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Where in the World is Sarah Riddner (in 1910)?

By Pat Posted on February 16, 2010 Posted in Miscellaneous Tagged with 1910 Federal Census, Milwaukee, Riddner family, Scheier family

She should be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her mother.  She was only 2 at the time of the 1910 federal population census. This family has been most elusive in the 1910 census.  Over the years I have tried every variation …

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A Civil War Story

By Pat Posted on February 8, 2010 Posted in Miscellaneous Tagged with Civil War, Denman family

This is another vignette from my grandfather’s memory.  Lyle M. Denman (my grandfather) was 89 or 90 at the time my mother interviewed him for these stories.  It turns out that his memory was pretty good but not perfect (surprised?) …

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Stories Not Written

By Pat Posted on February 1, 2010 Posted in Miscellaneous Tagged with family stories

On a recent trip to Tucson we were taking a desert jeep tour with a local man who was interested in most everything about his area.  At one point, after seeing some petroglyphs, we got to talking about what happened …

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Little Bit 1

By Pat Posted on January 29, 2010 Posted in Bits and Pieces

If you are on LinkedIn there is a genealogy discussion group (Genealogical & Historical Research) that has had an interesting discussion going about what got you started in genealogy and what you get out of it.  It started with the …

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Cutting Wood for the Mississippi Steamboats

By Pat Posted on January 18, 2010 Posted in Miscellaneous Tagged with Denman family, Minor family, Mississippi River

I am the very fortunate holder of several pieces from my mother, the sort of gold that genealogists yearn for.  I have three taped interviews my mother did, two with her father and one with a “cousin”, all about their …

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