genealogy
The Village of Our Ancestors
On Saturday Werner drove us just down the road from Lenzburg to the town where our ancestors lived... Othmarsingen. The area has long been inhabited…
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How I met my cousins
In my first post on this blog, I mentioned that I have been researching my family tree. I have had no luck tracing my father's side back to Pola…
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I Wouldn't Exist
Amidst all the rancorous debate over immigration, I can't help but think that if the current regulations had been in force in the late 1800s and …
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Ringing in the New Year... Literally
My great-grandmother, Susanna Marti, came to this country from Switzerland with her parents and siblings in 1873 when she was nine years old. In 188…
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The Birthday Bash
Cousin Werner celebrated his 60th birthday with a big party at his flat on Friday night. It was the best party that I have attended in a long time! …
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A Family Heirloom
In 1873 my great grandmother, Susan Marti, who was nine years old at the time, immigrated to Ohio from Switzerland along with her parents and sibling…
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How I met my cousins (part 2)
I already told you about how I met my English cousins. Now here is the story about how I made contact with my Swiss cousins. It's almost like s…
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My Father in World War II
My father was a veteran of World War II. He did not talk a great deal about the war, but from what he did mention, and from records that I found fro…
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A Hike into the Woods
Monday was my last full day in Switzerland. Cousin Werner picked me up at my hotel in Lenzburg, and we drove the short distance to Othmarsingen. We…
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A Perfect Description
Readers of my blog know that one of my interests is genealogical research (although I have to admit that I have not worked on my family tree for a wh…
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Meeting my new cousin
A while ago I wrote about how my blog led me to make contact with a cousin I didn't know. I had written posts about my genealogy research and of…
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genealogy
How I met my cousins (part 2)
I already told you about how I met my English cousins. Now here is the story about how I made contact with my Swiss cousins. It's almost like s…
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Summer of 2012 - Othmarsingen, Switzerland
Werner and I got a late start departing from Clansayes, Provence. We arrived in Othmarsingen just before nightfall. Othmarsingen is a small town wit…
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genealogy
A Hike into the Woods
Monday was my last full day in Switzerland. Cousin Werner picked me up at my hotel in Lenzburg, and we drove the short distance to Othmarsingen. We…
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