William H. Vaupel House

The William H. Vaupel house at 1209 S Benson Blvd, Freeport, Illinois, USA. Will Vaupel was a son of John Vaupel, founder of John Vaupel Clothier in Freeport, Illinois, USA and first cousin to my great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel. The tree in front of the house is a Beech tree brought from Germany. The William... Continue Reading →

Falkner Brothers

My father, Patrick Ernest Falkner (right) with his brother, Ronald, riding horses in the 1940s. Unfortunately, the slide is out-of-focus. Scanned from a Kodachrome color slide. Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #genealogyresearch #vintagephoto #savinghistory #findingroots #children #1940s #savefamilyphotos #savefamilymemories #redford #redfordmi #redfordmichigan #michigan #familyphotography #familyphotos #brother... Continue Reading →

Emma Beach Falkner

Emma Beach Falkner, my 2x great-grandmother in the mid 19th Century. She was married to John William Falkner, founder of the building company J.W. Falkner and Sons. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #beachgenealogy #beach #familyhistory #familypictures #genealogy #london #londonhistory #southwark #england #england🇬🇧 #oldphotos #jwfalkner #jwfalknerandsons #greatgreatgrandma #greatgreatgrandmother #2xgreatgrandmother

Laura Schermack Blumenstiel

Laura Schermack Blumenstiel (my great-grandmother) around 1905. Freeport, Illinois, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #schermackgenealogy #schermack #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #freeportil #freeportillinois #freeport #familyhistory #familyhistorian #ancestors #ancestor #ancestry #familyphoto #1900s #greatgrandma #greatgrandmother #greatgrandparents

Schermack Type III Perfins

One section of a chart of Schermack Type III perforations with private control marks, intended for use in Schermack mailing and vending machines. Sheets of stamps were cut into strips, pasted together in rolls, and perforated with the Schermack Type III “hyphen-hole” perforation. The control marks punched into the stamps denoted the company by which... Continue Reading →

George Ernest Falkner

My grandfather, George Ernest Falkner in the 1940s/50s, probably at Lake Chemung in Brighton, Michigan, USA, where they had a cottage. Scanned from a Kodachrome color slide. Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #genealogyresearch #vintagephoto #savinghistory #findingroots #children #1940s #savefamilyphotos #savefamilymemories #redford #redfordmi #redfordmichigan #michigan #familyphotography... Continue Reading →

Falkner-Symonds Wedding

Wedding of my 2nd great aunt, May Falkner, to Will Symonds in 1906. The wedding took place in the garden of my 2nd great-parents’s home, Clovelly, at 12 Buckleigh Rd in Streatham (now part of London). #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #jwfalknerandsons #jwfalkner #london #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #englishhistory #cityoflondon #familyphoto #london🇬🇧 #londoncityworld #londonphotography #london #oldbuildings #streatham #wedding... Continue Reading →

Patrick Ernest Falkner

My father, Patrick Ernest Falkner in the 1940s/50s, probably at Lake Chemung in Brighton, Michigan, USA, where they had a cottage. Scanned from a Kodachrome color slide. Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #genealogyresearch #vintagephoto #savinghistory #findingroots #children #1940s #savefamilyphotos #savefamilymemories #redford #redfordmi #redfordmichigan #michigan #familyphotography... Continue Reading →

Falkner Brothers

My father, Patrick Ernest Falkner (right) with his brother, Ronald, in the 1940s. Scanned from a Kodachrome color slide. The photo was taken on Seminole St. in Redford, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #genealogyresearch #vintagephoto #findingroots #children #1940s #savefamilyphotos #savefamilymemories #redford #redfordmi #redfordmichigan #michigan #familyphotography #familyphotos... Continue Reading →

Unidentified Child

Here is another unidentified photograph from my Freeport, Illinois, USA based family. Unidentified child, photograph, 19th Century. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #schauergenealogy #schauer #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #vaupelgenealogy #vaupel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #unidentified #unknown #unknownchild #unidentifiedchild

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