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Lake Mathews (Perris), CA, United States
Born in Illinois, I grew up in Wilmette, a northern suburb of Chicago. I have one sibling, an older brother. I am married, for the 2nd time now, to Butch & got 4 children in the deal. They have gone on to make me grandmother 25 times over & great-grandmother to over 20!. After many years working in industry, I got my bachelors and masters degrees in speech communication, & was a professor in that field for 13 years. I retired in 2001 & returned to school & got my doctorate in folklore. Now I meld my two interests - folklore & genealogy - & add my teaching background, resulting in my current profession: speaker/author/entertainer of genealogically-related topics. I play many folk instruments, but my preference is guitar, which I have been playing since 1963. I write the "Aunty Jeff" column for the Informer, newsletter of the Jefferson County NY Gen. Soc. I work in partnership with Gena Philibert-Ortega & Sara Cochran as Genealogy Journeys® where we focus on educating folks about Social History. More about that: genaandjean.blogspot.com. More on our podcasts: genjourneys.podbean.com. More about my own projects: Circlemending.org.
Showing posts with label Wordless Wednesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wordless Wednesday. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - 22 September 2010, Knoetgen/Strasser family

Strasser Brothers

Julius


Andreas

Photos taken in early 1900s or late 1890s, Teplitz, Bohemia.
My first cousins, 3 times removed, related through the Knoetgen family of Teplitz and Bilin, Bohemia.

Their mother:
Fani Knoetgen Strasser, my great-great-grandaunt, died between 1896 and 1899 in Teplitz.

Would love to find living relatives.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - 11 August 2010 - Aunt Kate (Katherine Wilcox Weaver)


Aunt Kate (Katherine E. Wilcox Ireland Johnson Weaver) - back row, third from the left (see yesterday's Tombstone Tuesday)

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - 4 August 2010 - Mayer children

Norma and Jack Mayer (siblings, children of Edith Dallman Mayer and, respectively, Ray Mayer and Adolph Mayer - no relation to each other, that we know of - see yesterday's post for explanation). Photo, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1936.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - 28 July 2010

My Dad's cousin (my 1st cousin once removed), Wilbur Dallman, who passed away 35 years ago yesterday.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - 14 July 2010 - Trapschuh family, Spokane, Washington

Florence Luella TRAPSCHUH (who was the subject of yesterday's Tombstone Tuesday)


Florence Luella TRAPSCHUH was the youngest of Gustav Mathias TRAPSCHUH's offspring - she is at the far right here with her siblings (two older ones had died as children).



Home of Carl Grover TRAPSCHUH, Spokane, Spokane, Washington (sister, Florence TRAPSCHUH SHERMAN, is at far left)

Photos, courtesy of Melody Murphy . . . to whom I owe a debt of gratitude for caring for the photos of our ancestors.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - 30 June 2010, Freeman Cemetery

Freeman Cemetery, Freeman District, Morris Tract, Brownville, Jefferson, New York.
Still my favorite cemetery

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - 16 June 2010 - Another Wilcox Photo

With my dad: Dr. L. Roy Wilcox - mathematician, linguist, musician, carpenter, electrician (FYI: he built that organ from a kit, but designed all the bells and whistles himself). Wilmette, Cook, Illinois, ca. 1981.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - 9 June 2010 - Dr. L. Roy Wilcox



Roy with parents Lee Alfred Wilcox and Pauline Elizabeth Miller, 25 Nov 1915, Chicago, Illinois

Roy with mother, Pauline Elizabeth Miller Wilcox, and maternal grandmother, Gertrude Miller; 16 Nov 1916, Chicago, Illinois

Dr. L. Roy Wilcox (8 June 1912 - 31 December 1999) - Belated happy birthday, Dad.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - 26 May 2010

Ignatz Trapschuh (see yesterday's "Tombstone Tuesday")
Maria Theresa Knoetgen & husband Ignatz Trapschuh (ca. 1861)

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - Gallup Coat of Arms

The Gallup/Gallop Coat of Arms (see yesterday's posting of Gallup ancestor grave). More information on the family is located on the Flick Family Tree Blog.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - 5 May 2010 - C. A. Miller


C. A. Miller - throughout his life, with some of his family.

With his mother, Gertrude (far left), and older sisters (left to right): Pauline and Ottillie (Till)



The young businessman - ca. 1905

Brother & sister: Art with Till, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - 7 April 2010 - Dallman & Wilcox


Cousins: Roy & Edith


My father, L. Roy Wilcox, with his 1st cousin (my 1st cousin, once removed), Edith Dallman (see yesterday's Tombstone Tuesday for info on Edith)


ca 1917, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - 10 March 2010


The Freeman farm today: Freeman District, Morris Tract, Penet Square, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - 24 February 2010

my g-grandfather, Edward Everett Wilcox (b: 21 February 1855, Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan; d: 4 August 1934, Dallas, Dallas, Texas)

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - 3 February 2010

My brother, Bob, & me, taken Sept. 2009, Waukesha, Wisconsin, following one of my presentations.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - 20 January 2010



The DAR application information, referenced in yesterday's Tombstone Tuesday. I descend from Isaac's son Edward.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Wordless Wednesday, 23 December 2009


John JOHNSON (aka Hans HANSEN) and wife, Mary S. JENSEN, on their wedding day, about 1876, Wisconsin


After her husband's death and the loss of 2 young sons, Mary (JENSEN) JOHNSON poses with her sons Hans Peter (my grandfather) and Carl William JOHNSON.