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Purpose of the Blogsite
The convergence happened on June 13, 1933. Robert John Willis, a fledgling attorney practicing law in Yakima, Washington, married Winifred Mae Hermsen, a teacher of third to sixth graders in LaConner,...
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A Beginning
Biographies tend to be chronological, starting with the crib and ending with the coffin. But we do not actually meet a family that way, especially when it stretches out over 300 years. We begin in the...
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Update on the Blog
Today is April 7, 2010. I have just signed off on a first article about the Fleming family: “The Mysterious Flemings.” As I have posted it as it developed, those of you who have looked at it already...
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Useful Sources
In the beginning, I mentioned that I would indicate the sources that I have found most beneficial in tracing our families’ roots. Most immediately, I would single out personal memories, my own and...
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Initial article on Caldwell Family
I finished today an article on the coming together of the Willis and Caldwell branches of our family. I call it the San Francisco Connection. The article is published on the right. In completing...
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Genealogical Research in Germany
I completed today an article concerning the Steltjes family in the Lower Rhine region of Germany. It may be accessed on the right by clicking on the title: “Steltjes Family of Germany and the...
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Lynch Family Description
Today, July 31st, I completed this article, the last in a series, one each about the eight major branches of my family. Research here took me to three places: England, Ireland, and New Zealand. For...
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Tragedy
It happened in a roar. Instanteously. Walls collapsed; people screamed; dust and smoke choked the air. Firemen did their best to save the injured and extricate the dead. Hospitals and mortuaries filled...
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A Biographical Sketch
I never knew my Dad’s Dad. When he died I was a month old. He would be 150 years old now. I have wanted to know more about him and his life’s journey. I know that he has influneced who I am, even if I...
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