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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,…
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Christmas greetings, 2021
We are grateful this year for fifty years of marriage and for more time with family, friends, and our community of faith. May the Prince of Peace be with you at Christmas and…
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Teasers and curiosities in old Rochester, New York newspapers
When Dee and I visited Rochester, New York for the first time in 2006 we dabbled in land records, held Staats Springsteen’s 1825 will in our hands, found card catalog indexes to newspaper…
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More recent memories
I posted an article a few months ago that looked back at our ancestors 150 years ago. We didn’t have a Case and Springsteen family reunion this year, but here is a glimpse…
- Aden Springsteen's heritage, Coyne Kidder's heritage, Emma Hrobar's heritage, Joseph Dlouhy's heritage, Marie Fisher's heritage, Richard Van Zandt's heritage, Rose Karel's heritage, Verda Case's heritage
1871—a waypoint in ancestral journeys
One hundred fifty years have come and gone since 1871. In terms of change, it must seem like light-years. Where were our ancestors living then? What was their world like? How many things…
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Springsteen family survey, forty years on
We tend to be focused on our family surname when considering ancestry. We are, however, a product of many families and origins. Nevertheless, our paternal ancestry holds the appeal of surname as a…
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Ready to turn a new page?
We’ve come through a lot together this year, haven’t we? This is a time for empathy and compassion and a new understanding of ourselves. Dee and I moved back to old turf early…
