Sometimes I'm late to these, but her is Randy Seaver's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun for this week. He had completed The Ancestors' GeneaMeme from Geniaus. According to the instructions, the list should be annotated in the following manner: Things you have already done or found: bold face … [Read more...]
Single View: William Henry Thompson
17 March 2011 By
I thought I'd take an Irish theme on the latest entry into my "Single View" post series since today is St. Patrick's Day. Though, there is some confusion to where this ancestor originally came from. William Henry THOMPSON was born sometime between 1810 and 1816 in either Ireland, England, or … [Read more...]
Weekly History: May 30th – June 5th
31 May 2010 By
The important dates in my family history for this week (a day late.) As always, you can find this info on the Dates & Anniversaries page. June 2nd 1789 - Married - Johannes VENNINGER & Elisabeth FLECK - Johannes and Elisabeth are my wife's 5th-great-grandparents on her … [Read more...]
Weekly History: February 21 – 27
21 February 2010 By
February 22 1890 - Died - William Henry THOMPSON - William is my 4th-great-grandfather on my father's side. Unfortunately, I'm not exactly sure where and when he was born. The census and other records span from 1810 to 1816 and mention England, Ireland, and Scotland. He married Francis QUINET in … [Read more...]
Tell Me Thursday: Firmenich Girls
9 July 2009 By
This is a photo of the 3 youngest daughters of Mathias & Pauline (THOMPSON) FIRMENICH; Ida, Edna, and Claire. As it is noted, I'm assuming this photo was taken in the Summer of 1912, which would be two years after the death of their mother, Pauline. It was probably taken in the Ashland/Sanborn, … [Read more...]
Weekly History: May 31st – June 6th
31 May 2009 By
June 1 1996 - Died - Irene (ZALEWSKI) LUTZENBERGER - Irene is my great-aunt, sister of my Grandpa Zalewski. She was born 17 Jul 1920 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I know I met her sometime in my life, but I really don't remember ever meeting her. She is buried with her husband Ervin at Holy Cross … [Read more...]
Tombstone Tuesday: As Irish As I Could Find
17 March 2009 By
Well, it's St. Patrick's Day and I am without a true Irish headstone. I have a lot of Irish ancestors, but not a lot of headstone photos for them. Most of them passed away in mysterious, far away lands (like Canada.) This headstone of my 4th-great-grandfather will have to do for today. From my … [Read more...]
Weekly History
22 February 2009 By
I'm going to steal this from Julie at GenBlog and post a recap of historical moments from select people in my family tree for the current week. It's a neat idea and it will help me look through the names in my tree every week and maybe spur some research. February 22 1890 - Died - William … [Read more...]
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