Today I would like to express my thanks to those that digitize and share their old pictures. After my Grandma Gotcher died in 1998, I wondered what was going to happen to all of the old pictures that Grandma had … Continue reading →
original in possession of Larry McConaughy
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For this Tombstone Tuesday I am sharing the Rusler Children Marker and tombstones from the Council Cemetery in York County, Nebraska. In the middle of the cemetery in the middle of an overgrown bush is a marker that reads Rusler Children. … Continue reading →
I have been working on the Rusler branch of my family for awhile now. Thursday I wrote about Frank E Rusler and today I am going to attempt to write what little I know about Charles August Rusler. Charles was … Continue reading →
This picture has always fired my imagination. The back says Lushton, Nebraska 1899. Lushton was a small farm town. What were all these men doing in town? Why were they lined up down main street? Why are they all dressed … Continue reading →
This post is written with Thanks to Susan Murphy. I have finished writing about Michael Anthony Rusler and Augusta Erxleben’s ancestors so now I turn my “pen” to writing about their children. My problem has been that I don’t have … Continue reading →
This cafe in Mountain View, Oklahoma was owned by Henry and Effie Banks. Henry and Effie were my husband’s Great Grandparents. This photo was probably taken in the 1930s.
As a genealogist, death doesn’t bother me. The dying part does, but not death. I love wandering around cemeteries. And I spend time thinking about the problem of where I will be laid to rest. As a Christian I realize … Continue reading →
I have tried to transcribe this as written. The paper is old and writing is faded. I believe this letter was written to my Great Great Grandmother Maria Artlysia (Aunt Lissa) who was Ann’s sister in law, married to … Continue reading →
I was one of those that counted down the days to the release of the 1940 census. One of the first couples I looked for was my Grandpa and Grandma Gotcher. I was curious to see where they lived and … Continue reading →
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