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Recently I had success finding my Clayton County, Iowa, Lucas, Hildebrand, and Stendel ancestors in German church records.  Christoph Lucas and his wife Dorothea, nee Hildebrand, arrived in America in 1874, travelling with Dorothea’s brother Fritz Hildebrand, their son Frederick “Fritz” Lucas, their daughter Dorothea Lucas, and her future husband August Rieckhoff.  Their daughter MariaContinue reading “Finding Ancestors in German Records”

One goal in American genealogy is to trace each family line back to each immigrant.  That goal can be difficult when the family arrived in colonial America.  Such is the case with the Robertson / Thompson families.  Based on evidence collected so far, almost all of the immigrants arrived either in the 1700s or theContinue reading “Immigrant Ancestors:  Robertson / Thompson Families”

Below are listed my known [as of August 13, 2022] German ancestors, first listed in order indicating their relationship to me and then listed in order of their arrival in America. Also noted is to which of my grandparents they are related: Hervey Dahlstrom, Mahelia Mahnke Dahlstrom, or Lena Manske Gronlund. [Note: The ancestors ofContinue reading “German Ancestors: Gronlund / Dahlstrom Families”

In addition to my very first look at my very first page of the 1950 Census which resulted in my finding my maternal grandfather, I also found a number of additional ancestors, for both my research in the Gronlund / Dahlstrom families and in the Robertson / Thompson families.  Gronlund / Dahlstrom My Paternal Grandparents:Continue reading “More on the 1950 Census”

The most exciting and significant genealogical news of 2022 is the release of the 1950 U. S. Census on April 1st.  I immediately looked for as many ancestors as possible who would have appeared on the 1950 Census, and quickly had luck.  Although the search mechanisms were limited at first, they were still useful andContinue reading “The 1950 Census”

My work on this website and writing new blog posts was unfortunately delayed by the death of my mother, Dorothy May Dahlstrom Gronlund, on 7 November 2021.  She had a wonderful life and lived to be almost 93 years old.  Here is the link to her online obituary.  https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/orlando-fl/dorothy-gronlund-10439392 We held an emotionally moving celebrationContinue reading “Dorothy May Dahlstrom Gronlund”