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Here I am again…another week and not enough information to put together on a new ancestor. So I am dipping into The Smart Aleck by Vivetta Aleck Jorgensen Emmer and Eileen Aleck Albert (1986). Riegel, Baden, Germany view from the South East taken in August 2020. Photo accessed from Google Maps. Laurentius (Lorenz) Aleck (1785-1842) Zaver’s … Continue reading The Smart Aleck – Lorenz Aleck
I don’t know why, but it has always bothered me about what happened to Sadie Truman Hermsdorfer Gill; Rosetta’s daughter from her first marriage, Daniel’s step-daughter, Ken Sr’s half-sister. Sadie is an odd duck for me. I don’t quite know what to make of her. My initial impression of her was that she was a bit of a … Continue reading That French Connection, And a Little Drama
I had a tiny bit of excitement this past week. While I was away on travel (again), I received a letter from the Government. Since I do some work for the Government, my husband, thinking it very important (it was, but he just had the wrong “kind” of important) called me immediately to tell me something official … Continue reading Tracing Their Steps: A Rhodes Story
I have not been a good writer these past few weeks. It seems life got away from me a little. There have been a lot of articles written in the past few months on the April 1 release of the 1950 U.S. Federal Census. Honestly, I wasn't planning on writing anything about it. I was … Continue reading 1950 U.S. Federal Census
So…I went fishing. I was hoping to catch a big fish or two. I had a methodical laundry list of non-digitized books and microfilms as bait for big fish. And what did I catch? Nothing. Yes, my trip to Salt Lake City was a bust. About the only thing I accomplished was validating that my … Continue reading Fishing in Salt Lake
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