Jacob Barkman: Born in Prussia, Buried in Manitoba
This past Saturday, Andrew and I got it into our heads to find his twice-over great-great-great-great-grandfather’s grave. We used the Find A Grave website to […]
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Digging Through Very Old Photos!
Yes, I use a lot of exclamation marks… because I am thrilled! To be honest, I sometimes worry that family members would not want to […]
Famous Mennonites I’m Related To!
I love Grandma’s Window! In case you’re unfamiliar, it’s a Low German Mennonite genealogy website. I think in the future, I’ll do a post where […]
This Post Isn’t Really About Austin, Manitoba
I learned about the existence of Austin (Manitoba), long before I ever heard of Austin (Texas). I have my mother’s side of the family to […]
I dreamt of my Grandfather last night.
(The below post is something I wrote a few months ago. Just sharing it now.) Yesterday I had a chance to do something that I’ve […]