Most people know a Smith or two. Given the name's familiarity, most make no presumption of relationship when two people have the same last name of Smith as they might with say, Kyzer. The 2010, US Census reports Smith being the most common name in the US with almost 2.5 millions Americans identifying with the …
Category: Genealogy
George and Ernie’s Excellent Adventure
Imagine setting off for 7 weeks, traveling 8600 miles through 11 states with no smart phone or gps enabled vehicle and nary a convenience store in sight. Ernie Schaller, my husband's maternal Uncle, and George Faber, both teetering on either side of 20, made this epic journey in 1934. They set off in an automobile …
The Letters
Anyone who has had a conversation with me in the past couple years most likely knows about the letters. The letters my sister and I found in my mom's attic. The letters my sister so graciously let me possess. The letters my grandparents wrote to each other almost daily just shy of 100 years ago. …
