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Wednesday’s Child: Martha M Neumuth
The 1900 census is one of my favorites because of columns 11 and 12; ‘mother of how many children’ and ‘number of those children living’. The genealogist side of me sees this information as an important piece of the family group puzzle. But as a mother the numbers tug at my heart, especially when there…
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Eternal Rest was Meant for Thee
Adeline Eick’s obituary appeared in the Chicago Daily News on February 3, 1919: Adeline is not a leaf on my family tree, but perhaps she is a leaf on yours. I hope you’ll stop by her Find A Grave memorial and leave her some flowers. I think her family would like…
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Maria Bukmakowski; My 2nd Great-Grandmother
Much of Maria’s life remains a mystery. You’d think such a unique surname would help in my search, but I’ve always gotten the the same results: Nothing. Nada. Zip. Then today with my swanky new subscription to Newspapers.com, I did a global search for that German? Russian? Polish? surname. Imagine my surprise when I actually got some…
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Find A Grave Contributors Answer More Questions
In December I posed three questions to Find A Grave contributors whose virtual preservation work I admire: How did you discover Find A Grave? What motivates you to contribute? What is your favorite way to contribute (i.e. photos, vital information, obits etc.)? Answers to those first three questions are posted here.…
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Wednesday’s Child: The Birthday Girl
February 1960. The 34th president of the United States, Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, was in office. People were listening to Running Bear by Johnny Preston. Our Man in Havana, directed by Carol Reed, was one of the most viewed movies released that year. Advise and Consent by Allen Drury…
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Mother and Son
What happened in January of 1890 to cause the deaths of both Claudine and her son Henrik Fjelde? Could it have been the flu pandemic that killed nearly a million people worldwide in little more than a year?
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Mystery Monday: Death Certificate 6872
Such a tragedy! I’m not related to the Morgans, but I would like to solve the mystery of where this child was laid to rest. Can you help reunite this baby with her family here or on Find A Grave? Thank you for taking a minute or two to honor this short life.
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Chicago Obituaries: January 30, 1894
The following obituaries were transcribed from page 6 of the January 30, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “BAER-Jan. 2[8?], 1894 FRANZ BAER, beloved father of Mrs. Wendelin Seng, Frank Baer and Mrs. Nicholas Hansen, aged 77 years. Funeral Wednesday, Jan. 31, from his late residence, corner Clark-st. and…
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Family Photo Friday: Colonial Williamsburg
An “educational” vacation that turned out to be fun. Who knew?
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Westlawn Cemetery Norridge Illinois
It seemed like the main gates were closed every time I drove past Westlawn Cemetery. I really wanted to see this cemetery and I had hoped to fill a photo request for Find A Grave. This trip was no different – the cemetery gates were closed as usual so, a little disappointed,…
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