Reading the Lehn Diary (Begun in 1725!)
As I went as far back in my genealogy as possible with the Grandma Online program, and was intrigued to discover that one of my […]
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My Favourite Steinbach Destination: The Pioneer Cemetery
Andrew has accused me of not posting about the Pioneer Cemetery AT ALL as of yet. Well, he’s right. I haven’t. But I’ve meant to, […]
Just Discovered I Have Family History in Schoenwiese
Last summer we embarked upon a frenzied and sort of random expedition in and around the Winkler, Gretna, and Altona area. Our objective? To visit […]
Visiting My Great-Great-Grandparents at Prairie Rose
Spoiler alert! They are no longer in the land of the living. Rather, I found them here: But then, you already knew that was the […]
The Handwriting of My Great-Great-Great-Grandfather, Peter Baerg
Every Archivists’ nightmare: that’s what that feature photo sure is. I really need to get some white gloves. Thanks to Grandma Online, I’d discovered that […]