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Thomas Green’s story, 1830-1910
I have written previously about Thomas M. Green, my great-great grandfather. Grandma Olsen knew her Grandpa Green when she was a young girl. I would like to share more that I have learned…
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Visiting with the Sovereigns
At the turn of the year from 1973 to 1974, Harold and Marie Sovereign compiled a tape-recorded message for Don and Suzanne, their son and daughter-in-law. A few relatives made guest appearances in…
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Oh, Morgan, we miss you!
How quickly a bright light has left us! Our niece Morgan took her last breath while loved ones spontaneously filled her hospital room with song. She lived fully in her thirty-five years with…
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A brief glimpse in time
This is just for a little fun. Sovereign correspondence Here is a tidbit from my files. In January 1947 my future Aunt Nancy would have been in the third grade and her brother…
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Bica beckons
Uncle Richard, who were your parents? Joseph? Bica? Who were they? And was your father possibly Barbora Dlouhy’s brother Josef? Family connections are a fascinating and never-ending puzzle. One mystery that hung like…
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Fare thee well, Don Sovereign
We called him Unca Don. I guess my brothers and I were Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Don Sovereign was born in Belding, Michigan the son of Harold and Marie Sovereign. He was Mom’s…
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Memories of Verda’s reunions
Two years ago we called off the reunion when public gatherings were discouraged and the East Riverside Park was closed. Last year we didn’t send reminder cards because gathering was still considered too…
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The Springsteen Chronicles
I can say without beating my own drum that this book is a treasure. Another Ron Springsteen I’ve communicated with the author of The Springsteen Chronicles on and off for several years. Our ancestors Casper…
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A bit of Anna’s story
I mentioned in a recent article that an old newspaper notice about Anna Springsteen had eluded me for years. After posting a query on the Facebook page of the Rochester Genealogical Society New York, I received…
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Remembering Susan Howe
Susan Fillmore Howe was born to John and Adre Simmonds Fillmore in the town (township) of Brutus, Cayuga County, New York on 14 March 1806. She died at her home in Springfield Township,…
