Kroening Birth Records in Naugard District After years (and years, and years) of searching, I finally stumbled across the birth records for my 2nd great grandfather and his siblings in Germany before the family emigrated to the US in 1868. August Kroening and all but the youngest 2 of his siblings were born in Germany, … Continue reading Another Broken(ish) Brick Wall
Civil War Pension File Louis Tank is an immigrant ancestor of my husband on his mother’s side. He lived most of his life in Michigan and was an American Civil War veteran. He has proved somewhat difficult to track down. He is found on several census records, birth and death records for his children, and … Continue reading Louis F Tank
We are aboard! I am happy to report that our application for membership to the General Society of Mayflower Descendants was accepted and my husband is now a member of the GSMD! We attended our first members meeting and my husband received his certificate last Fall. The final piece of documentation was submitted in March … Continue reading Mayflower Update
William Mahoney Remains Elusive In my previous post about William Mahoney, I explain the very few pieces of evidence that have been found on the man who was the first husband of my 2nd great grandmother Catherine Newmeier. William had a short life and he seems to have left almost no written record about it. … Continue reading Mahoney Mystery Continues
Winnifred R Smith is another "Jane" in our tree - a woman whose story was lost for a time but who has been found and restored to her proper place in the tree.
Crescent Cookies recipe from Gramma Vi!
The annual flood of DNA matches are in and there are some new clues on the Kroening family branch!
Cherry Crunch is this month's recipe from Gramma Vi!
Maggie Hudson appeared in Deadwood in the Fall of 1896. By January of 1898 she was gone. In that short time she discovered a murder victim, was a witness at the following trial, and she bore a son out of wedlock. Where she came from and where she went remain a mystery that her son wanted to solve his entire life.
Members of the Sharp and Marvin families are tentatively identified.
