Suspicious Disappearance, part 3
Paul E. Brunberg lived an interesting life. In 1928 he lived in the Waterloo, Iowa area and was active in the Christ Episcopal church - giving talks about "The Laymen…
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January 23, 2022
Sadie’s Sensational Story
Sadie sometime in the 1910's in San Francisco and Charles Bozelle's Mugshot Sarah "Sadie" Broadhurst is my paternal great-grandmother (my dad's dad's mom). She, along with her mother Alice (my…
October 11, 2021
Schulte-Schulte… Any Relation?
I started working on my family tree long before at-home DNA kits became popular… then dropped it for several years until I moved back to my hometown in 2017. One…
September 18, 2021
Suspicious Disappearance, part 2
The disappearance of my great-granduncle Ernest H. Koehneke continues to be a family history mystery. If you'd like a recap of part 1, you can find it here. Here's a…
April 22, 2021
The Morse Code Connection
Time for a quick family brag: The inventor of Morse Code is my cousin! — my 2nd cousin 7 times removed, to be exact. Our common ancestors are my 8th…
March 27, 2021
Christmas in Iraq
Three days before my 18th birthday I checked in to my first unit, 1st Marine Division, at Camp Pendleton, California. I had completed boot camp in May, combat training in…
December 21, 2020
Kidnapping, Extortion, and Drama… oh my!
Edward Hampton Jack was my 3rd great grandfather (my dad’s dad’s dad’s mom’s dad). Born in 1823 in Indiana, he lived in Kentucky, was involved in steamboating, and ultimately ended…
December 14, 2020
RootsTech 2020
RootsTech starts this week, and if it's anything like last year, it's going to be a very busy 4 days. Some pre-planning goes a long way to ensuring a fun…
February 24, 2020
Patrick and Mary (Graley) Lawless
I've written about James Lawless in the past -- the eldest of 3 Great Lakes Captains depicted in a framed composite image. I don't know much of his past... or…
February 18, 2020