Orville Ray Hoel married Eleanor Anna Johnson on November 22, 1937. Orville and Eleanor are Walt’s aunt and uncle.
Backcountry streams may look crystal-pure, but they often harbor microorganisms that can make you sick. Whether you’re surviving a plane crash or out in the wilderness deliberately, you need water purification. There are a lot of water purification methods available. Today we’ll talk briefly about them, and see some examples.
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.
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.
I’m posting this a day early. Tuesday is Election Day in the US. Whatever your feelings about the candidates might be, Election Day is your opportunity to do something about it. If you can vote, please go vote. I know we’ve written about this before, but it bears repeating. Please go vote.
Richard Mendenhall was born on November 1, 1837. He is Walt’s fifth great-grandfather on the Hoel side of the family.
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.
Bessie May Trevett was born in October 25, 1889 near Emerson, Nebraska. Bessie May is my (Michelle’s) great grandmother.
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.