It’s all very well to have a file, or a hacksaw. If you can’t hold the work tight you really won’t get much done. That’s where a vise comes in. Let’s chat about them for a minute, shall we?
Month: November 2023
Hope our US readers had a good Thanksgiving! Once Thanksgiving is over, most people turn their thoughts to the next holiday. And there are bunches in the next few weeks, Chanukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa among others. So what does this have to do with family history? Obviously there are many traditions, like the cookies we talked about last year.
Sometimes life really does interfere way too much with trying to get things that you want to do done. Today was one of those days.
Herman Bernard Lohman was born on November 17, 1908 to John and Mary Snaadt Lohman. He was born in West Point, Iowa. He married Germaine Wellman, Georgina Link Hoel’s cousin.
Sometimes, life throws you a curve ball. Usually, it interferes with something you are trying to accomplish. A slow draining shower turned into a much larger project.
On November 10th, 1911, Leona link died at the age of 9 months. She was the daughter of Eustace and Mary Strothman Link. Leona was Walt’s first cousin twice removed.
I have no wish to make this political, but I hope everyone in the United States is taking time to vote today if they haven’t already voted. To preserve your voting rights, you need to vote. It’s important to vote even in the off years.
Roma James Brehm was born on November 3, 1925 to Fred and Leota Knorr Brehm. He was born in Mercer County Ohio. Roma is Walt’s 2nd cousin on the Hoel side of the family.