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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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 […]
Examining 3 Old Family Photos, Randomly Chosen
First up: Eight women stand in a field. All except one are wearing hats. I wonder if this was taken outside of a church. On […]
NEW Old Family Photos!
Look at this pile. My aunt recently gave me these photos. I believe the majority of my mom’s family was from the RM of Stanley, […]
I’m Distantly Related to John Denver
“Country roads, take me home, to the place, I belong…!” My father would sing that familiar refrain, as he would direct our family Thunderbird off […]