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 […]
genealogy
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 […]
In Search of My Lost Uncle & The Ens Family of Neureinland
Where had I just been? What had I found? Was it really a family burial plot? The next day I visited my mother. I showered […]
An Island of Wildness: Neureinland
I was lost in thought, blatantly trespassing in rubber boots and the hot sun. It was a long way to walk, over the sharp stubble. […]