Eatin’ Good in the Neighborhood
This happened today, 3 blocks from our hotel and across the street from the “Kebap Salon” we ate at. [singlepic id=63 w=320 h=240 float=center]
Eatin’ Good in the Neighborhood Read More »
Deutschland, Tag Zwei
Today has been a fun day. We slept in pretty late and then took the tour bus through Hamburg. Getting on a bus is a story in itself, but I’ll spare the details. Let it be said that our mono-linguistic paralysis puts us at a slight disadvantage. Here are the pictures: [sthumbs=66|64|61|59|58|47|46|44|43|42|41|40|39|38|37|36|34|30|29|23|8|6|4|1,160,max,n,center,]
Deutschland, Tag Zwei Read More »
Where The Hell Are All The Germans???
We paid good money to see Germans, where the hell are they? I think Korey and I have been up for three days straight, at least it feels like it. We had most of our trip planned pretty well, but we didn’t put any thought into how we were going to get from the airport
Where The Hell Are All The Germans??? Read More »
Liza
[singlepic id=51 w=320 h=240 float=left]Over the last 2 years or so I have devoted this website to relaying stories of my ancestors and preserving these stories for my kids. But the fondest memories I have are those my kids themselves have provided over the years. 26 years ago tomorrow, my journey as a father began
What Do You Think the Poor People are Doing Tonight?
Last night, my wife made her soon-to-be-famous Breakfast Cookies- a hearty cookie which includes whole wheat flour, rolled oats, milled flax seed, pecans, applesauce, and about 47 other ingredients which elude me. She’s scoured the internet and has combined some ingredients from this recipe with some ingredients from that recipe. This is the third or
What Do You Think the Poor People are Doing Tonight? Read More »
Kissin’ Kuzzins?
[singlepic id=46 w=320 h=240 float=left]I’ve been spending time working on my set of 3rd great grandparents, stemming from my paternal grandmother, Alice (Waege) Rathkamp. Lately I’ve been on a bit of a roll, discovering some of their home towns in what was then Pomerania and now is part of Poland. Originally, this post was going
Öftinghausen, Please Phone Home!
Over the last week or so, I’ve noticed somebody from Germany using the following search string to find my site: familie rathkamp, Öftinghausen. If you are a relative, please contact me at toddrathkamp@gmail.com We’d love to visit with you during our trip on August!
Öftinghausen, Please Phone Home! Read More »
Working Sideways
[singlepic id=45 w=320 h=240 float=left]Last night was a good night for genealogy in the Rathkamp house. My third great grandparents, August and Henriette (Viergutz) Wesenberg were the first of my ancestors to emigrate to America. They arrived in New York on August 10, 1846. I’ve never put a lot of time into this branch of
Dodge
[singlepic id=35 w=320 h=240 float=left]My maternal grandfather, George Joseph Niesl was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It’s hard to write about my grandpa, not only because I miss him, but also because he was a walking paradox; the original Renaissance man. There is no single human being who has touched me in more ways than he
Witch Way to Andover?
[singlepic id=34 w=320 h=240 float=left]Most of our ancestors were common people just like most of us are common people. The stories that get handed down from generation to generation are important within the scope of our family histories, but are usually only anecdotal in the scope of world or American history. Stories about our grandparents
Witch Way to Andover? Read More »
What’s in a name?
Val’s always poking fun of some of the names of my German ancestors. She’s pretty sure there’s a Friedrich Heinrich Johann Jakob Jingleheimerschmidt in my tree somewhere. I thought I’d share some of the gems I’ve uncovered from her side: [singlepic id=31 w=320 h=240 float=right]Minerva Belle Tobey Charity Mack Mindwell Mack (there were actually a
Normandy to Exeter to Jamestown to Fond du Lac
[singlepic id=30 w=320 h=240 float=right] Sometimes when the branches you’re working stop bearing nuts, it’s time to chase the squirrel up another branch. My wife is rightfully very proud of her Puerto Rican roots and I’m sure there will be some very colorful stories of her ancestors that will come out of her next trip
Normandy to Exeter to Jamestown to Fond du Lac Read More »