You might think that since I suddenly started posting again I am now living in a lovely finished home. You would be wrong. But at least the winter snows aren’t blowing across my keyboard. We are 80% done. The house is cozy and warm, the walls are papered, painted, the floors are polished. The kitchen [...]
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Is the remodeling done you ask?
Posted in family matters on January 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ancestral illness – perhaps
Posted in McLeland, family matters on November 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I am very very prone to colds and other upper respiratory nastiness. This year, Seattle weather being what it is and with no walls or insulation in the house, things have been nastier than usual. The doctor has suggested that my “weakness” is probably the result of growing up in a household of smokers. Which [...]
Being remodeled out of the house
Posted in family matters on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When you own a 100 year old house and you are trying to do a sensitive remodel somethings have to give. At this point what is “giving” is my genealogy, my blogging and my sanity! I’ll be back to blogging, hopefully about the time we have walls again. In the meantime, I [...]
Knitting-an ancestorally connected activity
Posted in family matters, musings on September 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been a recreational knitter for several years. Unfortunately knitting takes away from family history time and vice versa. But in re-reading the diary of midwife Martha Ballard (I was searching for mentions of my Savage ancestors who were neighbors of Martha’s in Augusta Maine) I suddenly realized how often she discusses [...]
Remodeling gives you a historical perspective
Posted in family matters on July 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We are remodeling our 100 year old house. Actually, I guess you could say we are restoring/rehabing/rejuvenating our house. When we are done the house will look as close to its roots as we can get but…The kitchen will NOT be a 1907-08 kitchen and we aren’t returning to wood stove heat. [...]
Life intervenes
Posted in family matters on April 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
April has been spent at Disney World and remodeling centers. Life intervenes.
I left it until too late
Posted in family matters on April 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In 1999 a distant cousin named Joy (Smith) Friedland contacted my mother and myself regarding our mutual Scheck genealogy. Mom was able to identify some pictures for Joy and she and I shared some material. Frankly most of the sharing was on Joy’s side since I hadn’t really begun working on the Scheck [...]
The importance of middle initials
Posted in McLeland, family matters on March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When I posted some pictures of my McLeland ancestors to my website www.mcwieser.info one of my cousins wrote and asked where I had gotten the middle name of my great-great-great-great uncle. She was especially curious because in the only “official” record we have for him, he is listed with only a middle initial. It took [...]
Why do this?
Posted in family matters on February 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My Family History Quest – the story so far
I’m starting this blog to keep share and keep track of my family history quest – the stories, the frustrations, the successes and the analysis. I probably won’t update daily. After all Family History is not an instant gratification pursuit. As a Certified Genealogist, sm, I’m supposed [...]
