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

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

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

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

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

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

Margaret Miller (1676-1764) Today we remember Margaret Miller who was born 340 years ago. She was…

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

Costumed, Water, and Winter Hiking The 19th page of Sally’s photo album featured photos of…

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

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

It’s official! I have become approved as a member of the Daughters of the American…

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

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

Bernard Meyer was born on 26 Apr 1809 in Germany. His name has been spelled…

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

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

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

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

Joseph Johnson (1676/77-1739) Birth Joseph Johnson was born 339 years ago today, on 09 Mar 1676/77¹,…

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

Charlotte Johnson (1820-1904) Charlotte Johnson was born on 14 Sep 1820 in Genesee, New York,…

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

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

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

After a very early wake-up call, Floyd left from Newport News, Virginia, on 31 Jul…

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

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

It’s done! It’s done! It’s finally done! I’m happy to announce that I have completed…

Friedericke Stroede is largely a mystery. We know her name but little else. Even so,…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gals and Farm and Family Sally Aschbrenner is in back row, third from left. Elizabeth…

Catherine Elisabeth Orth (1825-1897) Catherine Elisabeth Orth was born on 16 Mar 1825 in Holienroth,…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What to do with all that beer? A couple months ago, during an extended weekend…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oliver Selam Boyce (1827-1878) Oliver Selam Boyce was born on 30 Apr 1827 in Springfield,…

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

Thomas Borden (1682-1745) Thomas Borden was born on 13 Dec 1682 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode…

An Assortment Ice. Sally. Elizabeth Lemke and Sally Aschbrenner. Aschbrenner swimming, from left, Elsie, Fred,…

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

From her hospital room in Aurora, Florence Manning wrote to Floyd. Florence was the fiance…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It is another happy day for me – another project is completed! I received my…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mostly Washington The 45th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos mostly…

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

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

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

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

Elizabeth Linville (~1842->1871) Elizabeth A. Linville was born about 1842 in Callaway County, Missouri, as…

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

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

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

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