It’s been an eventful couple of weeks in Genealogy finds. I’ll have to detail some of the other pieces her in a bit, but this one was fun. We finally found out the details of Grandma Avis’s war service. If you have read some of my earlier blog posts you may remember that at ChristmasContinue reading “Rosie the Riveter Association”
Category Archives: Meta Dehning Kallsen
Bess Streeter Aldrich Connection
Some of you may be familiar with Bess Streater Aldrich the Nebraska author. I have a copy of her book “A Lantern In Her Hand” and read it again a couple of months ago. Interestingly enough a friend of mine was doing a reading challenge from the local library to read a book from orContinue reading “Bess Streeter Aldrich Connection”
North Platte Canteen – WWII
When we look at the WWII era, it seems like the primary focus is on the servicemen, their sacrifices and military records. That is all fascinating information and worth searching, but sometimes the ladies at home have their own interesting stories. I just finished reading “Once Upon a Town” by Bob Green discussing what theContinue reading “North Platte Canteen – WWII”
Hans Jurgen Dehning WWII Experience
This was such an interesting piece to read that I obtained permission from the Dehning Family Association to share it with you here. Hans Jurgen was born in 1924 and grew up under the influence of Hitler’s politics. Hans Jurgen fought in WWII for Germany and talks about how the German people were convinced toContinue reading “Hans Jurgen Dehning WWII Experience”
Exciting Updates Posting Soon
What a week! I have had some fruitful research requests come to completion and have updates to report on so many fronts. The easy one – I have new information on the Kallsen/Roeh family in Germany. Thanks to Tree Tidings Genealogy there has been another generation added to the tree. I’ll post here shortly withContinue reading “Exciting Updates Posting Soon”
Early German Farm House
Thanks to Cousin Orval Dehning I just finished scanning in several years of newsletters from the Dehning Family Association in Germany. So much good information is contained in those newsletters that demonstrate things the family went through in the early 1800’s, WWII and other memorable times in history. I’ll have to see if it’s permissibleContinue reading “Early German Farm House”
Family Locations – Census Mapping
As I wait for some details on a few of the branches of the family tree I thought it would be fun to see where our families were over the course of time. I took the Federal Census data and mapped locations over time. The most recent Federal Census that is available to the publicContinue reading “Family Locations – Census Mapping”
Nebraska Century Family Updates
Some of you may remember my post earlier this year providing information on those First Families, Pioneer Families, and Century Families in Nebraska as recognized by the Nebraska State Genealogical Society. The final certificate arrived in the mail over the weekend and I have updated that post to add Henirich Jacob Moeller and his wifeContinue reading “Nebraska Century Family Updates”
Henry Dehning and Katherine Reichman Photo and Story Gallery
This post is a continuation of my posts on the 6th generation of my family tree. Counting myself as Generation 1, the 6th generation is my 3X Great Grandparents. Johann Heinrich (Henry) Dehning and Katherine Reichman are the parents of my 2X Great Grandfather Henry Peter Dehning, and Henry is the father of my GreatContinue reading “Henry Dehning and Katherine Reichman Photo and Story Gallery”
Ash Hollow – Boots on Fence Posts
For as long as I can remember when going through Ash Hollow in Nebraska there were always cowboy boots on top of the fence posts. I don’t remember ever asking why they were there, but they just always were As I was doing some newspaper searching randomly a week or so ago I ran intoContinue reading “Ash Hollow – Boots on Fence Posts”
Cory and Nicole Family History 