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