Month: January 2022

Great-grandma Amelia Juhrend came to America around 1881, the time of the greatest migration of Germans to the States. She lost her first husband, Mr. Heinrichs, in 1891 and was left with three boys. She soon married Henry Juhrend and they had four children by 1903. Both of Amelia's spouses are listed as day laborers.… Continue reading The German Foundation

My Grandpa Carl Quist was my first-hand example of Swedish culture. He came to America from Sweden when he was a teenager. I "googled" Swedish culture and sure enough...sounds like Grandpa. Here are a few cultural customs that Swedes are noted for that I think contributed to my "foundations". Swedes love their coffee. Of all… Continue reading The Swedish Foundation

Generations Cafe, a genealogy group, issued a 52 week OR a 12 month challenge for the New Year. I will be doing the 12 month challenge using the word prompt for the month to stimulate ideas for ancestry research and writing. The prompt word for January is FOUNDATIONS. I thought a lot about this topic… Continue reading New Year, New Challenge