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Treasures in a Pretty Box
When my parents recently gave me a pretty box full of miscellaneous stuff, I was…
25 March 1919 A Letter from Arthur that actually got put in the mail
Remember that letter that Arthur wrote to his brother Floyd back in late January? The…
Happy Birthday Daniel Harris
Daniel Harris (1653-1735) Daniel Harris was born on 16 Jul 1653 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut,…
Sally’s Photos – Page #23 – Camp and Damsels in Distress
Camp and Damsels in Distress The 23rd page of Sally’s photo album continues to show…
Sally’s Photos – Page #14 – Camp Wakanda and More
Camp Wakanda and more The 14th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of…
11-14 August 1918 Words from a Worried Mother
While Floyd was in the middle of the Atlantic on his way to the war,…
12 October 1918 Albert to Floyd
Albert Phillips wrote a long overdue but very lengthy letter to his brother Floyd, who…
The Aldahl Family book is now available!
My latest book, “The Aldahl Family,” is now available. Nearly all my time in 2020…
Who are these ladies?
This picture was included in the Margaret Aldahl and Bennett Christianson photograph collection. Who are…
Happy Birthday Barebo Engebretsdtr Torset
Barebo Engebretsdtr Torset (1848-1940) Barebo Engebretsdtr Torset was born on 09 Mar 1848 in Endredokken,…
Margaret O’Donnell
Margaret A. O’Donnell (1836-~1865) Margaret A. O’Donnell was born in 1836 in Kentucky as the…
Edmund Brace
Edmund Brace (1797-1884) Edmund Brace was born in 1797 in Connecticut. Where? When? To Whom?…
Sally’s Photos – Page #28 – Sally and Friends
Sally and friends The 28th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos…
Happy Birthday George Leifheite Miller
George Leifheite Miller (1830-1921) George Leifheite Miller was born on 14 Oct 1830 in Nassau,…
Happy Birthday Sarah Everett
Sarah Everett (1644-1677) Sarah Everett was born on 12 Apr 1644 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts,…
Sally’s Photos – Page #03 – Old Folks, Relatives, Soldiers, and the Clover Dairy Farm
Old Folks, Relatives, Soldiers, and the Clover Dairy Farm “Meditating” “First Lesson” “Prairie Schooner” “Old…
Sally’s Photos – Page #29 – Coolidge Comes to Town
Coolidge comes to town The 29th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of…
Knut Olson Aldalen
Knut Olson Aldalen (1787-1851) Knut Olson Aldalen was born in 1787 at the Aldahl farm…
Happy Birthday Albert Phillips
Albert “Tom” Aveldo Phillips (1841-1925) Albert Aveldo Phillips was born on 26 Dec 1841 in…
DNA Testing – where do I start?
DNA and your family history A relatively new addition to the list of tools that…
Happy Birthday Alice Rosalie Fehlhaber
Alice Rosalie Fehlhaber (1880-1970) Alice Rosalie Fehlhaber was born on 10 September 1880 in the…
Happy Birthday Georg Adam Stadler
Georg Adam Stadler (1804-1864) Georg Adam Stadler was born on 08 Dec 1804 in Mörtelstein,…
Little Boy
The school picture of this little boy was included in a photo album put together…
Happy Birthday Jorand Christiansdtr Rukke
Jorand Christiansdtr Rukke (1841-1906) Jorand Christiansdtr Rukke was born on 08 Apr 1838 in Nes,…
Happy Birthday Katherine Hartshorne
Katherine Hartshorne (1682-1759) Katherine Hartshorne was born on 02 May 1682 in Middletown, Monmouth, New…
Happy Birthday Catherine Elisabeth Orth
Catherine Elisabeth Orth (1825-1897) Catherine Elisabeth Orth was born on 16 Mar 1825 in Holienroth,…
A day at the library!
Coming off my high of getting to spend a day at the Minnesota History Center…
Happy Day Peder Christianson Paaverud
Peter Christianson Paaverud was believed to have been born in 1697, but an exact date…
Sally’s Photos – Page #07 – Loved Ones and Friends
Loved Ones and Friends The seven page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of…
Sally’s Photos – Page #24 – Hollywood and Family
Hollywood and Family The 24th page of Sally’s photo album featured photos that were sent…
Ready, set, go! (FamilyPast.Expert is open for business)
It’s official! 2016 is here and with it comes the official opening of Family Past…
Collaboration beer dinner
Collaboration Beer Dinner Forager, Surly, Fulton and Toppling Goliath I just attended my first collaboration…
Sally’s Photos – Page #41 – The Lodge
The Lodge The 41st page of Sally’s photo album contained photos of Sally at a…
The Krueger book is published!
7 December 1918 A Birthday Abroad
The War was over and Floyd was back in Illinois, right? WRONG! He celebrated his…
Happy Birthday Joseph Frost
Joseph Frost (1783-1857) Joseph Frost was born on 04 Jul 1783 in Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts,…
Happy Birthday Rebecca Hallett
Rebecca Hallett (1675-1730) Rebecca Hallett was born on 31 Aug 1675 in Astoria, Queens, New…
Happy Birthday Bertha H. Stemson
Bertha H. Stemson (1877-1968) Bertha H. Stemson was born on 05 Mar 1877 in Newry,…
Sally’s Photos – Page #47 – People and Indian School
People and Indian School The 47th and final page of Sally’s photo album featured many…
Happy Birthday Jonathan Rockwell, Jr.
Jonathan Rockwell, Jr. (1711-1784) Birth This is the 305th anniversary of the birth of Jonathan…
An Icy Family Legacy
A guest post by Joel. leg·a·cy/ˈleɡəsē/ nounnoun: legacy; plural noun: legacies the long-lasting impact of…
Happy Birthday Martha Eldridge
Martha Eldridge (1667-<1735) Martha Eldridge was born on 20 Apr 1667 in Driffield, Gloucestershire, England,…
Happy Birthday Edward Morris III
Edward Morris (1688-1769) Edward Morris was born on 09 Nov 1688 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts…
Happy Birthday Ernestine-Caroline Neuman
Ernestine-Caroline Neuman (1811-1873) Ernestine-Caroline Neuman was born on 23 Sep 1811 in Posen, Prussia, Germany. The…
Happy Baptism Anniversary Samuel Camfield
Samuel Camfield (1645-1690) Baptism Samuel Camfield was born about Oct 1645 in New Haven, New…
John Webster
John Webster (1718-1800) John Webster was born on 22 Apr 1718 in Plainfield, Essex, New…
The Aschbrenner Family book is finished!
It is an exciting day when the mailman brings me a box containing books that…
3-13 July 1919 Finally a Ride Home
Though the actual fighting stopped in November 1918, it took another six months of negotiations…
Sally’s Photos – Page #30 – Boating and Iowa
Boating and Iowa The 30th page of Sally’s photo album included pictures of boating and…
Suffrage: 1951
As we have seen in earlier posts, women fought to gain full voting rights, missed…
Sally’s Photos – Page #12 – Cars and Farm
Cars and Farm The 12th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos…
Happy Birthday Adam Boyce
Adam Boyce (1787-1874) Birth Adam Boyce was born on 25 Jul 1787 in Londonderry, Rockingham,…
30 September 1918 A Letter from Father
In this seemingly obligatory letter, Guy Phillips wrote from Canada to his son Floyd who…
Zelpha Lou McCall
Zelpha Lou McCall (1866-1900) Zelpha Lou McCall was born in July 1866 in Callaway County,…
Happy Birthday John Borden
John Borden (1729-1801) Two hundred and eighty-seven years ago, John Borden was born on 12…
Craft Beer Makes Me Live in the Moment (…yeah, and I like barrel-aged beer)
Anyone who knows me knows that I am a planner by nature. I like to…
Setting Liquor Rates
The Court set the rate for liquors, diets, and lodging When searching for some Virginia…
Happy Birthday Taylor Webster
Taylor Webster (1748/49-1802) Taylor Webster was born on 18 Jan 1748/49 in Essex, New Jersey….
Sally’s Photos – Page #06 – Gals and Kids and Relatives
Gals and Kids and Relatives The sixth page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection…
Happy Birthday Stephen Bacon
Stephen Bacon (1677-1766) Stephen Bacon was born on 21 Aug 1677 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts,…
Happy Birthday Frederick Wilhelm Aschbrenner
Frederick Wilhelm Aschbrenner (1839-1935) Frederick Wilhelm Aschbrenner was born on 14 Feb 1839 in Hansfelde,…
Happy Birthday Betsey Holmes
Betsey Holmes (1800-1860) Betsey Holmes was born on 01 Mar 1800 in Stonington, New London,…
National Drink Wine Day – February 18
My brother-in-law brought to my attention, via Facebook, that today is National Drink Wine Day….
Happy Birthday Mary Jane Frost
Mary Jane Frost (1825-1915) Mary Jane Frost was born on 05 Feb 1825 in Dorchester,…
Happy Birthday Bernhard Richard R Krueger
Bernhard Richard R Krueger (1873-1927) Bernhard Richard R Krueger was born on 18 Nov 1873…
It’s almost time – Rochester Craft Beer Expo!
Rochester Craft Beer Expo – 2016 We are only a few weeks away from the…
Johann Friederick Streich
Johann Friederick Streich (1784-1852) It is amazing that we know anything about Johann. He didn’t…
Quick break with Ebenezer Billings Jr.
Ebenezer Billings Jr. (1683/84-1760) Lieutenant Ebenezer Billings Jr. lived in Colonial America. During his 76-years…
Happy Birthday Bertha Auguste Henriette Kluender
Bertha Auguste Henriette Kluender (1848-1936) Bertha Auguste Henriette Kluender Aschbrenner. Bertha Auguste Henriette Kluender was…
Jane Calvin
Jane has been in our family tree for quite some time but her surname has…
15 September 1918 Communing with Floyd
Gertrude spent time thinking about her faraway son, Floyd. He was missing the Sandwich Fair,…
Going back 75 years to 13 December 1942
Most days of most lives are “ordinary.” But, our ordinary is likely very different than…
Happy Birthday Mary Stolp
Mary Stolp (1871-1915) Mary Stolp. Mary Stolp was born on 06 Apr 1871 in Sandwich,…
Read my new storybook, “Margaret and the Missing Pancakes”
Margaret worked hard to make pancakes for everyone… but where did they all go? Based…
Kristi Knudsdr
Kristi Knudsdr (1807-1884) Knudsdr, Knudsdtr, and Knudsdatter are three ways that her name was written….
Happy Birthday Mary Loker
Mary Loker (1680-1767) Mary Loker was born on 03 Aug 1680 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts,…
Happy Birthday Gottfried Friederick Draeger
Gottfried Friederick Draeger (1821-1899) Gottfried Friederick Draeger was born on 12 Jan 1821 in Dobberphul,…
4 August 1918 A Day of Rest At Sea
Like in 2019, August 4th in 1918 was a Sunday. It was a day of…
Happy Birthday Jacob B Meyer
Jacob B. Meyer (1836-1887) Jacob B. Meyer was born on 22 Feb 1836 in Hettingen,…
Vaccines and No Nothings
Nearly every week, a mystery is solved or some interesting twig (or nut) appears somewhere…
Suffrage – Missed Elections Part 1 – 1868 through 1892
This is the third post in our series on women’s suffrage. In the first post…
Happy Birthday John Johnson
John Johnson (1698-<1756) John Johnson was born on 26 Aug 1698 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut,…
30 July 1918 Last Day at Camp Stuart
Tuesday had Floyd and his comrades up early. The guys still didn’t know exactly what…
Ingerid Torleivsdtr Imré
Ingerid Torleivsdtr Imré (1796-1887) Ingerid Torleivsdtr Imré was born about Mar 1796 in Hemsedal, Buskerud,…
Happy Birthday James W Huleress Fawcett
James W Huleress “Hugh” Fawcett (1848-1935) James W Huleress Fawcett was born on 12 Aug…
Happy Birthday Carl F Fehlhaber
Carl F. Fehlhaber (1845-1922) Carl F. Fehlhaber was born on 11 Feb 1845 in Posen,…
15 March 1919 A Letter from Balsy
One of Floyd’s brothers wrote him a letter and signed it “Balsy.” Comparing handwriting and…
John Bennett
John Bennett (1786-1837) John Bennett was born on 04 Apr 1786 in Orange, New York,…
26 July 1918 Camp Stuart
After a short night of sleep in a real bed, Floyd woke up to his…
Happy Birthday Josiah Fuller
Josiah Fuller (1729/30-1797) It has been verified that Josiah Fuller is in our family tree,…
Birgit Tolleivsdatter Uppsata
Birgit Tolleivsdatter Uppsata was born on 29 Sep 1760 in Ål, Buskerud, Norway. Uppsala has…
Hello world! – Again!
We are back! If anyone happened to notice, we were offline for a while. After…
Sally’s Photos – Page #32 – Family Woods and Water
Family, Woods, and Water Elizabeth Lemke, front and center, and friends. Selma Cornelia Aschbrenner. Philip…
Happy Birthday Joanna Friedericke Streich
Joanna Friedericke Streich (1824-1906) Joanna Friedericke Streich was born on 08 Nov 1824 in Dobberphul,…
Why study your family history?
I have been asked on more than one occasion why I am so interested in…
Four Daughters (pre) Class Reunion
As our class reunion approached, a wise friend who now resides far away decided that…
Suffrage – Missed Elections Part 2 -1896 through 1916
This is the fourth post in our series on women’s suffrage. In the first post…
Ole Knutson Aldahl
Ole Knutson Aldahl (1814-1890) Ole Knutson Aldahl was born in 1814 (probably), but we don’t…
Treasures in a Pretty Box
When my parents recently gave me a pretty box full of miscellaneous stuff, I was…
25 March 1919 A Letter from Arthur that actually got put in the mail
Remember that letter that Arthur wrote to his brother Floyd back in late January? The…
Happy Birthday Daniel Harris
Daniel Harris (1653-1735) Daniel Harris was born on 16 Jul 1653 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut,…
Sally’s Photos – Page #23 – Camp and Damsels in Distress
Camp and Damsels in Distress The 23rd page of Sally’s photo album continues to show…
Sally’s Photos – Page #14 – Camp Wakanda and More
Camp Wakanda and more The 14th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of…
11-14 August 1918 Words from a Worried Mother
While Floyd was in the middle of the Atlantic on his way to the war,…
12 October 1918 Albert to Floyd
Albert Phillips wrote a long overdue but very lengthy letter to his brother Floyd, who…
The Aldahl Family book is now available!
My latest book, “The Aldahl Family,” is now available. Nearly all my time in 2020…
Who are these ladies?
This picture was included in the Margaret Aldahl and Bennett Christianson photograph collection. Who are…
Happy Birthday Barebo Engebretsdtr Torset
Barebo Engebretsdtr Torset (1848-1940) Barebo Engebretsdtr Torset was born on 09 Mar 1848 in Endredokken,…
Margaret O’Donnell
Margaret A. O’Donnell (1836-~1865) Margaret A. O’Donnell was born in 1836 in Kentucky as the…
Edmund Brace
Edmund Brace (1797-1884) Edmund Brace was born in 1797 in Connecticut. Where? When? To Whom?…
Sally’s Photos – Page #28 – Sally and Friends
Sally and friends The 28th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos…
Happy Birthday George Leifheite Miller
George Leifheite Miller (1830-1921) George Leifheite Miller was born on 14 Oct 1830 in Nassau,…
Happy Birthday Sarah Everett
Sarah Everett (1644-1677) Sarah Everett was born on 12 Apr 1644 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts,…
Sally’s Photos – Page #03 – Old Folks, Relatives, Soldiers, and the Clover Dairy Farm
Old Folks, Relatives, Soldiers, and the Clover Dairy Farm “Meditating” “First Lesson” “Prairie Schooner” “Old…
Sally’s Photos – Page #29 – Coolidge Comes to Town
Coolidge comes to town The 29th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of…
Knut Olson Aldalen
Knut Olson Aldalen (1787-1851) Knut Olson Aldalen was born in 1787 at the Aldahl farm…
Happy Birthday Albert Phillips
Albert “Tom” Aveldo Phillips (1841-1925) Albert Aveldo Phillips was born on 26 Dec 1841 in…
DNA Testing – where do I start?
DNA and your family history A relatively new addition to the list of tools that…
Happy Birthday Alice Rosalie Fehlhaber
Alice Rosalie Fehlhaber (1880-1970) Alice Rosalie Fehlhaber was born on 10 September 1880 in the…
Happy Birthday Georg Adam Stadler
Georg Adam Stadler (1804-1864) Georg Adam Stadler was born on 08 Dec 1804 in Mörtelstein,…
Little Boy
The school picture of this little boy was included in a photo album put together…
Happy Birthday Jorand Christiansdtr Rukke
Jorand Christiansdtr Rukke (1841-1906) Jorand Christiansdtr Rukke was born on 08 Apr 1838 in Nes,…
Happy Birthday Katherine Hartshorne
Katherine Hartshorne (1682-1759) Katherine Hartshorne was born on 02 May 1682 in Middletown, Monmouth, New…
Happy Birthday Catherine Elisabeth Orth
Catherine Elisabeth Orth (1825-1897) Catherine Elisabeth Orth was born on 16 Mar 1825 in Holienroth,…
A day at the library!
Coming off my high of getting to spend a day at the Minnesota History Center…
Happy Day Peder Christianson Paaverud
Peter Christianson Paaverud was believed to have been born in 1697, but an exact date…
Sally’s Photos – Page #07 – Loved Ones and Friends
Loved Ones and Friends The seven page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of…
Sally’s Photos – Page #24 – Hollywood and Family
Hollywood and Family The 24th page of Sally’s photo album featured photos that were sent…
Ready, set, go! (FamilyPast.Expert is open for business)
It’s official! 2016 is here and with it comes the official opening of Family Past…
Collaboration beer dinner
Collaboration Beer Dinner Forager, Surly, Fulton and Toppling Goliath I just attended my first collaboration…
Sally’s Photos – Page #41 – The Lodge
The Lodge The 41st page of Sally’s photo album contained photos of Sally at a…
The Krueger book is published!
7 December 1918 A Birthday Abroad
The War was over and Floyd was back in Illinois, right? WRONG! He celebrated his…
Happy Birthday Joseph Frost
Joseph Frost (1783-1857) Joseph Frost was born on 04 Jul 1783 in Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts,…
Happy Birthday Rebecca Hallett
Rebecca Hallett (1675-1730) Rebecca Hallett was born on 31 Aug 1675 in Astoria, Queens, New…
Happy Birthday Bertha H. Stemson
Bertha H. Stemson (1877-1968) Bertha H. Stemson was born on 05 Mar 1877 in Newry,…
Sally’s Photos – Page #47 – People and Indian School
People and Indian School The 47th and final page of Sally’s photo album featured many…
Happy Birthday Jonathan Rockwell, Jr.
Jonathan Rockwell, Jr. (1711-1784) Birth This is the 305th anniversary of the birth of Jonathan…
An Icy Family Legacy
A guest post by Joel. leg·a·cy/ˈleɡəsē/ nounnoun: legacy; plural noun: legacies the long-lasting impact of…
Happy Birthday Martha Eldridge
Martha Eldridge (1667-<1735) Martha Eldridge was born on 20 Apr 1667 in Driffield, Gloucestershire, England,…
Happy Birthday Edward Morris III
Edward Morris (1688-1769) Edward Morris was born on 09 Nov 1688 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts…
Happy Birthday Ernestine-Caroline Neuman
Ernestine-Caroline Neuman (1811-1873) Ernestine-Caroline Neuman was born on 23 Sep 1811 in Posen, Prussia, Germany. The…
Happy Baptism Anniversary Samuel Camfield
Samuel Camfield (1645-1690) Baptism Samuel Camfield was born about Oct 1645 in New Haven, New…
John Webster
John Webster (1718-1800) John Webster was born on 22 Apr 1718 in Plainfield, Essex, New…
The Aschbrenner Family book is finished!
It is an exciting day when the mailman brings me a box containing books that…
3-13 July 1919 Finally a Ride Home
Though the actual fighting stopped in November 1918, it took another six months of negotiations…
Sally’s Photos – Page #30 – Boating and Iowa
Boating and Iowa The 30th page of Sally’s photo album included pictures of boating and…
Suffrage: 1951
As we have seen in earlier posts, women fought to gain full voting rights, missed…
Sally’s Photos – Page #12 – Cars and Farm
Cars and Farm The 12th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos…
Happy Birthday Adam Boyce
Adam Boyce (1787-1874) Birth Adam Boyce was born on 25 Jul 1787 in Londonderry, Rockingham,…
30 September 1918 A Letter from Father
In this seemingly obligatory letter, Guy Phillips wrote from Canada to his son Floyd who…
Zelpha Lou McCall
Zelpha Lou McCall (1866-1900) Zelpha Lou McCall was born in July 1866 in Callaway County,…
Happy Birthday John Borden
John Borden (1729-1801) Two hundred and eighty-seven years ago, John Borden was born on 12…
Craft Beer Makes Me Live in the Moment (…yeah, and I like barrel-aged beer)
Anyone who knows me knows that I am a planner by nature. I like to…
Setting Liquor Rates
The Court set the rate for liquors, diets, and lodging When searching for some Virginia…
Happy Birthday Taylor Webster
Taylor Webster (1748/49-1802) Taylor Webster was born on 18 Jan 1748/49 in Essex, New Jersey….
Sally’s Photos – Page #06 – Gals and Kids and Relatives
Gals and Kids and Relatives The sixth page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection…
Happy Birthday Stephen Bacon
Stephen Bacon (1677-1766) Stephen Bacon was born on 21 Aug 1677 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts,…
Happy Birthday Frederick Wilhelm Aschbrenner
Frederick Wilhelm Aschbrenner (1839-1935) Frederick Wilhelm Aschbrenner was born on 14 Feb 1839 in Hansfelde,…
Happy Birthday Betsey Holmes
Betsey Holmes (1800-1860) Betsey Holmes was born on 01 Mar 1800 in Stonington, New London,…
National Drink Wine Day – February 18
My brother-in-law brought to my attention, via Facebook, that today is National Drink Wine Day….
Happy Birthday Mary Jane Frost
Mary Jane Frost (1825-1915) Mary Jane Frost was born on 05 Feb 1825 in Dorchester,…
Happy Birthday Bernhard Richard R Krueger
Bernhard Richard R Krueger (1873-1927) Bernhard Richard R Krueger was born on 18 Nov 1873…
It’s almost time – Rochester Craft Beer Expo!
Rochester Craft Beer Expo – 2016 We are only a few weeks away from the…
Johann Friederick Streich
Johann Friederick Streich (1784-1852) It is amazing that we know anything about Johann. He didn’t…
Quick break with Ebenezer Billings Jr.
Ebenezer Billings Jr. (1683/84-1760) Lieutenant Ebenezer Billings Jr. lived in Colonial America. During his 76-years…
Happy Birthday Bertha Auguste Henriette Kluender
Bertha Auguste Henriette Kluender (1848-1936) Bertha Auguste Henriette Kluender Aschbrenner. Bertha Auguste Henriette Kluender was…
Jane Calvin
Jane has been in our family tree for quite some time but her surname has…
15 September 1918 Communing with Floyd
Gertrude spent time thinking about her faraway son, Floyd. He was missing the Sandwich Fair,…
Going back 75 years to 13 December 1942
Most days of most lives are “ordinary.” But, our ordinary is likely very different than…
Happy Birthday Mary Stolp
Mary Stolp (1871-1915) Mary Stolp. Mary Stolp was born on 06 Apr 1871 in Sandwich,…
Read my new storybook, “Margaret and the Missing Pancakes”
Margaret worked hard to make pancakes for everyone… but where did they all go? Based…
Kristi Knudsdr
Kristi Knudsdr (1807-1884) Knudsdr, Knudsdtr, and Knudsdatter are three ways that her name was written….
Happy Birthday Mary Loker
Mary Loker (1680-1767) Mary Loker was born on 03 Aug 1680 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts,…
Happy Birthday Gottfried Friederick Draeger
Gottfried Friederick Draeger (1821-1899) Gottfried Friederick Draeger was born on 12 Jan 1821 in Dobberphul,…
4 August 1918 A Day of Rest At Sea
Like in 2019, August 4th in 1918 was a Sunday. It was a day of…
Happy Birthday Jacob B Meyer
Jacob B. Meyer (1836-1887) Jacob B. Meyer was born on 22 Feb 1836 in Hettingen,…
Vaccines and No Nothings
Nearly every week, a mystery is solved or some interesting twig (or nut) appears somewhere…
Suffrage – Missed Elections Part 1 – 1868 through 1892
This is the third post in our series on women’s suffrage. In the first post…
Happy Birthday John Johnson
John Johnson (1698-<1756) John Johnson was born on 26 Aug 1698 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut,…
30 July 1918 Last Day at Camp Stuart
Tuesday had Floyd and his comrades up early. The guys still didn’t know exactly what…
Ingerid Torleivsdtr Imré
Ingerid Torleivsdtr Imré (1796-1887) Ingerid Torleivsdtr Imré was born about Mar 1796 in Hemsedal, Buskerud,…
Happy Birthday James W Huleress Fawcett
James W Huleress “Hugh” Fawcett (1848-1935) James W Huleress Fawcett was born on 12 Aug…
Happy Birthday Carl F Fehlhaber
Carl F. Fehlhaber (1845-1922) Carl F. Fehlhaber was born on 11 Feb 1845 in Posen,…
15 March 1919 A Letter from Balsy
One of Floyd’s brothers wrote him a letter and signed it “Balsy.” Comparing handwriting and…
John Bennett
John Bennett (1786-1837) John Bennett was born on 04 Apr 1786 in Orange, New York,…
26 July 1918 Camp Stuart
After a short night of sleep in a real bed, Floyd woke up to his…
Happy Birthday Josiah Fuller
Josiah Fuller (1729/30-1797) It has been verified that Josiah Fuller is in our family tree,…
Birgit Tolleivsdatter Uppsata
Birgit Tolleivsdatter Uppsata was born on 29 Sep 1760 in Ål, Buskerud, Norway. Uppsala has…
Hello world! – Again!
We are back! If anyone happened to notice, we were offline for a while. After…
Sally’s Photos – Page #32 – Family Woods and Water
Family, Woods, and Water Elizabeth Lemke, front and center, and friends. Selma Cornelia Aschbrenner. Philip…
Happy Birthday Joanna Friedericke Streich
Joanna Friedericke Streich (1824-1906) Joanna Friedericke Streich was born on 08 Nov 1824 in Dobberphul,…
Why study your family history?
I have been asked on more than one occasion why I am so interested in…
Four Daughters (pre) Class Reunion
As our class reunion approached, a wise friend who now resides far away decided that…
Suffrage – Missed Elections Part 2 -1896 through 1916
This is the fourth post in our series on women’s suffrage. In the first post…
Ole Knutson Aldahl
Ole Knutson Aldahl (1814-1890) Ole Knutson Aldahl was born in 1814 (probably), but we don’t…
Treasures in a Pretty Box
When my parents recently gave me a pretty box full of miscellaneous stuff, I was…
25 March 1919 A Letter from Arthur that actually got put in the mail
Remember that letter that Arthur wrote to his brother Floyd back in late January? The…
Happy Birthday Daniel Harris
Daniel Harris (1653-1735) Daniel Harris was born on 16 Jul 1653 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut,…