Surname: GOHLKE
Amanuensis Monday: The Wedding
John Newmark of the Transylvanian Dutch blog started a genealogy meme of Amanuensis Monday in February 2009. He defines amanuensis as a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. I’ve been looking at my maternal grandmother’s (Ruby REINHARDT) Bride’s Book. I’ve talked about my grandparents’ first meeting, their engagement, memorable events here and here, the shower and the Hope … Continue reading
Surname Saturday – hangin’ ‘em all out
Whew, that was quite a holiday break I took! You would think I went to some crazy, out of the way place in Wyoming, bought 14 books about genealogy/historical methods/editing, drank barium for a CT scan that was remarkably good, gave up carbs, crashed and burned because of lack of carbs, and cleaned my house from top … Continue reading
SNGF: List Your Matrilineal Line(s)
Randy Seaver at Genea-musings hosts a round of Saturday Night Genealogy Fun every, yes, you guessed it, Saturday night. His instructions are in blue: 1) List your matrilineal line – your mother, her mother, etc. back to the first identifiable mother. Note: this line is how your mitochondrial DNA was passed to you! moi Patricia Ann HENNEKE … Continue reading