Her Star Shines Brightest on the Holiest Night
Corinne and Phyllis. Sisters and best friends. My mother passed away in 2004. It was especially hard on my Aunt […]
Family Tree Blogs, Vincent Family
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Restoring Elvira & Pietro’s Memorial
The last 18 months have brought profound challenges and changes for me. In June of 2024 I unexpectedly lost my […]
Family Tree Blogs, Winkofske
Portraits From The Past
In 2015 I wrote about a long-hidden secret. My father Robert had changed his last name from Winkofske to Winike. […]
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Storyworth
In 2022 I received a birthday present from my daughters from Storyworth. I was sent a question a week which […]
Family Tree Blogs, Winike Family
Researching Pescasseroli Family Names
It’s hard to wrap my mind around the fact that 2021 zipped by without me having much time for genealogy […]
Family Tree Blogs, New Glarus, Wisconsin
Blums & Beckers of New Bilten, Wisconsin
My paternal grandmother Grace Norder descends from the Blum and Becker families of Bilten, Glarus Switzerland. Click here to view […]
Blum, Frey, & Norder, Family Tree Blogs, Wisconsin
Norders Move to Monroe, Wisconsin
In the 1860 census my 3rd great grandparents Leonhard and Magdalene moved their large family from New Glarus to the […]
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’Twas The Week Before Christmas
When all through the towns Snow fall was happening by leaps and by bounds. Our family was nested all snug […]
Blum, Frey, & Norder, Family Tree Blogs, Wisconsin
Norders of New Glarus, Wisconsin
I haven’t done much research into the family of my paternal grandmother Grace Norder. Grace’s ancestors had very deep roots […]