A Smörgåsbord of Stories
My grandmother, Mary Mae Lydick Norenberg (1910-2003) was a crafter and a creator. Working within her means, she created many decorative items for her home and for gifts. She sewed her own clothes, produced crafts to sell at her Ladies Bazaar and taught me the … read more
Bible Records are a wonderful tool for a family historian. Sometimes an old Bible provides the only records of births, marriages and deaths. Each set of records written in a Bible need to be examined carefully. Were the entries written at the time of the event? … read more
John Pile, a native of Virginia, settled in Carroll County, Missouri by 1843. Last week, we noted that by the fall of 1847, John Pile was dead. When did he die? How did he die? Newspaper Research In other blog posts, I’ve extolled the … read more
John Pile married Patsey Allen in Botetourt County, Virginia June 29, 1809. They were the parents of several children, including Oscar Pile. All of their known children were born in Adair County, Kentucky. After Patsey died, John married Matilda Miller, his wife’s niece. Matilda’s mother … read more
Haden family research is built upon the foundation of many talented and thorough cousins, notably: Edith Attkisson Rudder, author of My Father’s Family (1947) Dorothy Kabler Haden, author of John Haden of Virginia (1968) Kay Haden, researcher and blogger at Leaves of the Tree and … read more
It’s my Birthday Week, so I’m telling a story about one of my own life-adventures (like I did last year). In 2008, Patrick and I traveled to Dartmoor, England for a hiking trip. While researching, I discovered the hobby of letterboxing which originated in Dartmoor … read more
Joseph Fleischhacker (1891-1946) was born in Apetlon, Burgenland, Austria, immigrated to America and resided in St. Paul, Minnesota. Katherine née Fleischhacker (1890-1957) was born in Pamhagen, Burgenland, Austria, immigrated to America and resided in St. Paul, Minnesota. Together they forged a great partnership. Church … read more
Last week, we looked at a couple of sources for Robert “Robin” Bowmar’s involvement in the Battle of Blue Licks, one of the last battles of the American Revolution. For an in-depth look at how he escaped the gruesome battle, we are indebted to a … read more
The Battle of Blue Licks was one of the last battles of the American Revolution. Ten months after Cornwallis’s surrender at Yorktown, British and patriot forces met on a hill next to the Licking River in what is now Robertson/Nicholas Counties, Kentucky (then Kentucky County, … read more
In 1984, Patrick and I took a trip to Alaska with my septuagenarian grandparents, Mae (Lydick) & Otto Norenberg. Back in the 1970s, Grandpa started the long trek north, but had a medical emergency in Alberta. The trip was shortened when medical transport flew Grandpa … read more