Stengrim Halvorsen (1799-1870) Halvorsen or Halverson? It depended on who was keeping the records at…

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

While Floyd was in the middle of the Atlantic on his way to the war,…

Floyd’s uncle Clarence Arthur Phillips wrote to Floyd who was still in France. Clarence was…

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

Margaret Spike (1781->1855) Margaret Spike was born on 16 Mar 1781 in Saratoga, Saratoga, New…

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

John Frost (1754-1822) John Frost was born on 03 Jan 1754 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts,…

This guy was a 1944 graduate. His senior portrait was taken by Anderson in Austin,…

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

Convert your old media to digital… Before it is too late! Restoring old media may…

The Lodge The 41st page of Sally’s photo album contained photos of Sally at a…

Arthur Guy Phillips was 24-years old, love-sick for his gal Florence, and perhaps feeling unappreciated…

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

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

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

New friends and new sights in Washington The 38th page of Sally’s photo album featured…

Priscilla (1768-1851) Priscilla was born 29 May 1768 in New York. But, we don’t even…

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

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

Edward Hall was born on 18 Jul 1727 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, as the second…

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

Knut Olson Aldalen (1787-1851) Knut Olson Aldalen was born in 1787 at the Aldahl farm…

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

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

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

There are so many places on the internet that may have information about your ancestors….

Nearly every week, a mystery is solved or some interesting twig (or nut) appears somewhere…

Who is this child? The photograph was part of a collection of photos originally owned…

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

Guy Allison Phillips (1866-1940) Guy Allison Phillips was born on 13 May 1866 in Clarence,…

Carl F. Fehlhaber (1845-1922) Carl F. Fehlhaber was born on 11 Feb 1845 in Posen,…

Wisconsin, Arlington, and Atlantic City The 44th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection…

When Bennett and his son Merlin hear a strange scratching sound inside the granary, they…

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

James W Huleress “Hugh” Fawcett (1848-1935) James W Huleress Fawcett was born on 12 Aug…

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

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

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

Lars Olson Aldahl (1856-1940) Lars Olson Aldahl was born on 24 Nov 1856 in Voss,…

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

Floyd spent another day in the middle of the Atlantic. He ate, rested, and took…

Katherine Hartshorne (1682-1759) Katherine Hartshorne was born on 02 May 1682 in Middletown, Monmouth, New…

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

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

Aschbrenners and Water The 26th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos…

Some letters are more entertaining than others. This one is a gem. Albert Harold Phillips…

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

Betsey Holmes (1800-1860) Betsey Holmes was born on 01 Mar 1800 in Stonington, New London,…

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

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

Hannah Miner (1671-~1708) Birth Hannah Miner was born on 21 Apr 1671 as the third…

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

Another storybook is available. It is an often told story from the Christianson family.

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

My time for family history was limited this week and will likely be non-existent next…

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

We are back! If anyone happened to notice, we were offline for a while. After…

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

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

Sunday at Camp Stuart might not have been very exciting. There was probably a great…

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

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

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

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

It is always exciting when my overnight house guests bring a stack of things that…

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

Thomas L. Antrim (1686-1732) Thomas L. Antrim was born on 30 Nov 1686 in Northampton,…

Floyd Boyce Phillips (1891-1971) Floyd Boyce Phillips was born on 07 Dec 1891 in Aurora,…

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

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

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

February 12th is National Plum Pudding Day! Happy National Plum Pudding Day! Plum pudding with…

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

Scenery, Family, and a Wedding The 18th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection…

Helen Lucina Baldwin (1855-1932) Helen Baldwin Fawcett (1855-1932) Helen Lucina Baldwin was born on 05…

Rochester Minnesota, like a lot of places, is exploding with craft beer. In the last…

John Bennett (1786-1837) John Bennett was born on 04 Apr 1786 in Orange, New York,…

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

Nearly every week, a mystery is solved or some interesting twig (or nut) appears somewhere…

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

Torkjel Johannesson Ovstedal (1772-1838) Torkjel Johannesson Ovstedal was born in 1772 on the Ovstedal farm,…

Marian in California and Miscellaneous Shots The 36th page of Sally’s photo album included many…

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

Washington and Niagara Falls The 39th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of…

Rochester Craft Beer Expo – 2016 We are only a few weeks away from the…

Vacation Drinking What better time to drink than on vacation? On a recent trip to…

John Estes (1800-1859) John Estes was born about 1800 in Kentucky as the second child…

This gal was a 1948 graduate. Her senior portrait was taken by Anderson in Austin,…

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

Florence Estelle Manning, the fiancé of Floyd’s brother Arthur Guy Phillips, wrote another friendly letter…

Lucretia Brownell (1799-1857) Lucretia Brownell Johnson. If I had a time travel machine, Lucretia is…

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

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

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

Margaret A. O’Donnell (1836-~1865) Margaret A. O’Donnell was born in 1836 in Kentucky as the…

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