Eau Claire Dells and parade The 31st page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection…

Coralee is almost ten—smart, curious, and always ready for fun. When her parents leave for…

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bertha H. Stemson (1877-1968) Bertha H. Stemson was born on 05 Mar 1877 in Newry,…

Jorand Christiansdtr Rukke (1841-1906) Jorand Christiansdtr Rukke was born on 08 Apr 1838 in Nes,…

Most of the people in this picture have been identified. There is just one question…

Nathaniel Collins (1641/42-1684) We haven’t been this far back in time for a while. It…

This first post in the series introduces you to our sixteen female ancestors who were…

Our German ancestors are challenging. The language barrier, changing political boundaries, and lack of records,…

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

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

This is the fourth post in our series on women’s suffrage. In the first post…

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

The Meyer Family book is now available.

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

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

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

Kristi Knudsdr (1807-1884) Knudsdr, Knudsdtr, and Knudsdatter are three ways that her name was written….

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

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

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

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

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

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

Zilpha Hodges (1807-1884) Zilpha Hodges was born on 18 Jan 1807 in Franklin, Virginia, as…

Bertha Auguste Henriette Kluender (1848-1936) Bertha Auguste Henriette Kluender Aschbrenner. Bertha Auguste Henriette Kluender was…

Bennett Nils Christianson (1902-2000) This week of each year is always a little tough. For so…

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

Joanna Friedericke Streich (1824-1906) Joanna Friedericke Streich was born on 08 Nov 1824 in Dobberphul,…

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

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

Hooray! After months and months of effort, the Phillips book has finally been published. Though…

Pierce Brownell (1781-~1802) Pierce Brownell is one of those ancestors who can frustrate his descendants….

Life in Camp Stuart kept Floyd busy. He didn’t have time to write much on…

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

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

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

I really don’t want to be older than I already am, but I sometimes wish…

People and camp The 37th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos…

Barbo Eriksdatter Lostegaard (1807-1899) Barbo Eriksdatter Lostegaard was born on 09 Feb 1807 in Gol,…

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

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

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

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

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

These girls are possibly not all from the same family. They may be granddaughters of…

When we last left Floyd, he was asleep on board a Norfolk & Western train…

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

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

It’s good to know that Floyd was confident in the ability of the gunners, destroyers,…

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

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

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the armistice was…

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

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

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

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

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

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

Farm and Family Sally’s album starts in about 1920 when she was a teenager. Her…

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

Augusta Baumann (1840-1900) Augusta Baumann was born on 02 Oct 1840 in Germany as the…

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

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

Christian Oleson Rukke (1805-1874) Christian Oleson Rukke. Christian Olseon Rukke was born to Ole Thorson Tollefsgardie…

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

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

The War was over and Floyd was back in Illinois, right? WRONG! He celebrated his…

Welcome! This blog will offer musings on the favorite pursuits of genealogy and drinking. Combining…

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

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

Girls Gone Wild 1917 Style Nearly every week, a mystery is solved or some interesting…

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

Loved Ones and Friends The seven page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of…

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

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

Joy cometh later in the afternoon – helping an adoptee connect Nearly every week, a…

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

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

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

As August began, Floyd found himself learning the routine of life on board the USS…

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

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

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

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

I am very excited to announce that my book “The Christianson Family” is now available….

Let me help! Whether you want a quick look at your family tree or you…

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

Ervin Anklam Wedding plus The 25th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of…

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

Jane Elizabeth Cornell (1853-1942) Jane Elizabeth Cornell was born on 17 Jul 1853 in Grass…

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

Peace talks were just beginning in Paris and people back home were thinking about Floyd…

Halvor Stemson (1835-1927) Halvor Stemson was born on 14 Feb 1835 in Nes i Hallingdal,…

Eau Claire Dells and parade The 31st page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection…

Coralee is almost ten—smart, curious, and always ready for fun. When her parents leave for…

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