Archive for the ‘ Genealogy ’ Category
As a child in the sixties I used to ask my pretty mom how old she was. I don’t know why an six-year-old would need to know that but for some reason I wanted to know. Mom would always reply with a smile on her face that she was twenty-six. By the time I was [ READ MORE ]
James F. Robinson is the name of my wife’s uncle. Like the uncle I did not know my wife did not know her uncle either. James died September, 19th, 1944 at the age of 24. He is buried At Henri-Chappelle American Cemetery in Belgium. His service record indicates a bronze star and purple heart. He [ READ MORE ]
My uncle Leo (Leonard) was only twenty-one when he died. I never knew him but found a picture of him holding me when I was a baby of nine months old. It appears he is laughing and delighted to be holding his tiny 9 month old nephew. I know Leo only from what mom had [ READ MORE ]
I’ve been recovering from a major foot surgery and the other day received three very cool “get well” cards from some kids at my church. Many thanks to Noelle, Jackson and Calvin for the Scripture encouragement and very cool art work featuring Lego soldiers. These young folks know of my interest in history and decorated [ READ MORE ]
This is an update. Back on Apr 4th I posted the following: I did a little research on my great-grandfather on my mother’s side. He was born in Poland when it was not Poland but part of Germany. He served in the German Army in the Herzog Von Holstein Regiment in 1895-96. He came to [ READ MORE ]
One of my earliest memories is of living in Boston, Massachusetts. My dad was transferred from AC Spark Plug in Oak Creek, Wisconsin to spend a year in Boston and attend MIT. He was involved in developing components for the space program. This would have been 1960 and I was in kindergarten- first grade. While we were in [ READ MORE ]
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