Have You Seen My Roots?

(This post was originally published on January 3, 2011 here.) I don't know who's buried here. That's a common theme sometimes with...

(This post was originally published on December 20, 2010 here.) We left Texas on Saturday morning and arrived in Green Bay Sunday night. ...

(This post was originally published on December 18, 2010 here.) "A telegram from the war department conveyed the sad news to Mrs. Betty...

A.D. Thomas Elementary School holds some great memories for me, especially No-Bake Cookies!

(This post was originally published on December 17, 2010 here.) I actually have the stocking I used when I was a little girl. My mom...

(This post was originally published on December 17, 2010 here.) My mom was always very crafty. I like to think that I inherited a little...

It's been two years since I've been home and saw the family tombstones and even longer since I went with my mom. To say I was...

More on Martin Joseph Villers

What Christmas songs are your favorites?

Got smelling salts anyone? Someone's got the vapers...

Some trees are beautifully coordinated, but my family likes a tree filled with memories.

Remember that post with the table decked with goodies for Christmas? This is the recipe for the cookies we'd sneak off the table.

John Kuehl (Kühl) married Dorathea Hermann in 1906.

The Saga continues (it's almost as long as Star Wars)

"Dropped Dead While Working in Garden" - an eye-grabber, but perhaps not the most solemn for an obituary.

Bertha Boegel nee Rosbeck passed away in 1947 at the age of 66.

I don't know for sure who this young lady is or even if they are all the same person, but I can make an educated guess.

Did your family send out Christmas cards? I'd like to say I did or do, but I'd be lying...

The next installment of the Villers saga. I wish I knew why MJ Villers did this.

Food was always a big part of Christmas. The table was decked out with sweets (that we were not allowed to touch, but did anyway!)