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Month: March 2012

  • Army Pictures: Brad Ferguson

    See my original post for details about the photos from my dad’s Army scrapbook and please let me know if you recognize anyone in these pictures.

  • Dance 2, 3, and Back to Work

    After doing the Genealogy Happy Dance, I read and reread the Cincinnati Enquirer articles I recently received regarding Emile Schmitt, my 2nd great-grandmother’s brother. From this first article I can surmise he was a respected businessman: According to this next article, Emile was a bowler who enjoyed the company of others. Of particular interest…

  • Genealogy in 30 Minutes or Less

    Until I retire (or win the lottery), I have only short bursts of time during which I can play in my genealogical sandbox. That can be frustrating, especially after a particularly successful hunting expedition. Take this past weekend for example. ArkivDigital offered viewers their Swedish databases for free from Friday to Sunday…

  • Army Pictures: Bragel or Bragol

    See my original post for details about the photos from my dad’s Army scrapbook and please let me know if you recognize anyone in these pictures.

  • March Anniversaries

    A half-dozen couples in my family tree were married in March: Elizabeth BEESE and Fredrick DOMKOWSKY were married 04 Mar 1903 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. My great-grandparents Esther Ingeborg CLARIN and Gustave Robert MANGELS were married 14 Mar 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. They later divorced and each remarried. The three children…

  • Army Pictures: Coffelt and Westmoreland

    See my original post for details about the photos from my dad’s Army scrapbook and please let me know if you recognize anyone in these pictures.

  • March Birthdays

    Happy March birthday to my uncles Donald and Eugene, my nephew Kyle, my cousin Sue,  and my first-cousin once-removed Kristy. Birthdays among my Swedish Åmans: My 4th great-grandmother Britta Catarina ISAKSDOTTER was born 24 Mar 1791. Her daughter (Helena Christina ÅMAN), son-in-law, and eight grandchildren immigrated to Batavia, Kane, Illinois in the late…

  • Speaking of German Genealogy

    Lois Hemmeter Edwards, author of the “Beginner’s Guide to Germanic Genealogy” spoke at the Germanic Genealogy Society meeting this morning. Husband and I both have German ancestry and needed a little kick in the Deutschland to give those lines some attention. Lois offered a step-by-step process for climbing a German…

  • Side-tracked Genealogy

    At some point I’ll have to return to researching my direct line ancestors. But for now, my interest lies with Emile Schmitt, my second great-grandmother’s brother. After my last Emile-related post, a genealogical angel (I’ll call her Betty) sent me a baker’s dozen of Cincinnati Enquirer articles written about Emile and…

  • Army Pictures: Schools

    See my original post for details about the photos from my dad’s Army scrapbook and please let me know if you recognize anyone in these pictures.