Smith Family in Milwaukee's Garden Cemetery Forest Home Cemetery map and guidebook Genealogy is an interesting journey. I think some of the most interesting parts of my journey have been when trying to pick up where previous generations have left off. In this case, I was picking up the trail left by my husband's grandmother, … Continue reading Forest Home Cemetery
Pages 3 and 4 These are from my grandmother Lagada Dirk Weigel's collection of photos from her senior year of high school. These students would be from Columbus Catholic High School in Marshfield, Wisconsin, or St. Mary's Catholic School in Bismarck, North Dakota most likely from the class of 1952. Page 3 Page 3 only … Continue reading Gramma’s High School Scrapbook
DNA Update John Ponczoch My Ancestry DNA gave me some new insight into my Ponczoch family. This family has been hard to research due to the often creative spelling of the surname in various documents. I outlined the information I had on this branch in this post. Since that post, I have found a few … Continue reading Ponczoch
Popcorn Balls This recipe was in the collection of my great grandmother, Viola Widmann Weigel. Popcorn Balls Boil together 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup water 1 teaspoon vinegar When boiled awhile add 2 tablespoons syrup, butter the size of a walnut, 4 teaspoons salt Boil until a few drops in cold water become hard … Continue reading Gramma’s Cookbook
Otto Gust's Parents This week I'm sharing another picture where I know the names of the people in the photo, but not how they are related to me. August Gust and Augusta Teschner This photo was in the collection of my great aunt Margaret Kroening. The photo is labeled "Otto Gust's Parents". The couple in … Continue reading Mystery Monday
WitzEnd Family History 