An Immigrant Family’s Story: The New York Passenger List (Part 3)
As I continue to share the immigration story of my family, I watched Devon Lee Noel’s video tutorial: How to
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An Immigrant Family’s Story: The Places They Passed (Part 2)
Adding details to our genealogy makes our ancestor’s lives more interesting. Sometimes, we need to be creative to go beyond
Read MoreAn Immigrant Family’s Story: A Newspaper Account (Part 1)
During the summer of 1859, my great, great, great grandparents, Joachim [pronounced “Waa-Keem”] and Henrietta (Bingher) Peters emigrated from Germany
Read MoreMystery Women in Family Photo from Sumner County, Kansas
We have an amazing number of photos of our Peters family. This photo includes both my grandmother, Hazel Peters (1910-1975),
Read MoreStarting a Family Heritage Book
Two years ago, I traveled to Kansas to visit with an aunt and uncle and view the incredible genealogical collection
Read More1906: When Getting a Home Telephone Was News
In the news… Charles Wentworth, L. E. Tibbits, Willard Wentworth and William Peters have put telephones in their residences last
Read MoreA New Hobby at 72: Myrtle Mae (Coppenbarger) Peters (Fearless Females Day 6)
As part of Women’s History Month, Lisa Alzo has created 31 blogging prompts which you can find on her blog,
Read MoreFamily Lore: Related to Pocahontas
My great aunt, Beulah (Peters) Brewer, got me interested in genealogy about 18 years ago. One of our ancestral lines
Read MoreEmil Peters (Part 2): Helped Build Wichita’s “First” Sky-Scraper (#5 of 52 Ancestors)
“His main occupation was a carpenter and cabinet maker finisher. He went to carpenter school in Wichita KS and helped
Read MoreEmil Peters (Part 1): Water Boy for the Cherokee Strip Land Run (#5 of 52 Ancestors)
At the age of 16, Emil (pronounced “Aim-uhl”) Peters had lived his entire life in the small town of Walton,
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