“Why Did No One Tell Me?!”
You know how when you’re chatting, one thought can lead to the next, and the next, and the next, and suddenly you’re on a rabbit […]
family history
Jakob’s Final Resting Place (After Being Booted Out of Osterwick)
When I first read Peter Brown’s book The Brauns of Osterwick, I never expected to actually see the gravesite of my great-great-great-grandfather Jakob Braun. It […]
Return to Edrans
Periodically throughout my life, I’d heard references to a place distant in both space and time: Edrans. Somewhere on those Scot-settled hills, flits the memory […]
The REAL Osterwick Cemetery (From Whence My 3G -Grandfather Was Exhumed)
Note: Evidently it’s been too long since I’ve read The Brauns of Osterwick! Turns out Jacob Braun was not buried in this cemetery because he […]
Who Do Family Photos Belong To?
Andrew thinks things are getting a little out of hand. I’ve been inquiring as to whether there are old family photos to be seen, and […]