Today would have been my father’s 94th birthday. I miss him, although I can’t help thinking he would not be pleased with our society today (and I shudder to think
Category: Musings
25 years later
I’ve been a genealogist for over 30 years but made my first trip to Salt Lake City and the Family History Library 25 years ago. I’ve returned at least once
DNA evidence is not a genealogical miracle cure
You’ve hit a brick wall – say with an ancestor who flourished (don’t you love that word) in the early 1800s. You have excellent evidence connecting he or she to
Battering at brick walls
Miriam over at Ancestories had a post regarding posting about brick wall ancestors. That got me thinking, not about posting about my brick wall ancestors – which I should do.
Genealogical Serendipity a.k.a. the power of the Internet to make connections
This lovely photo shows Bernard Joseph Anstoetter and Lidwina Kramer just after their wedding in Dyersville, Iowa, December 1919. My mother in law, child of Ben and Lydia had one
Its snowing!
What is it about snow in the Pacific Northwest? It makes me all giddy and kid-like. My kids come in with red noses, ears and appendages. Our snow is wet,
Anstoetter/Anstoeter – Is the spelling of a name an artifact of a family fight?
My husband (and my kids of course) is descended from one of two men named Anstoetter, who were probably brothers, who came to the US in about 1868 from the
Knitting-an ancestorally connected activity
I’ve been a recreational knitter for several years. Unfortunately knitting takes away from family history time and vice versa. But in re-reading the diary of midwife Martha Ballard (I was
Getting Ready for D.C.
I’m leaving in a week for DC on a business trip, but of course I can’t just avoid the National Archives. Given the increased fees for Civil War pension records,
I left it until too late
In 1999 a distant cousin named Joy (Smith) Friedland contacted my mother and myself regarding our mutual Scheck genealogy. Mom was able to identify some pictures for Joy and she