Thursday, January 13, 2011
Treasure Chest Thursday - German Ancestry
While we were home for Christmas I was showing my husband's teenage cousin how to use Ancestry.com to find out information about her family history. She mentioned to me that her aunt had a folder of "paperwork" that contained important family names and dates. I was surprised to hear this because I had never seen this folder - and I thought I had shamed everyone in the family into showing me ALL important family documents. Turns out my mother-in-law thought she had shared this folder with me a long time ago. So I got a fun after-Christmas present - lots of family documents - including many baptism records from mid-19th century Germany. The below record is for Franz Radimersky - my husband's great-great-grandfather.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Tombstone Tuesday: Olive Almirah (Gray) France
Olive Almirah (Gray) France was our great-grandmother. She died before we were all born - but we've heard a lot of stories about her. In fact - our aunt has always said that Heather is Olive reincarnated.
Heather and Olive
Olive Almirah (Gray) France
Monday, January 10, 2011
Winter Memories
Week 2 – Winter Memories Week 2: Winter. What was winter like where and when you grew up? Describe not only the climate, but how the season influenced your activities, food choices, etc.
We grew up in Ohio so winter was, well, cold and often snowy. However, it's all relative. Those who grew up further North, even further north in Ohio, may be unimpressed with southwestern Ohio's degree of snow and cold. Regardless, we, like most Ohioans, are anxiously awaiting spring weather by at least February each year!
That's not so say that great winter memories didn't occur because they certainly did. When we were young, the anticipation of a possible day off school for a "snow day" was part of the winter season. There was one winter when we were all still in elementary school when we had several snow days in a row and Valentine's day fell in the middle of this. Since we were missing the fun Valentine's day parties at school my mom let us have our own at home. We made cookies and had a few friends and our cousins over to play. The exact details are pretty blurry to us now but it seems that watching MTV and building forts out of the couch cushions was part of the fun.
Another definite fun winter memory is going sledding! My grandfather would take us to a huge steep hill (no longer there, boo!) on the University of Dayton campus. We bundled up and brought our sleds and had a blast going down that hill! Thanks to the college kids who left stuff behind, we also discovered the exhilaration of flying down that hill on a cafeteria tray. Wow, those go fast!
Today in Ohio it's 26 degrees and there is snow on the ground but it's nice and cozy inside the house. Curling up on the couch with a book and hot chocolate sounds like a good idea.
Tell us about your favorite winter memories.
We grew up in Ohio so winter was, well, cold and often snowy. However, it's all relative. Those who grew up further North, even further north in Ohio, may be unimpressed with southwestern Ohio's degree of snow and cold. Regardless, we, like most Ohioans, are anxiously awaiting spring weather by at least February each year!
That's not so say that great winter memories didn't occur because they certainly did. When we were young, the anticipation of a possible day off school for a "snow day" was part of the winter season. There was one winter when we were all still in elementary school when we had several snow days in a row and Valentine's day fell in the middle of this. Since we were missing the fun Valentine's day parties at school my mom let us have our own at home. We made cookies and had a few friends and our cousins over to play. The exact details are pretty blurry to us now but it seems that watching MTV and building forts out of the couch cushions was part of the fun.
Another definite fun winter memory is going sledding! My grandfather would take us to a huge steep hill (no longer there, boo!) on the University of Dayton campus. We bundled up and brought our sleds and had a blast going down that hill! Thanks to the college kids who left stuff behind, we also discovered the exhilaration of flying down that hill on a cafeteria tray. Wow, those go fast!
Today in Ohio it's 26 degrees and there is snow on the ground but it's nice and cozy inside the house. Curling up on the couch with a book and hot chocolate sounds like a good idea.
Tell us about your favorite winter memories.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Surname Saturday - Grubb
We've never done a Surname Saturday post before - so we thought we'd start with the obvious name - the one we were all born with! The history of the Grubb name in our family as we know it is:
1. Jeanne, Susan, Heather Grubb (that's us!)
2. David Austin Grubb, III (our father)
3. David Austin Grubb, II - Born April 3, 1910 in Wadsworth, Ohio. Died November 2, 1979 in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
4. David Austin Grubb - Born December 25, 1867 in Medina, Ohio. Died October 5, 1927 in Akron, Ohio.
5. Henry A. Grubb - Born October, 1835 in Manchester, Ohio. Died November 2, 1906 in Sharon Twp, Ohio.
6. John Grubb - Born most likely Pennsylvania. Died 1838 in Ohio.
Our current knowledge of our Grubb family line ends with John Grubb. We know that he married Margaret Keiser in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. They moved to Ohio in the early 1800's and had at least 8 children before John died.
My father took a DNA test to try to determine if he came from the same Grubb line as many others here in the United States. His DNA did not match that of a main group of Grubb's that settled first in Brandywine Hundred, Delaware.
The next step in our Grubb research is to go to Cumberland County and retrieve a copy of the marriage license of John Grubb and Margaret Keiser. Hopefully that document will provide some information about John and Margaret's parents - and we may find the next generation of our Grubb family line.
1. Jeanne, Susan, Heather Grubb (that's us!)
2. David Austin Grubb, III (our father)
3. David Austin Grubb, II - Born April 3, 1910 in Wadsworth, Ohio. Died November 2, 1979 in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
4. David Austin Grubb - Born December 25, 1867 in Medina, Ohio. Died October 5, 1927 in Akron, Ohio.
5. Henry A. Grubb - Born October, 1835 in Manchester, Ohio. Died November 2, 1906 in Sharon Twp, Ohio.
6. John Grubb - Born most likely Pennsylvania. Died 1838 in Ohio.
Our current knowledge of our Grubb family line ends with John Grubb. We know that he married Margaret Keiser in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. They moved to Ohio in the early 1800's and had at least 8 children before John died.
My father took a DNA test to try to determine if he came from the same Grubb line as many others here in the United States. His DNA did not match that of a main group of Grubb's that settled first in Brandywine Hundred, Delaware.
The next step in our Grubb research is to go to Cumberland County and retrieve a copy of the marriage license of John Grubb and Margaret Keiser. Hopefully that document will provide some information about John and Margaret's parents - and we may find the next generation of our Grubb family line.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Follow Friday - Lisa Leonard Designs
About a year ago we discovered the amazing website/blog of Lisa Leonard, a creative and inspirational mother who has her own online jewelery business.
For our birthdays in 2010 we purchased each other Lisa's Open Circle necklace. We chose to have each necklace inscribed with a different word (love, family, and sisters) in 4 different languages which are significant in our family history. The languages we used were English, Dutch, French, and Croatian. Lisa's store has many pieces that you can customize with your own family information. Go check her out and we know you'll love it!
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