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Losing One Family Member, But Gaining Generations
I consider this my first "genealogy" moment. 1984. I was 9 years old.
1984 – December 1984
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Nels and Ane Marie: Becoming Americans
Nels Sommer & Ane Marie Jonasen met and married in Denmark and had their first two children there before emigrating to Rockford, Illinois.
21 May 1852 – 18 Mar 1940
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The family secret behind granddad's desk calendar
A surprising artifact discovered after a parent's death leads to a series of discoveries and an ongoing interest in genealogy.
October 1937 – August 2006
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It Began in a Graveyard
Not quite 14 years old, I met my ancestors by accident and life has never been the same.
February 1993 – July 31, 2004
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Bad News: Headstones and Headlines
A first experiment searching historic newspaper archives is successful, but yields a ghastly surprise.
1900 – 8/4/2013
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