Helping the present understand the past
Welcome to another edition of Tombstone Tuesday. Today we’re spotlighting the husband of my first great-grand-aunt Augusta Christine (Altman) Froemke, Carl August Froemke, Jr. Tombstone of Carl August Froemke, Jr. Anselm Lutheran Cemetery in Anselm, Ransom, North Dakota Carl August Froemke, Jr. was the child of Carl August Froemke and Henrietta Elisa (Schwarz) Froemke. It’s…
Census records. Every genealogist uses them at one point or another. They’re a great source of information as long as you keep in mind the possibility for errors to be found within the census records. The United States has taken a federal census every 10 years since 1790. The first census enumeration contained a limited…
Welcome to another edition of Follow Friday! Today we’re looking at the blog Ancestral Breezes. Jen’s blog focuses on telling the stories of her past, her family and throwing in some education for good measure. And she does a good job at all of it. Her post on My first look at the Digital Public…
Welcome to another edition of Around the Town Thursday! I’m very excited for today’s post, for two reasons: first and foremost, it’s a winery. If that’s not enough there’s the second reason, it’s a winery in a church building. Oh but it gets better! The old church Pirtle Winery resides in is a Lutheran Evangelical…
Welcome back to Tombstone Tuesday! After a break for a couple of weeks we’re back to visiting the Altman family in Anselm Lutheran Cemetery. Today we’re looking at my great grand-aunt, Augusta Christine (Altman) Froemke. Froemke family marker Anselm Lutheran Cemetery in Anselm, Ransom, North Dakota Tombstone of Augusta Christine (Altman) Froemke Anselm Lutheran…
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