Tag: family history
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Who Do You Think You Are? Genealogy Q + A
I love this photo of My mom and grandma in the summer of 1950…couldn’t this be a photo of me and one of my kids? Over the course of this summer, I have become incredibly passionate about genealogy and I’ve learned so much about my ancestors along the way. I’ve used the internet, county healthy…
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A Family Through the Decades
On a Friday morning in late June, I found myself with a stack of piles and boxes at my aunt and uncle’s dining room table. Just to set the scene a bit further, i wasn’t uncovering treasures just anywhere. It was at one of my very favorite historic houses – a Hoosier homestead built in…
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The Mystery of Sarah Jane and her Father David King
Front Row: David King Jr, Almena Caldwell King, Samuel Nobel King, Robert Quigley King Top Row: Mary Elizabeth King Gotwald, Sarah Jane King, Almena King Take look at this beautiful family, especially the young woman standing center in the back row. Her name is Sarah Jane King and she was born in 1839. Sarah is part…
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Throwback Thursday | Herman Amos
When it comes to family history research, one of the most thrilling things for me is uncovering never before seen photos or details of someone’s life. Case in point – my mom’s grandfather Herman Amos Roush. He died before she was born (my grandma was only three) so his legacy doesn’t come with many stories.…
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Throwback Thursday | Dot + Red
Since I’m all in on the family history research these days, I thought I’d do a Throwback Thursday post with some of my grandparent’s, Dorothy and Walter (who’s nicknames were Dot and Red) wedding photos! If you think I get a kick out of finding old genealogy lines, imagine how much I love seeing these old…
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Throwback Thursday | Eva Fisher
In the past week I have been on a roller coaster ride of discovering lords and ladies, kings and queens, pilgrims and patriots – my epic family tree! Going into the process, I thought I knew a lot. Meaning I could get back to the early 1800s on my dad’s side of the family and…
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A Walk Down Memory Lane
CHECK out this old timey photo including my paternal grandfather Walter (bottom right). He was the youngest son in the family and only to inherit his father’s copper locks, earning him the nickname “Red”. We see a little strawberry in our blonde Beatrix! Last Sunday morning, I woke up to a comment on my blog…
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Top 10 Tips for Researching Your Genealogy and Family Tree
Above, the wedding party from my great grandparents Mary Katherine Stoppenhagen and Charles Werling. See more about them here! 1. Call Your Parents and ask for birthdays, marriage dates, deaths of any grandparent, aunt or uncle they can remember. These details will help you connect to the huge amount of established trees and fill in…