March 13 marked the 24th year since the passing of my maternal grandfather, George Joseph Niesl. We’re all very fortunate to have family members who had the foresight to document the lives of our ancestors. My cousin Kari knew I had this recording in my possession and asked to make a copy. I thought it […]
It’s not an over-exaggeration to say that if ever there was an angel on this earth, it was my Grandma Emma. Emma Nathalia (Walz) Niesl was born to Fredrich and Sophia (Bischke) Walz on May 2, 1913. Both Fred and Sophie, along with their respective families, came to America, settling on the harsh plains of
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
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[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
[singlepic id=29 w=480 h=360 float=center]From the Milwaukee Sentinel, March 25, 1878: “Joe Niesl and John Becker got into a street fight and one had drawn a jack knife to make mince meat of the other when Officer Huller and his assistant pounced on them. They were no sooner collared, however, when friends of the belligerants
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It’s amazing what you find when [singlepic id=1 w=320 h=240 float=right] really look closely at a census sheet. The genealogy software I use is Family Tree Maker which is owned and developed by Ancestry.com. One of the nice things about this software is the “shaking leaf” it shows on a family member when it