Hatching Plans to Chase Family History in Ukraine & Poland
My last post was all about something we did this past summer. THIS post is all about what we’re doing RIGHT NOW! We’re sitting in […]
genealogy
My 5G-Grandmother’s Gravestone Was Discovered in Ukraine
I’ve had a kind of difficult time trying to find the gravestones of my great-grandparents. They’re mostly in Canada, but yet I have not managed […]
The Buhr Mystery
The Buhrs loom large in my imagination. When you know absolutely nothing about a branch in your family tree, there’s no detail for your imagination […]
Katharina Barkman Koop: Nameless in Blumenort Cemetery #2
We first visited this cemetery in 2012. We were on our way back from Harvest Sun Festival in Kelwood. There was just something about having […]
Mysterious Mayfeld and a “Search for Renewal”
I’d always heard about my great-grandpa being a minister, but in kind of a vague general way. Like, in the way that probably all little […]