Brigadier General – Harry Dwight Chamberlin – Olympic Gold!

This post is a bit removed from my immediately family tree, but still interesting. I am currently doing some study on the classical masters of horse training and as I was doing that research I stumbled into the name Harry Chamberlin as the person who brought the US Cavalry up to its peak in theContinue reading “Brigadier General – Harry Dwight Chamberlin – Olympic Gold!”

America 250 – Paul Revere’s Ride

Listen, my children, and you shall hearOf the midnight ride of Paul Revere,On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five:Hardly a man is now aliveWho remembers that famous day and year. Henry Wadsworth LongfellowFull Text of the Poem As a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and as part of my genealogy research itContinue reading “America 250 – Paul Revere’s Ride”

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?”

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”

Rosie the Riveter Association

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”

Century Farm Awards

We had an exciting moment in August at the Deuel County Fair. All the paperwork was filled out with Aksarben, and the Mauser family was awarded the Pioneer Farm Family. That means that a member of the family has lived on the same property for 100 years (or more). In this case we were ableContinue reading “Century Farm Awards”

Mayflower Passenger George Soule

The results are in. I have now officially proven relationship to another Mayflower Passenger – George Soule. George Soule and his wife Mary Buckett are my 11X Great Grandparents and we are related to them through the Livermore family. This connection was challenging to prove for one generation as there were no documents that connectedContinue reading “Mayflower Passenger George Soule”