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  • April Birthdays

    Time to celebrate the April birthdays in my family tree: Birthdays among my German Bukmakofskys: My 2nd great-grandmother Maria BUKMAKOFSKY was born 25 Apr 1859 in Reichenan, Konigsberg, Germany. Her parents were Christof BUKMAKOFSKY (?-?) and Maria FRONTSKOFSKY (?-?). Birthdays among my French Gurys: My 4th great-grandparents Jean GURY (1794-?) and Marie Anne GILLET (abt 1794-?) had two…

  • Favorite Web Sites; The French Genealogy Blog

    One of my favorite ethnicity-specific web sites is The French Genealogy Blog at http://french-genealogy.typepad.com/genealogie/ The author is a transplant to France with no French roots of her own. Her children are French. She sprinkles a delightful outsider-yet-insider point of view over all of her posts. A professional genealogist, Anne generously shares…

  • Army Pictures Burnett and Hudson

    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.

  • First Quarter 2012 Update

    Accountability is one way to make sure I reach my genealogical goals. Here is the update to my 2012 New Year Resolutions: 1.) Attend at least one out-of-state genealogical conference or convention. I haven’t yet found the perfect date/location combination. The search continues. In the meantime I joined several new…

  • Hester (Leffel) Clarke 1863-1912

    From the Monday April 1, 1912 issue of The Springfield (Ohio) Daily News page 9, “CLARK – The body of Mrs. N. Clark*, who died in Dayton, and who was a sister of Mrs. C. L. Reese**, will arrive here at 8:17 o’clock Monday night over the Big Four*** and…

  • 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…