The prompt for the #52Ancestors challenge this week was “Surprise.” I planned on writing about why Scott and I were at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC last week, but as usual, another opportunity presented itself which is an even better match for the topic this week. A Seeley Surprise If you have been […]
Read More418 Oakdale Avenue Chicago, Illinois(google maps) <!–[if supportFields]>xe “HOLMAN:Kathryn Winchester (b. 1902) ” \f A<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]>xe “Illinois:418 Oakdale Avenue Chicago ” \f B<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–>Kathryn Winchester Holman was born on April17, 1902 at 418 Oakdale Avenue Chicago, Illinois.<!–[if supportFields]>xe “United States:Illinois:Chicago:418 Oakdale Avenue ” \f B<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–> Kathryn was the eldest of three children born […]
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 More<!–[if supportFields]>xe “SEELEY:Katherine Pearl (b. 1869) ” \f A<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]>xe “CT:New Caanan ” \f B<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–>Katherine Pearl Seeley was born on October 4 in Albany New York. Her birth year is in question. The 1880 census lists her as “Kitty”, born in 1871 and the Illinois Death Certificate states her year of birth as […]
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Who We Are and How We Got This Way 