Helping the present understand the past
Welcome to another edition of Follow Friday. Today we’re looking at AK’s Genealogy Research. Annette’s blog was created for the same reason most of the amateur blogs were created – to document her research and progress. And that’s why I love these blogs. Blogs like AK’s Genealogy Research show the ups and downs and successes…
Welcome to another edition of Tombstone Tuesday! Still making our journey through Anselm Lutheran Cemetery, today’s tombstone belongs to my paternal great-uncle, Allen Willard Altman. Tombstone of Allen Altman Anselm Lutheran Cemetery in Anselm, Ransom, North Dakota Allen Willard Altman was the second of four children of Ludwig Wilhelm Altman and Ida Marie (Krueger) Altman. …
A brick wall. Every genealogist has one at one time or another. My genealogy is no different. With Constitution Day being this week (September 17 to be exact) my thoughts have been centering on my brick wall. You see, the Daughters of the American Revolution work very hard to celebrate Constitution Week (for obvious reasons)…
TGIF and welcome to another edition of Follow Friday. Today we’re looking at A Patient Genealogist. Devon’s writing reads like she’s simply conversing with another person. Her post on Is this German Scan Readable for Translation? caught my interest right away. Of course, there were several other posts of hers that interested me as well,…
It’s Tuesday again and you know what that means! Time for another Tombstone Tuesday. Continuing our journey through Anselm Lutheran Cemetery, today’s tombstone belongs to two of my paternal cousins, twice removed, Laura and Clara Altman. Tombstone of Laura and Clara Altman Anselm Lutheran Cemetery in Anselm, Ransom, North Dakota Clara was the second of…