Here is my 5th post for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, a challenge posed by Amy Johnson Crow. I love this undated picture! I don’t know a lot about my Aunt Claire. I remember her as glamorous and funny. Her accent was thicker than her sister’s (my grandmother) and she always appeared so fashionable to me – […]
Read MoreHere is my 4th post for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, a challenge posed by Amy Johnson Crow. Last week, I got one of those phone calls. The kind where you look at the caller ID and know your family has just gotten a little bit smaller. John as a young child John Sved was my mother’s […]
Read MoreHere is my third post for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, a challenge posed by Amy Johnson Crow. Ralph would be my first cousin – twice removed. Our common ancestors are EmanuelWeiss and Theresia Passauer, my second-great-grandparents. Ralph Oppenheim was born on 13 Jan 1896 in New York. Portion of Ralph’s Birth Certificate When Ralph was born, his […]
Read MoreHere is my second post for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, a challenge posed by Amy Johnson Crow.Rosa would be my first cousin – twice removed. Our common ancestor is Joseph Spiegel, Rosa’s grandfather and my second great-grandfather.<!–[if supportFields]>xe “MARCOVICI:Rosa (b. 1900) ” \f A<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]>xe “Jassy-Moldova- Romania ” \f B<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–>Rosa Marcovici was […]
Read MoreThanks to Amy Johnson Crow and her challenge to blog about 52 ancestors in 52 weeks, I have spent the last few hours reading blogs of some of the participants. (I did finish the laundry and the ironing, but my students might not be happy tomorrow- didn’t review any of their projects!)I’ve now subscribed to/followed […]
Read MoreI have amended this post to reflect the new challenge presented by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog: http://www.nostorytoosmall.com/posts/challenge-52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/ Her challenge is to blog about one ancestor each week for the entire year. The challenge fits in quite well with my Birthday Blog posts and will encourage me to “fill-in” missing weeks each month. BTW […]
Read MoreMargaret Evans – Packet ship built in 1846 <!–[if supportFields]>xe “SAMUEL:Lawrence A. (b. 1846) ” \f A<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]>xe “United Kingdom:England:Whitechapel ” \f B<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–>Lawrence A. Samuel is my second great-grand-uncle, the third child of my third great-grandfather, Aaron Samuel. Lawrence was born on Dec. 27, 1846 in Whitechapel, England. In 1851 he lived with […]
Read MoreNormally, I would have a long, wordy post all prepared to go. Truth be told I do have a long, wordy post prepared…..too wordy! I really need to trim it down and determine a focus. Trust me, you’ll appreciate that! So – in honor of my grandfather’s 113th birthday, I am posting this series of […]
Read MoreHaving just had a lovely chat with my sister-in-law, I am making some edits to this post 🙂 <!–[if supportFields]>xe “HOLMAN:John Winchester Jr. (b. 1904) ” \f A<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]>xe “Illinois:418 Oakdale Avenue Chicago ” \f B<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–>John Winchester Holman Jr. was born on December 6, 1904 in the family home at 418 Oakdale Avenue […]
Read MoreNanny and Alan (my dad)February 24, 1933 Estelle Byk was my father’s beloved grandmother. He loved her so much that, when he was just three years old he boarded a train in Long Island and headed for Nanny’s house in Brooklyn! Later in life, he wrote a wonderful tribute to her titled “A Grandmother’s Love.” […]
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Who We Are and How We Got This Way 