With the new year comes new adventures. I’m completely retired now and have officially launched my…

Thomas Leland Estes (1896-1968) Thomas Leland Estes was born on 28 Mar 1896 in Castana,…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Loved Ones and Friends The seven page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of…

Thomas Fawcett (1747/8-~1822) Today is the 268th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Fawcett. He…

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

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

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

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

Lars Olson Aldahl (1856-1940) Lars Olson Aldahl was born on 24 Nov 1856 in Voss,…

What do we do in our family with the ham bone that is leftover after…

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

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

Clara Christine Elsabe Freese (1859-1943) Clara Christine Elsabe Freese was born on 29 Jun 1859…

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

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

Johann Carl Friedrich Lemke (1845-????) Johann Carl Friedrich Lemke was born on 22 May 1845…

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

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

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

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

Martha Eldridge (1667-<1735) Martha Eldridge was born on 20 Apr 1667 in Driffield, Gloucestershire, England,…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rochester Craft Beer Expo – 2016 We are only a few weeks away from the…

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

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

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

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

Gertrude spent time thinking about her faraway son, Floyd. He was missing the Sandwich Fair,…

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

Johann Friederick Streich (1784-1852) It is amazing that we know anything about Johann. He didn’t…

Betty Hall (1768-1848) Betty Hall was born on 05 Jul 1768 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts,…

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

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

Silence Hickock (1713-1795) Silence Hickock was born on 19 Sep 1713 in Waterbury, New Haven,…

DNA and your family history A relatively new addition to the list of tools that…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This picture was included in the Margaret Aldahl and Bennett Christianson photograph collection. Who are…

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

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

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

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

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

Ernestine-Caroline Neuman (1811-1873) Ernestine-Caroline Neuman was born on 23 Sep 1811 in Posen, Prussia, Germany. The…

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

As the boat got closer to Europe, danger increased. Floyd didn’t share much detail though….

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Guttorm Hillson Wenaas (1828-1913) Guttorm Hillson Wenaas was born on 17 Dec 1828 in Nes…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vacation Drinking What better time to drink than on vacation? On a recent trip to…

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

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

Sally and friends The 28th page of Sally’s photo album featured a collection of photos…

Ludwig Stolp (1824-1894) Ludwig Stolp was born on 13 Mar 1824 in Rehe, Nassau, Germany,…

As we have seen in earlier posts, women fought to gain full voting rights, missed…

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

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

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

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

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

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

After several days on the boat, life was probably getting a bit monotonous. Floyd reported…