Tag Archives: Nebraska

Church Records Sunday – Council Church in York County, Nebraska

Posted on June 16, 2013 by

Last summer at the Tracy Family Reunion we visited the old family church on Sunday Morning.  We had a brief informal service where we sang some old hymns, shared memories of the church, my mom spoke about “legacy”, then we … Continue reading →

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Mary Sophia Rusler – Surname Saturday

Posted on June 14, 2013 by

I have saved the oldest daughter of Augusta Wilhemina Erxleben and Michael Anthony Rusler for last because she was my great grandmother.  Many of my relatives have shared memories and stories they have about her so this post may be … Continue reading →

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Bertha Mabel Rusler Chase

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Bertha Mabel was the sixth child of Michael and Augusta Rusler.  She was born February15, 1885 in York Nebraska.  She married Fred Chase about 1907 and they had a farm in Algernon, Custer, Nebraska.  Their daughter Mary was born March … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Faces from the Past – Curious Lushton, Nebraska Picture

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

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 →

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Tombstone Tuesday – John Edward Tracy

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

Tombstone for John Edward Tracy in Council Cemetery, York County, Nebraska.  Tombstone is located in the middle of a bush near the middle of the cemetery which holds many of John Edward Tracy’s descendants and neighbors. John Edward Tracy was … Continue reading →

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Reunion Overview

Posted on July 8, 2012 by

Warning: This post is written mostly for my future research and may therefore be rather boring. But if planning a reunion is something you are thinking about you may want to read on. I started planning my first reunion last … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – picture taken 1899 in Lushton, Nebraska

Posted on February 15, 2012 by
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A Ride with Amelia Earhart

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

You know those moments that define your life?  When you do something for the first time and forever after you tell that story?  I believe, for my grandpa Leo, that moment was when he got to ride in an airplane, for … Continue reading →

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