Month: February 2022

The February topic from Generations Cafe is BRANCHING OUT. My Family Tree on Ancestry is fairly extensive in direct lines from my parents to several generations of grandparents .(You can see my tree here: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/75345604?cfpid=38310611184}. I have not spent a lot of time entering info on my many cousins or siblings of grandparents. Lots of… Continue reading Branching Out

The largest ancestral Foundation in my heritage is what I call the American Foundation which stems from the ancestors born in England and Scotland many generations ago. Except for Amelia Juhrend (Grandma Great) and Carl Quist (Grandpa) all other lines originate in England or Scotland, at least those I've been able to research to the… Continue reading The American Foundation

Crash site memorial in Iowa The plane crashed early in the morning of February 3, 1959 in a cornfield in Iowa during a bad snow storm. I awoke to the sad news that three young and famous musicians had died in the crash- Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens. I was ready to… Continue reading Bye, Bye Miss American Pie