How do people in a neighborhood react when they learn an alleged serial killer had been living among them? Herman Webster Mudgett (1861 – 1896), better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or H. H. Holmes, was an American con artist and alleged serial killer who lived at South Wallace Avenue and West 63rd Street…
The League of American Bicyclists was originally founded as the League of American Wheelmen in 1880. Bicyclists, known then as “wheelmen,” were challenged by rutted roads of gravel and dirt and faced antagonism from horsemen, wagon drivers, and pedestrians. From the past to the present, bike riders have been a part of my family tree. Growing up, pretty much…
For my last Timeline Tuesday post, I was able to document the source of my 2nd great-grandparents’ marriage in November of 1874. Early in my research of this branch of my family tree, I surmised that Elizabeth SCHMITT had been married before she married Jacob MUELLER. My supposition was based on the ages and birthplaces…
Last week I mentioned a sourcing “opportunity” I had. It could complicate citing the marriage of my great-grandfather Alfred Jacob Mueller’s parents on the timeline I am preparing about his life. While drafting this post and attempting to document the aforementioned marriage, I relived the steps I took long ago to secure that marriage certificate;…
Happy Valentine’s Day dear readers!
Pictures are among my most treasured belongings. I love seeing the faces of my ancestors, watching family members change over the years, reliving fun moments and rekindling forgotten memories. Photographs and photo albums, slides and negatives, archival storage containers and digitized images consume space all around me. But not in the fun “Oooh, let’s look at pictures” way.…
Literally. According to Google Maps, it was a three-minute walk from 655 W 61st Street to 538 W 61st Street in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. The other day I wondered about the possibility of my 2nd great-grandmother Elise Mueller and her brother John N. Schmitt attending the same church. I knew they lived near one another (and…
In honor of Biscuit Day, I thought I’d share a tidbit about my great-grandfather Alfred Jacob Mueller who worked for a biscuit company. Ebay is a great source for many things genealogical. That’s where I found this item from the Sawyer Biscuit Company. Happy Biscuit Day!
My second great-grandparents Elise [Schmitt] and Jacob Mueller were married by a Justice of the Peace in Chicago in November of 1874. Elise grew up in the Catholic faith, but she may have left the church. I haven’t had any luck connecting Jacob or Elise with a church, so I’ve starting looking into the churches…
I shared here how much I enjoy seeing the signatures of my ancestors. A scrolled S, a curvy C, a typical T – any and all of these delight me and give me insight into the personality of my ancestors. The signatures of the ancestors or collateral relatives who are close to my heart are especially exciting to see.…
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