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

Hope Borden (1747-<1810) Hope Borden was born on 28 Oct 1747 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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

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

Taylor Webster (1748/49-1802) Taylor Webster was born on 18 Jan 1748/49 in Essex, New Jersey….

Lona Iona Fawcett (1902-1973) Lona Iona Fawcett was born on 28 Jun 1902 in Sac…

Coolidge comes to town The 29th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of…

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

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

This photo fell out of a box one day. It has no label other than…

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

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

This week we remember Frieda Lemke who was born 135 years ago today. Henriette Clara…

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…

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

Though the actual fighting stopped in November 1918, it took another six months of negotiations…

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

Camp and Damsels in Distress The 23rd page of Sally’s photo album continues to show…

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

Last week, as I recovered from Thanksgiving and started thinking about Christmas, I was able…

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

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

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

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

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

The Court set the rate for liquors, diets, and lodging When searching for some Virginia…

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

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

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

Mary Loverin (1792-1884) With the help of a family bible, an application for an 1812…

My latest book, “The Aldahl Family,” is now available. Nearly all my time in 2020…

Samuel Camfield (1645-1690) Baptism Samuel Camfield was born about Oct 1645 in New Haven, New…

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

Sarah Everett (1644-1677) Sarah Everett was born on 12 Apr 1644 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts,…

2013. SocialICE. Last night we attended our seventh annual SocialICE. This is the eighth year…

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

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

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

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

Gottfried Friederick Draeger (1821-1899) Gottfried Friederick Draeger was born on 12 Jan 1821 in Dobberphul,…

A guest post by Joel. leg·a·cy/ˈleɡəsē/ nounnoun: legacy; plural noun: legacies the long-lasting impact of…

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

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

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

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

Live Y’ers The 27th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos taken…

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

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

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

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

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

Joanna Lyon (1690-1765) Joanna Lyon was born on 26 May 1690 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts…

As our class reunion approached, a wise friend who now resides far away decided that…

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

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

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

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

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

Ludwig Stolp (1824-1894) Ludwig Stolp was born on 13 Mar 1824 in Rehe, Nassau, Germany,…

The Meyer Family book is now available.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

To the War and Back Nearly every week, a mystery is solved or some interesting…

No athletic ability passed down to me I have never given much thought to athletics in…

Ingerid Torleivsdtr Imré (1796-1887) Ingerid Torleivsdtr Imré was born about Mar 1796 in Hemsedal, Buskerud,…

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

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

Old Folks, Relatives, Soldiers, and the Clover Dairy Farm “Meditating” “First Lesson” “Prairie Schooner” “Old…

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

John Johnson (1698-<1756) John Johnson was born on 26 Aug 1698 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut,…

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

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

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

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

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