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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.

Happy Birthday 5th Great-Grandfather Richard Mendenhall

Richard Mendenhall was born on November 1, 1837. He is Walt’s fifth great-grandfather on the Hoel side of the family.

Rat on a Stick! A Creepy Halloween Party Food!

It’s fun to tie together a couple of hobbies. This post adds a bit of role playing games to cooking. Today, we are making Rat on a Stick.

Happy birthday great grandma Bessie May!

Bessie May Trevett was born in October 25, 1889 near Emerson, Nebraska. Bessie May is my (Michelle’s) great grandmother.

Looking for a good read? ICON has your back.

This last weekend we were at ICON, Iowa’s longest running science fiction convention. We have gone every year we could since at least 2001.

Happy Birthday Joseph Fedler!

Joseph Fedler was born on October 18, 1929 in West Point, Iowa. His daughter married Walt’s second cousin on the Wellman side of the family.

Happy Anniversary Johann and Elizabeth Boeding!

On October 11, 1865, Johann Heinrich Boeding married Elizabeth Becker. They are distant relations on the Link side of Walt’s family.

Happy Birthday Henry Merschbrock!

Henry Merschbrock was born on October 4, 1881 in St Paul, Iowa. Henry married Elizabeth Wellman, Walt’s 1st cousin twice removed.

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