No, not a last name, the name LAST. You should see how difficult it is to do any sort of search on this surname. Typing in "last surname" or just "last" into search engines usually gets me a lot more than I need. Sometimes it gives me "Did you mean 'last name'?" It's even tough on genealogy sites … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday (with Words)
11 November 2009 By
Thank you to all of those who have served our country and who are currently serving our country. Special thanks to the veterans in my family: My grandfather Richard Zalewski (WWII), my grandfather LeRoy Thielke (WWII), my great-grandfather Joseph Zalewski (WWI), and my 3rd-great-grandfather John … [Read more...]
Weekly History: Sept 20th – 26th
20 September 2009 By
September 21st 1750 - Married - Antoine LAFOND & Josephte CHEVREFILS-BELISLE - Antoine and Josephte are my 7th-great-grandparents. They were married in St. Antoine de la Baie-du-Febrve, Yamaska, Quebec, Canada. September 22nd 1962 - Died - Pieter Franciscus VAN PARIJS - Pieter is my … [Read more...]
Weekly History: Sept 6th – 12th
7 September 2009 By
One day late. Oops. 3-day weekends confuse me. September 6th 1852 - Born - Ida SCHAVANDIE - Ida is my 3rd-great-grandmother on my mother's side. She was born in Prussia. In March 1870, she married Peter MUHM in Palatine, New York. She passed away on 12 Nov 1934 at Antigo, Langlade Co., … [Read more...]
SNGF – Sweet 16
10 August 2009 By
Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings came up with this fun post on Saturday. I thought I'd give it a try. Here is your SNGF assignment for the evening (if you choose to accept it - this is not stump the genealogist or even Mission Impossible): 1) List your 16 great-great-grandparents in pedigree chart … [Read more...]
Weekly History: August 9th – 15th
9 August 2009 By
August 9th 1671 - Married - Nicolaes van CRAYBECK & Helena WAGEMANS - Nicolaes and Helena are my 9th-great-grandparents on my mother's side. They were married at Kuringen, Belgium. August 10th 1732 - Died - Louise DEGUITRE - Louis is my 8th-great-grandmother on my mother's side. She was … [Read more...]
Weekly History: July 26th – August 1st
26 July 2009 By
July 26th 1751 - Married - Pierre François QUINET & Thérèse DARD - Pierre and Thérèse are my 7th-great-grandparents on my father's side. They were married in Menoux, Haute-Saône, France. I am related to them through their son Antoine QUINET, who was born in 1757. 1919 - Married - … [Read more...]
Weekly History: July 19th – 25th
19 July 2009 By
July 19th 1959 - Died - Clara (SZULTA) TROKA - Clara is my great-great-grandmother on my father's side. She was born 6 Jan 1876 in Poland and immigrated to Milwaukee with her parents in 1881. She married Joseph TROKA in 1894. She passed away in Milwaukee three years before her husband. July … [Read more...]
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