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Happy Birthday Great Uncle Joseph Mendenhall

Joseph Mendenhall was born on December 27, 1819 in Ohio. Joseph is Walt’s 3rd great uncle on the Hoel side of the family.

Happy holidays to our readers!

It’s been a busy few weeks from Thanksgiving to Christmas. We want to wish everyone a happy holidays, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the solstice or any other winter celebration.

Happy birthday Cecilia Fedler Menke!

Cecilia Fedler was born on December 13, 1919 in West Point, Iowa. She is connected on the Wellman side of the family.

Happy birthday Mary Harmeyer Mehmert!

Mary Harmeyer was born on December 6, 1904in West Point, Iowa. Mary is a distant cousin on the Wellman side of the family.

Happy Birthday great great grandpa Charles Todd Durfee!

Charles was born to Aaron Bradford Durfee and Sallie (Sarah) Todd on November 29, 1864 in Atchison County, Missouri, near Rock Port. He was my (Michelle’s) 2nd great grandfather.

Making a Yule Log Cake

There are many traditional recipes to holiday foods. I have talked about some of them in other posts, such as this one on Stollen and this one on cookies. A Yule log or Bûche De Noël is a common European holiday dessert.

Happy Anniversary Orville and Eleanor Hoel

Orville Ray Hoel married Eleanor Anna Johnson on November 22, 1937. Orville and Eleanor are Walt’s aunt and uncle.

Happy Anniversary George and Louise Kellogg

On November 15, 1900, George Olney Kellogg married Ester Louise Purdy. George is my (Michelle’s) second great grandfather. This was George’s second marriage.

Fresh biscuits on a Camp Stove? Absolutely!

We’ve talked recently about cooking when car camping in this post. One of the things you need to think about is what you can cook. A two burner camp stove gives you lots of options. One of things you can do is bake fresh biscuits.

Who Should I Write About This Week?

As we are over 200 Family History posts and nearly 4 years in the blog, I thought I might share a little insight on the software I use and how it helps me to determine who to write about.

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