Helping the present understand the past
I typically spend my weekends as most others do: running errands, working around the house, watching a little t.v. and other mundane tasks that never seem to get done during the week. But I also allot a bit of time to indulge in things that I enjoy doing and might otherwise get pushed to the…
Welcome to Tombstone Tuesday! Today we’re still looking at family tombstones in Anselm Lutheran Cemetery in Anselm, Ransom, North Dakota. Today’s tombstone belongs to my paternal first cousin, twice removed, Florence Bertha Irene Altman. Tombstone for Florence Bertha Irene Altman (tombstone only reads Irene B.F. Altman) Anselm Lutheran Cemetery in Anselm, Ransom, North Dakota Florence…
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Here we are at another edition of Follow Friday. Today I’m spotlighting Ancestoring, a family history blog written by Michele Simmons Lewis is a professional genealogist who writes a blog geared toward the beginner and intermediate researcher. As I was cruising thru the plethora of posts on her blog, I ran into one that grabbed…
Welcome to another edition of Tombstone Tuesday. Continuing with the family buried in Anselm Lutheran Cemetery, today’s tombstone belongs to my paternal great-uncle, Clarence Harvey Altman. Tombstone of Ludwig, Ida and Clarence Harvey Altman Anselm Lutheran Cemetery in Anselm, Ransom, North Dakota Clarence Harvey was the first of four children of Ludwig Wilhelm Altman and…
Welcome to another edition of Tombstone Tuesday! Continuing our journey in Mount Washington Cemetery, today’s tombstone belongs to Russell Lee Conwell, infant son of Edward Conwell and Edith (Brown) Conwell (my grandparents). Russell was the third child of Edward and Edith. He has two sisters (still living) and one brother (still living). Russell was born…