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

Katharina Barbara Muench was born and baptized on 04 Mar 1810 in Obrigheim, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg,…

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

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

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

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

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

I have been asked on more than one occasion why I am so interested in…

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

Floyd’s 11-year old cousin Donald James Phillips wrote a very newsy article. His account of…

Yesterday was the 7th annual lefse making day for my family. Lefse is a big…

Nimrod Charles Canterbury (1778-1844) Nimrod Charles Canterbury was born on 10 Apr 1778 in Wilkes,…

Timothy Johnson (1792-1871) Timothy Johnson was born on 28 Jun 1792 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut,…

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

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

The Meyer Family book is now available.

Cars and Farm The 12th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos…

Step into the long, lazy days of 1940s and 1950s summers in southern Minnesota, where…

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

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

With the holidays behind me, I’ve been slowly getting back to working on my McCall…

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

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

As their departure grew nearer, Floyd and his fellow soldiers were issued equipment, inspected, examined,…

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

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

Margaret Olga Aldahl (1902-1972) Margaret Olga Aldahl was born on 21 Jan 1902 at home…

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

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

Ragnild Torkjelsdtr Ofstedal (1816-1880) Ragnild was another ancestor without a precisely known birth date, so…

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

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

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

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

Engebret Asleson Torset (1814-1885) Engebret Asleson Torset was born on 16 Jul 1814 in Nes…

Wood for breakfast The 15th page of Sally’s photo album featured photos of family and…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hiking, Kids, and Madison The 20th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of…

Washington D.C. The 42nd page of Sally’s photo album takes us back to Washington D.C….

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

This is the second post in our series on Women’s Suffrage. The first post introduced…

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

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

Georg Adam Stadler (1804-1864) Georg Adam Stadler was born on 08 Dec 1804 in Mörtelstein,…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,…

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

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

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

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

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

Josiah Fuller (1729/30-1797) It has been verified that Josiah Fuller is in our family tree,…

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

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

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

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

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

Robert Boyes (1743-1803) Happy 273rd Birth Anniversary to Revolutionary War soldier, Robert Boyes. Robert Boyes…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Family, Woods, and Water Elizabeth Lemke, front and center, and friends. Selma Cornelia Aschbrenner. Philip…

Jacob B. Meyer (1836-1887) Jacob B. Meyer was born on 22 Feb 1836 in Hettingen,…

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

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

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