If you have been following my Anderson family details or the details on the veterans in my family tree you may already be aware of my Grandpa’s brother Harold Anderson and the fact that he was on the USS New Orleans during WWII. Harold was on the New Orleans at Pearl Harbor and was killedContinue reading “USS New Orleans – Harold Anderson WWII”
Category Archives: Reuben Anderson
Published Genealogy Stories
A big thank you to the Peoria County Genealogy Society for their Prairie Roots publication and their ideas for stories. Thanks to them I have now written and shared four different stories. I believe they have all been told via this blog in some fashion, but it doesn’t hurt to put them all in oneContinue reading “Published Genealogy Stories”
New Book on 596th Airborne Engineers
The new book is here! I was contacted a while back by someone writing a book on the World War II 596th Airborne Engineers. My Grandpa Anderson was a part of this unit and in working with the author I shared a couple of photos and stories with him. Grandpa is actually featured a coupleContinue reading “New Book on 596th Airborne Engineers”
Memorial Day Weekend – Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice
We just returned home from a Memorial day weekend in Nebraska and it is so striking to see all of the flags in the cemetery honoring those who have served. The Big Springs cemetery seems to have a pretty large number of flags and represents a pretty high proportion of veterans in the cemetery. AsContinue reading “Memorial Day Weekend – Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice”
Baseball!
Sometimes family history is a bit random in what I’m looking at and why. For whatever reason, when I was at the library picking up books for our Christmas travels, I was browsing the non-fiction and saw a book on Mickey Mantle. I’ve never really been a huge baseball fan, but I knew that DadContinue reading “Baseball!”
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”
Nils BorjesSon and Stina Lisa Myron Photo and Story Gallery
This post is the 6th generation of my family on my maternal side. Nils BorjesSon and Stina Lisa Myron are the parents of my 2X Great Grandmother Anna Louisa Nilsdotter (Nelson) who is the father of my Great Grandfather Reuben Anderson. This research in Sweden was done by a professional researcher hired by a cousin,Continue reading “Nils BorjesSon and Stina Lisa Myron Photo and Story Gallery”
Anders Magnus August Anderson and Anna Lena Mansdotter Photo and Story Gallery
This is my first post on the 6th generation of my family on my maternal side. Anders Angerson and Anna Mansdotter are the parents of my 2X Great Grandfather Carl Magnus (Charles, Charlie, CM) Anderson who is the father of my Great Grandfather Reuben Anderson. This research in Sweden was done by a professional researcherContinue reading “Anders Magnus August Anderson and Anna Lena Mansdotter Photo and Story Gallery”
Carl Magnus Anderson and Anna Louisa Nilsdotter (Nelson) Photo and Story Gallery
This post starts the documents on my maternal family. Carl Magnus (Charles, Charlie, CM) Anderson and Anna Louisa Nilsdotter (Nelson) are the parents of my Great Granfather Reuben Anderson. As always, if there is something incorrect, unclear or missing in what I have, I welcome corrections and additions. These documents are always a work inContinue reading “Carl Magnus Anderson and Anna Louisa Nilsdotter (Nelson) Photo and Story Gallery”
Cory and Nicole Family History 