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

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

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

The Meyer Family book is now available.

“Friendly staff. Nice beer selection. Filling food. And just down the road from home.” That…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Things were probably getting pretty dull and routine on the SS America. Floyd didn’t have…

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

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

Martha Eldridge (1667-<1735) Martha Eldridge was born on 20 Apr 1667 in Driffield, Gloucestershire, England,…

This picture was included in the Margaret Aldahl and Bennett Christianson photograph collection. Who are…

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

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

This is the fifth segment in our series about women’s suffrage. In the first, you…

Mary Loker (1680-1767) Mary Loker was born on 03 Aug 1680 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts,…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary Jane Frost (1825-1915) Mary Jane Frost was born on 05 Feb 1825 in Dorchester,…

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

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

Warren Steele Doss, a “cousin” from the McCall side of the family helped with the…

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

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

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

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

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

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

Still excited from his wedding on Wednesday, 8 January 1919, Arthur wrote a lengthy and…

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

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

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

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

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

Amelia A. Brace (1844-1926) Amelia A. Brace was born on 22 Mar 1844 in Akron,…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Caroline Hilson (1863-1940) Today is the 153rd anniversary of the birth of Caroline Hilson. Birth…

John Bacon (1721-1775) It seems quite appropriate to celebrate John Bacon’s birthday on Memorial Day….

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Philander Baldwin (1809-1876) Arrival at Watertown Two hundred and seven years ago today, 16 April…

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

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

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

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…

My husband and I had a date night on Friday and though we didn’t leave…

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

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

Eliezer Fisher (1663-1733) Eliezer Fisher was born on 08 Jul 1663 in Dedham, Massachusetts, as…

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

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

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