By Nancy Loe|27 Aug 2021|Chicago Genealogy|
This Judson Baptist Church History, Oak Park, Illinois, published in 1941, is helpful for Chicago genealogy, especially researchers working in the Austin/Oak Park area. My parents were married in this church that year. And [...]
By Nancy Loe|11 Aug 2020|Family Photos & Records|
Today I'm contemplating the combination of photo booths and family. Frieda and the Photo Booth I found this photo strip of my grandmother recently. My father's mother, Frieda Hann, was born late in December [...]
By Nancy Loe|30 Dec 2019|Chicago Genealogy, Church Records, Hann|
Today I am remembering Frieda Hann Loe, my father's mother. It was a balmy 48 degrees in Chicago on 30 December 1896, when my grandmother was born at 93 Webster Avenue. Her Austrian father, [...]
By Nancy Loe|13 Jul 2019|Census, Prussian Genealogy, Research Tips, Schumann|
Today, the anatomy of a genealogy mistake I made in my tree when I began researching one of my German lines. It’s human nature to blog about all the brilliant stuff we do to [...]
By Nancy Loe|7 Jul 2019|Databases, Newspapers, Search Strategies|
Interested in mapping newspapers in Chronicling America collection? An interactive data visualization project at Stanford maps locations of historic newspapers in the Chronicling America collection. How cool is that? The International German Genealogy Conference [...]
By Nancy Loe|20 Sep 2018|Church Records, Genealogy Pilgrimage, Immigration Records, Prussian Genealogy|
Today's (long) post is about finding Prussian ancestors in Rawitsch. My trip to Poland to discover German-speaking Prussian ancestors is the sixth of eight ancestral trips to the villages of my great-grandparents. (Read Part [...]
By Nancy Loe|13 Jul 2018|Austrian Genealogy, Genealogy Pilgrimage, Hann, Heritage Travel|
This post is about finding Austrian ancestors in Ladis. Long-time readers here know (probably too much!) about my multi-year genealogical pilgrimage to visit the European villages of my immigrant great-grandparents. Each of the eight [...]
By Nancy Loe|27 May 2018|Military Records, World War II|
Remembering 1LT George W. Owen Jr., U.S. Army Air Corps, and the crew of Flying Fortress #43-38355 this Memorial Day weekend. 1LT George W. Owen, Jr. (featured image and portrait courtesy Owen family) [...]
By Nancy Loe|4 Apr 2018|Genetic Genealogy DNA, Prussian Genealogy, Schumann|
Today's post is about finding the birth and baptism of Anna Schumann, my great-grandmother, from Freienwalde, Pomerania, Prussia. The names, birth and baptism dates of her three siblings, the names of her parents, and more, [...]
By Nancy Loe|8 Feb 2018|Chicago Genealogy, Family Photos & Records, Schumann, Treasure Chest Thursday|
The Kahns Tea Store 1909 calendar plate is my Treasure Chest Thursday post. My mother’s step-grandfather owned this Chicago coffee and tea store. For years, the calendar plate nestled with dozens of other antique [...]
By Nancy Loe|28 Dec 2017|Family Photos & Records, Primary Sources, Treasure Chest Thursday|
Today is a literal Treasure Chest Thursday, as I sort through the family papers and photographs my mother bequeathed me. But first I want to thank the readers and Facebook friends who reached out [...]
By Nancy Loe|4 Nov 2016|Maps|
A fascinating U.S. Immigration Interactive Map 1880-2000, is available online at The New York Times. U.S. Immigration Interactive Map 1880-2000 Both a research tool and a way to understand more about your immigrant ancestors, [...]
By Nancy Loe|28 Apr 2016|Genealogy Blog Party, Kirschstein, Prussian Genealogy|
Visiting Prussia for the Time-Traveling Genealogy Blog Party is my entry in the latest blog party. Courtesy of Elizabeth O'Neal, here's this party's theme. You and The Doctor (of Doctor Who fame [who of course is [...]
By Nancy Loe|16 Oct 2013|
Genealogy Research Services When is a professional genealogist right for you and your family? Do you lack the time necessary to build a family tree? Or have you encountered a stumbling block in your [...]