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

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

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

Jim loved just about every dish his family made—except for one: sauerkraut. Based on a…

William Riley Estes (1833-1880) William Riley Estes was born in 1833 (or so) in Callaway,…

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

Alice Rosalie Fehlhaber (1880-1970) Alice Rosalie Fehlhaber was born on 10 September 1880 in the…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ragnild Bjornsdtr Skolt (1809-1900) Ragnild Bjornsdtr Skolt was born on 04 Jul 1809 in Skolt,…

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

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

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

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

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

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

A rare photograph from Friday, 16 May 1919, shows Floyd posing with a colleague named…

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

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

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

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

Floyd’s youngest brother, Charles, then age 20, was working on the farm in Canada when…

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the armistice was…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! According to my Ancestry.com DNA test, I am of 6% Irish…

Archilles James Linville (1825->1900) Archilles James Linville was born in Mar 1825 in Virginia. He…

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

Words cannot express how thrilled I am to announce that my book, “The Estes Family,”…

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

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

This is another storybook from the Phillips family vault.

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

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

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

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…

Madison, Dells, Kids The 21st page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos…

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

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

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

In this seemingly obligatory letter, Guy Phillips wrote from Canada to his son Floyd who…

Peter Holland McCall (1800-1867) Peter Holland McCall was born in 1800 in Glade Hill, Franklin,…

Remember that letter that Arthur wrote to his brother Floyd back in late January? The…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gertrude Lovin Boyce Phillips had to send two of her sons, Albert and Floyd, off…

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

Another storybook is available. It is an often told story from the Christianson family.

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

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

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

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

Christian Oleson Rukke (1805-1874) Christian Oleson Rukke. Christian Olseon Rukke was born to Ole Thorson Tollefsgardie…

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

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

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

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

This gal was a 1948 graduate. Her senior portrait was taken by Anderson in Austin,…

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

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

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

Thomas C. O’Donnell (1810-1894) I think the O’Donnell family might be fascinating. But, because of…

John Frost (1754-1822) John Frost was born on 03 Jan 1754 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts,…

Frederick A Helmut Aschbrenner (1874-1968) Frederick A Helmut Aschbrenner was born on 03 Aug 1874…

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

Margaret worked hard to make pancakes for everyone… but where did they all go? Based…

A photo of the old family farm came up in email conversation recently. That led…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Barbo Eriksdatter Lostegaard (1807-1899) Barbo Eriksdatter Lostegaard was born on 09 Feb 1807 in Gol,…

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

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

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

Selma Cornelia Aschbrenner (1904-1983) Happy Birthday Sally! Selma Cornelia Aschbrenner was born on 07 May…

Can you identify the guests at the wedding of Florence Dern and Ervin Anklam on…

Christian Bennett Christianson (1874-1961) Christian Bennett Christianson was born on 28 Sep 1874 in Udolpho…

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