Mary Ann "Cookie" Jarrell Falkner (my mother), late 1950s/early 1960s. Redford, Michigan, USA. Scanned from a Kodachrome slide. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #redford #redfordmi #michigan #falknergenealogy #falkner #mother #kodachrome #kodachromeslide
Falkner Brothers and Scouts at the Zoo
My father, Patrick Ernest Falkner (far left) and his brother, Ronald (second from left) visit the Detroit Zoo with the Cub Scouts in the 1940s. Scanned from a Kodachrome color slide. Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #vintagephotography #genealogyresearch #vintagephoto #savinghistory #findingroots #children #1940s #savefamilyphotos #savefamilymemories #royaloak #royaloakmi... Continue Reading →
Patrick Ernest Falkner
My father, Patrick Ernest Falkner, building a snowman in the 1940s. Scanned from a Kodachrome color slide. Redford, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #genealogyresearch #vintagephoto #savinghistory #findingroots #children #1940s #savefamilyphotos #savefamilymemories #redfordmi #redfordmichigan #michigan #familyphotography #familyphotos #child #kodachrome #snow #snowy #snowman
Patrick Ernest Falkner, Cowboy
My father, Patrick Ernest Falkner, wearing Roy Rogers/Trigger chaps in the 1940s. Scanned from a Kodachrome color slide. Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #genealogyresearch #vintagephoto #savinghistory #findingroots #children #1940s #savefamilyphotos #savefamilymemories #redfordmi #redfordmichigan #michigan #familyphotography #familyphotos #father #kodachrome #royrogers #trigger #cowboy #chaps
George Ernest Falkner, Jr and Sons
My grandfather, George Ernest Falkner, Jr., playing with my father, Patrick, seated on him and my uncle, Ronald, lying down, in the 1940s. Neighborhood children, at right, watch the scene. Scanned from a Kodachrome color slide. Redford, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #genealogyresearch #vintagephoto #savinghistory #findingroots... Continue Reading →
Patrick Falkner on Bicycle
My grandfather, George Ernest Falkner, Jr., supporting my father, Patrick, on an adult bike in the 1940s. I think the bike was my grandfather’s Christmas present. Scanned from a Kodachrome color slide. Redford, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #genealogyresearch #vintagephoto #savinghistory #findingroots #children #1940s #savefamilyphotos #savefamilymemories... Continue Reading →
Emma Schermack and Friends
My great-great aunt, Emma Schermack (front row, second from right) explores the woods with friends (circa 1900). The photo is not inscribed, but it is likely in Freeport, Illinois, USA, where her family lived. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #familyhistory #familyhistorian #sisters #sister #ancestors #ancestor #ancestry #familyphoto #schermackgenealogy #schermack #1910s #greatgreataunt #greatgreatauntie #picnic #familypicnic #picnic #familypicnic... Continue Reading →
St. Joseph Lead Mining Company
St. Joseph Lead Mining Company stock certificate, 1920s. They operated mines in Missouri’s “Lead Belt,” were my mother’s paternal family came from. My great-grandfather, John McCreary Jarrell, was a driller in the mines, before moving to Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #missouri #deslogemissouri #desloge #leadmine #missourihistory #familyhistory #genealogy #oldphotos #mininghistory #leadmining #jarrell #industrialphotography #mining... Continue Reading →
Freeport, Illinois School
Uncaptioned photo, possibly the Freeport, Illinois 3rd Ward No. 4, around 1890 (based on other school photographs in my collection). I can’t identify any family members amongst the visible students, unfortunately. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #freeport #freeportil #pennyfarthing #familypictures #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #schoolmemories #classphoto #schoolphoto #schoolphotos #antiquephotographs #antiquephoto #oldphotograph #oldphotographs #oldphoto #thirdward
Schermack Relative – Brooklyn, New York
Unidentified Schermack relative from Brooklyn, New York, USA. The Schermack family migrated to Brooklyn, New York from Heimbach-Weis, Germany in 1857. While my great-great grandfather, Joseph J. Schermack, Sr., moved to Freeport, Illinois, USA, his brother,Jacob stayed in Brooklyn. This is likely one of Jacob’s desendants, since they are my only known connection to Brooklyn.... Continue Reading →