Tracking Ben Riddner
I seem to be focused on family mysteries, so here is another one. This one has to do with my husband’s family and is a result of his mother not talking much about her parents or upbringing, or her life …
Category: Miscellaneous
The Hundred Year Old Pony
Photography has been a vital element of family history since its earliest days. We cherish the oldest photographs taken when photography was an art practiced by a knowledgeable few. Now we live in an age where every moment of our …
May Genealogy To-Do List
Research * continue to look for sources for births/marriages/deaths of direct line ancestors as part of sourcing goal. * continue to try to track the current owners of the old Salt house to get some information. This has been on …
Grandma Carrie Before She Was Crazy
This week I am beginning the story of my father’s mother, Carrie Boothby Salt Groppenbacher. As I began writing this, I was again struck with how little I know about her life, except for bits and pieces, mostly told me …
I Finally Almost Won Something
Yesterday’s mail was way better than the usual junk. I received a certificate for taking second place in the under 1000 words section of the Southern California Genealogical Society‘s Family History Writing Contest. You can read that piece, Jersey Shore, …