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Otto Mauser Home

As I mentioned in a prior post, Cory and I will at some point move into the home that my Great Grand Uncle Otto Mauser built that has been in the family it’s entire existence. One of the fun things about small town newspapers is that EVERYTHING is in the paper. We know from theContinue reading “Otto Mauser Home”

Otto Mauser and Duane Earl Pope

I’ve spent a lot of time lately working on details of Otto Mauser’s life. He is my Great Grand Uncle and a brother to my Grand Grandfather Ben Mauser. As we start our planning to move into the home that Otto built, it’s been fun to reflect on a few of the things in hisContinue reading “Otto Mauser and Duane Earl Pope”

Presidents Day 2025 – Are you related to a US President?

One of the genealogy blogs that I follow suggested that for presidents day a fun activity would be sharing which, if any, US Presidents you are related to. As of right now, I know of three. In proving my relationship to John Howland who sailed on the Mayflower I found that he had a veryContinue reading “Presidents Day 2025 – Are you related to a US President?”

Swiss Research Project – into the 1500’s!

I have loved working with Roots Quest (Formerly Tree Tidings) Research for so much of my German/Swiss ancestors! When you have someone who knows the archives and has practice reading the language it really makes a difference. With this most recent round of research the focus was on the Kinsey line. The Kinsey line tiesContinue reading “Swiss Research Project – into the 1500’s!”

Ancestry Tree Update Work

I was convinced by a friend to update my Ancestry account to include the Pro Tools that are now available. It’s a relatively small monthly fee, so I decided to see what I thought. It can be safely said that this was an eye opening experience. One of the first things was the Tree Checker.Continue reading “Ancestry Tree Update Work”

Lobner German Research

It has been on my list for a while to try and find out information on the Lobner Family in Germany. It has been hindered by the fact that there were no records online, there was limited access to the in-person records and then finding someone to do the research onsite. Thanks to Roots QuestContinue reading “Lobner German Research”

Phillips Family DNA Research Project

The project I had with American Ancestors to see if we could use DNA to find any information on the parents of Jacob/Jasper Phillips, my 3rd Great Grandfather on my Great Grandmother Marjorie Bayne Munter’s branch of the family. They utilized the DNA results that we have in the tree and compared to other peopleContinue reading “Phillips Family DNA Research Project”

Huguenot Society

I had looked at joining the Huguenot society a while back on the Bayne family line (Great Grandma Marjorie Bayne Munter’s family) and was missing a degree of proof for one of the generations, so I had put it on hold for a bit. I recently connected with a cousin who has joined the societyContinue reading “Huguenot Society”

Mauser Family Tree from Germany

If you have been following this blog for a while you may know that I have been working to get a copy of a big family tree (almost 4 ft X 4 ft) that traces the family back several generations in Germany. Partially to see how it matches the research we have already done andContinue reading “Mauser Family Tree from Germany”

Vawter Family Association Meeting and Allen County Research Library

This weekend I went to the Vawter Family Association meeting and had a great time meeting some new cousins! For reference, my nearest Vawter relative is my 3rd Great Grandmother Louisiana Vawter who marred James Hagerdon. This ties directly to my Great Grandmother Gladys Hagerdon Anderson. One of the big reasons I wanted to goContinue reading “Vawter Family Association Meeting and Allen County Research Library”