December 2012 Blog Posts (22)

CASPER ie KASPER,  From Rottweil on the Necktar region of Germanic region.

Antonio Casper came to Ohio,   and married a lady and had three boys, but he did this without release from wife and family in region listed above.  

Boys, William and John, and baby brother Samuel, lived with Mother at time of divorce in Cinncinati, OH 1852.

Daughter from above region wrote and told him not to come home due to his new arrangement, that his wife worked hard…

Lately I have been thinking about my Dad's father.   He passed away when I was seventeen, and although I had known him all that time, I haven't appreciated something wonderful about this quiet man.



I called him Nono, the Italian word for grandfather.  I remember him as someone who sang Italian songs softly, and told the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff.  I would beg for this story until he would acquiesce, telling it the same way over and over, making his voice sound mean when…

In the warmth of her childhood home, forty year old Kate discovers a captivating, old family photograph and a legacy emerges of a man, her great-grandfather, a poor Italian immigrant who paved the way for their close-knit family.

     In Karen Malena's emotional new short story series, become immersed in the bond between Kate and her mother as they share coffee, pastries, and heartfelt stories in the coziness of her mother's kitchen.





     A simple black and white…

Karen Malena is today’s Adventurista 

What was it like for newcomers passing through Ellis Island?

I wondered this, and more, about the brave souls who left the old world to pass through ports of entry like Ellis to begin a new life for themselves.

Did you know you can find the names of the actual ship that…

One faded black and white photo and my life would change.......

   

     Sifting through old photographs one day with my mom, I felt drawn to one of a young man in dirty overalls, haunting eyes, and beautiful hands.  When she told me this was her grandfather, Pietro, and she never knew him, I hungered to know more about him.

      He came to this country in the early 1900's looking for work and a new way of life for his wife and four children.  My great-grandfather, Pietro…

James W. French was possibly born in New York in 1821 his father James French was born in New Fairfield Conn in 1798 and moved to Bradford Co. PA as a boy with his family. He may have lived in New York City where he moved after fighting in the War of 1812. He is said to have worked as a printer although we have no proof this particular James French we found in Ward 4 is our ancestor. So here I follow the two James French's and I loose them in New York. Where in New York were James W.…

I spend a lot of time digging through the handwritten census on Internet Archive.org. Just trying to make some connections with my FRENCH family research.

May your day have been joyous and fulfilling. May your new year be even better.

Remember your fellow man and we are all to treat each other as belonging to us.

We need to remember the Reason for the SEASON, not just the day, or the week or the month.

May our next year be genealogical fulfilling and family improving.  

“If anyone knows the whereabouts of my daddy who was last seen behind a tombstone please contact me because I miss him!” These are the words of Sonia Rosenblatt from a letter she wrote to the Irish Jewish Genealogical Society which was founded by her father Stuart over 14 years ago,so its safe to say Stuarts family life has suffered since he started…

Release…

I have several ebooks about Texas (or a particular area of Texas) that I would like to transcribe / format for posting on the Texas county pages at Trails To The Past. All of these books are in the ‘public domain’ (not copyrighted) and were written in the late 1800’s or early 1900’s.



The books contain history about the state, Texas counties and cities as well as biographies…

Official Submission Page

The holidays aren't complete without that special family recipe. Archives wants to celebrate your family's favorite holiday recipes. Between now and 12:00pm (PST) on December 21, 2012, enter the Archives Family Recipes Contest for a…

I was speaking with a friend the other day about my observations of some of the people that I work with, explaining that for some people, there is a melancholy in their recollections of the past and where they are today. My friend told me how much she loved that word, ‘melancholy’ and how distinctly different it is from the current usage of the word ‘depression.’

I…

 I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Stuart Rosenblatt  for an upcoming "radio package" on the Irish Jews and their roots and I will shortly post a link to that interview.Stuart has spent the last 14 years painstakingly researching the family trees of the Irish Jewry and his Family History Database contains  information on over 48,000 individuals.If anyone needs…

All I know is she was in the household of A.T. Loudermilk in the 1910 Census. She was 9 yrs. old and A. T. granddaughter. Was B: in West Virginia. Her grandmother was Rosanna f. Loudermilk. Any help would be appreacated. Can contact me here or at gabbygaila@yahoo.com.....

thank you for your time.  Gail