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The Sheridan condensery finally falls
For many years residents of Sheridan could tell the time of day by listening to the whistle at the Carnation condensery at the south edge of town. If I remember correctly, the steam…
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Rest in peace, Lorna Wolf
My Aunt Lorna, Dad’s sister, passed on to her eternal life on Friday, March 18 at the age of 93 years and 6 months. She was an inspiration to her family and friends,…
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Glimpses of Rachel Dennis
Rachel Dennis was my my mother’s mother’s mother’s mother, my 2nd-great grandmother. She was born as Rachel Powell on 11 February 1854 in Mill Creek Township near West Unity, Williams County, Ohio. Williams…
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Red’s recollections
I’ve been asked for a copy of Uncle Waldo’s brief autobiography. You should be able to download it here: Waldo Fisher recounts his life.
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Thomas and Amanda Green, part 2
In part 1 of my review of Thomas and Amanda Green’s family we found five children living with them in 1870: Julia M Green, born about 1857 in Michigan George R Green, born…
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Thomas and Amanda Green, part 1
My previous post about native American ancestry featured a framed portrait of Amanda and Thomas Green. Amanda was one of the reputed carriers of native ancestry in our family. Thomas and Amanda were the…
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Who are the Indians in your family?
When I was young I would occasionally hear my elders mention Grandma Olsen’s Indian ancestors. It was asserted that Grandma’s mother Loretta Case showed Indian characteristics and that Loretta was an excellent hunter.…
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DNA relatives
2015 was the year that DNA testing opened new windows on my family history research. Dee and I did autosomal testing with the three primary testing companies here in the United States. These…
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From the archives— Lebkuchen cookies
‘Tis the season for lebkuchen, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la! Here’s another post from the archives. Friday, December 19, 2014 We have many German traditions at Christmastime, including lights on trees, familiar carols, and food.…
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DNA again
It’s time for another look at DNA. I will attempt a brief and somewhat simplistic description of DNA in the following paragraphs, but you should not take this as a completely accurate definition.…
