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

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

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

Genet Boyes (1754-1845) Genet Boyes was born on 25 Aug 1754 in Londonderry, Rockingham, New…

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

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

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

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

Marian in California and Miscellaneous Shots The 36th page of Sally’s photo album included many…

Roseanna Fuller (1759-1844) Roseanna Fuller was born on 16 May 1759 in Amenia, Dutchess, New…

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

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

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

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

John Loverin (1762-1843) It has been written that the most interesting parts of a person’s life…

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

This is another storybook from the Phillips family vault.

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

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

Tuesday, 23 July 1918 was the day that Floyd left Camp Hancock in Augusta, Georgia….

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

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

As part of a variety of refreshments we provided at an 80th birthday party this…

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

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

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

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

A good book and some meat for all three meals might have made things more…

Birgit Tolleivsdatter Uppsata was born on 29 Sep 1760 in Ål, Buskerud, Norway. Uppsala has…

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

Ebenezer Billings Jr. (1683/84-1760) Lieutenant Ebenezer Billings Jr. lived in Colonial America. During his 76-years…

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

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

This guy was a 1944 graduate. His senior portrait was taken by Anderson in Austin,…

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

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

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

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

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

Albert Phillips wrote a long overdue but very lengthy letter to his brother Floyd, who…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We have come to the end of the WWI journey for Floyd Boyce Phillips. After…

Winter in Marathon Park The 16th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of…

After a short night of sleep in a real bed, Floyd woke up to his…

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

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

In the last post in this series, we saw a letter that Gertrude Lovin Boyce…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When I started on this book in May 2022, I never imagined that I would…

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

Lucky for me, someone else already did my genealogy I’m really am interested in my…

This first post in the series finds Floyd still on American soil. Floyd was inducted…

Adam Boyce (1787-1874) Birth Adam Boyce was born on 25 Jul 1787 in Londonderry, Rockingham,…

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

Snow and Golf Sally (second from right) and friends enjoying winter. Sally (back, far left)…

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

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

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

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

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

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

Glimpses of Our Trip to Laona, 1920 The fourth page of Sally’s photograph album was…

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

Rochester Craft Beer Expo – 2017 We are just a couple weeks away from the…

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

In response to a card from him, Grandma Amelia “Millie” Phillips wrote to Floyd. Addressing…

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

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

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

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

Bernhard Richard R Krueger (1873-1927) Bernhard Richard R Krueger was born on 18 Nov 1873…

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

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

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

Barbara Mary Meyer (1881-1972) Barbara Mary Meyer was born on 09 Jun 1881 in Mendota,…

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

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

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

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

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