phillips was born on 27 Sep 1781 in Claverack,…

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

Selma Cornelia Aschbrenner (1904-1983) Happy Birthday Sally! Selma Cornelia Aschbrenner was born on 07 May…

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

When my parents recently gave me a pretty box full of miscellaneous stuff, I was…

Clara Christine Elsabe Freese (1859-1943) Clara Christine Elsabe Freese was born on 29 Jun 1859…

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

Jonathan Rockwell, Jr. (1711-1784) Birth This is the 305th anniversary of the birth of Jonathan…

John Loverin (1762-1843) It has been written that the most interesting parts of a person’s life…

Barbara Mary Stadler (1844-1904) Barbara Mary Stadler was born 172 years ago on 23 Aug…

Barebo Engebretsdtr Torset (1848-1940) Barebo Engebretsdtr Torset was born on 09 Mar 1848 in Endredokken,…

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

Stephen Bacon (1677-1766) Stephen Bacon was born on 21 Aug 1677 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts,…

Mildred Holland (1779-1854) Today is the 238th anniversary of the birth of Mildred Holland. She was…

In observance of Thank Your Mentor Day, I am writing about the importance of having…

Farewell to Washington and Back to Wisconsin The 46th page of Sally’s photo album includes…

It is an exciting day when the mailman brings me a box containing books that…

Thomas Leland Estes (1896-1968) Thomas Leland Estes was born on 28 Mar 1896 in Castana,…

This first post in the series finds Floyd still on American soil. Floyd was inducted…

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

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

Camping is always an adventure… especially when raccoons are around! Camping with Raccoons is a…

It’s official! 2016 is here and with it comes the official opening of Family Past…

One of Floyd’s brothers wrote him a letter and signed it “Balsy.” Comparing handwriting and…

Yesterday was the 7th annual lefse making day for my family. Lefse is a big…

Jonas Weed (1610-1676) Jonas Weed came to America as part of the Great Migration. He…

Elizabeth Baldwin was born on 11 Apr 1771 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut as the…

Cars and Farm The 12th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos…

Patience Harris (1683-1777) Patience Harris was born on 15 May 1683 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut…

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

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

Camp Wakanda and more The 14th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of…

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