100 Years
Today would have been my grandfather Ken Koehneke’s 100th birthday. He was born February 9th, 1921, to Otto A. Koehneke and Melitta F. Bronn in Chicago, Illinois. Ken’s older sister,…
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February 9, 2021
Research Questions
There are so many different research opportunities within a family tree. I've found that it can be a bit overwhelming at times trying to figure out what lead to chase…
January 5, 2020
Veterans Day
I didn't know much about my family's history with the military before I joined the Marine Corps. In fact, I didn't know much at all until long after I left…
November 10, 2019
Suspicious Disappearance, part 1
My great-grandfather Otto Koehneke was the oldest of 5 boys to parents William/Wilhelm Koehneke and Mary Gerling. Otto and his brothers grew up in Chicago, Illinois. They were all born…
July 3, 2019
All in All You’re Just Another… Brick Wall
It's inevitable. When researching your genealogy you WILL hit brick walls... many of them. Sometimes you can walk away to focus on a different branch for a while, and when…
June 7, 2019