52 Ancestors – #22 – A Heritage Trip – Amsterdam to Austria

June 2, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

This week’s topic for the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge is “So Far Away!” It couldn’t have come at a better time! In just a few weeks, Scott and I will be joining my sister Jeanne and her partner, Suzi on a very special trip, a river cruise beginning in Amsterdam and ending in […]

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #3 – Sophie Weiss Spiegel – A Strong Woman

January 26, 2015.Reading time 15 minutes.

Sophie as a young girl Sophie Weiss was my maternal great-grandmother. Although she was quite wealthy at points in her life, I knew things had not always been easy thanks to stories my mother had shared with me. I also have many unanswered questions about Sophie’s life. Sophie, sister Rosa and brother Josef Vienna, Austria […]

52 Ancestors – #16 – Memento Monday – Sophie’s Shoes

April 22, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

My great-grandmother, Sophie Weiss Spiegel My great-grandmother’s slippers As I am a bit crunched for time this week, I thought I would post a “quickie” about the importance of mementos in our family history. I am quite lucky to be from a family of quasi-hoarders. Thanks Mom!! Not everyone recognizes the importance of keeping their […]

Emanuel Weiss

September 28, 2013.Reading time 6 minutes.

Emanuel (Mandl) Weiss was born on September 28, 1826 in Hungary. He is my second great-grandfather on my mother’s side. Almost nothing is known about him at this time. In question is the number of marriages he may have had. His daughter Sophie alluded to the fact that Emanuel’s son Josef, may have been her […]