2024 archive

Jul 26

Family Reunion Time Once Again

We have two family reunions coming up very soon, my paternal and maternal family reunions. Many families do not have reunions anymore…

Jul 23

Tombstone Tuesday-Jacob Jr & Elizabeth Linn

This is the tombstone of Jacob Linn Jr and Elizabeth Germann/Garman, located in row 5 of St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Liberty Township Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed…

Jul 19

North to Alaska

This past May we took back-to-back cruises in Alaska…

Jul 12

Finding a Spouse Close to Home

Ludwig Schumm and his wife Maria Barbara Pflueger had nine children and seven of them lived to adulthood. Of those seven, four married Schinnerers, two married Breuningers, and one married a Germann…

Jul 04

Happy Independence Day!

Happy July 4th! America’s Independence Day. Today we celebrate the birthday of our great nation…