A tale of three photo albums
This is one of three identical albums owned by Ruth, Milly and Myrtle. They have an ornate embossed cover and contain black photographic pages. Within are records of weddings and…
What happened to Charles Olm?
Our forebear Charles Olm was by all accounts a very accomplished and well regarded chap. He had a good job and was recognised and sought after as an expert in…
Not Augustina’s Bible
I received this information recently: I stumbled over your webpage on the webtrees forum. You have done a nice job! I also came upon your photo titled "Augustina's bible" in…
Contact from a distant relative
Out of the blue the other day I received contact from Chris Schmidt who wrote: "Are you Keith William Heinrich son of Walter William Heinrich and Freda Mary Beutel? If…
Florie and Ruth, daughters of Angelina
From Elodee... Here’s the family story that I heard about Florence (Florrie, Florie) and Ruth: Angelina (Angele), Charles Olm’s 3rd daughter, married Walter Claassen and had 2 daughters, Florie and…
Training dates
Training Dates Confirmed
All hail Joan who has located John's training details from the German Department at Rochester. This confirms Richard Scanlan's research. Click here for more info about the German Department at…
Who is Richard Gregutt?
Richard Gregutt was a boyhood friend of John's and his sponsor for the naturalisation declaration. On that document he declares knowing John for 11 years, almost as long as John…
Have you ever wondered??
... about what goes on under the hood here? There of a lot of scanning of documents and photos. Research of databases and document repositories, interviews and then analysing, sorting…