Adolph Wilhelm Blumenstiel and Children

Adolph Wilhelm Blumenstiel (left), my great-great grandfather, with two of his children, William George Blumenstiel, and Clara Blumenstiel Campbell in Freeport, Illinois, USA (early 20th Century). #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #freeportillinois #illinois #illinoishistory #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #greatgreatgrandfather #1900s #fatherandchildren

Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell and Daughter

My grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell, holding my mother, Mary Ann “Cookie” Jarrell Falkner, in the early 1940s. Taken in front of the house of Uncle Alfred Schermack on Winston St., Detroit, Michigan. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #ancestors... Continue Reading →

Laura Schermack Blumenstiel

Laura Schermack Blumenstiel (1886-1958) in the 1950s. She was my maternal great-grandmother, but died before I was born. Laura was born in Freeport, Illinois, USA and moved to Detroit, Michigan, USA with her husband, John William Blumenstiel. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian... Continue Reading →

Adolph Wilhelm and Christine Dreier Blumenstiel

Adolph Wilhelm and Christine Dreier Blumenstiel, of Freeport, Illinois, USA (early 20th Century). Adolph married Christine Nieman Dreier, a widow, following the death of his first wife, Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel, in 1889. Adolph was a stone mason by trade and is said to have erected the monument to the Lincoln-Douglas Debates in Freeport, Illinois. He... Continue Reading →

Adolph Wilhelm Blumenstiel and Children

Adolph Wilhelm Blumenstiel (left), my great-great grandfather, with two of his children, William George Blumenstiel, and Clara Blumenstiel Campbell in Freeport, Illinois, USA (early 20th Century). #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #freeportillinois #illinois #illinoishistory #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #greatgreatgrandfather #1900s #fatherandchildren

John William Blumenstiel at Cranberry Lake

John William Blumenstiel (1883-1976), my maternal great-grandfather, at his cottage on Cranberry Lake in Commerce Township, Michigan, USA. Born in 1883 in Reichensachsen, Hessen, his family immigrated to Freeport, Illinois, USA in 1885. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #familyarchives #commercetownship #commercetownshipmi #michigan... Continue Reading →

Blumenstiel Girls Canoeing

Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (my grandmother) at right, canoeing with her sister, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes, and dog. Taken in the late 1910s. . #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #familyarchives #michigan #blumenstiel #siblings #grandmother #canoeing #canoe #doggo #dog

Dorothy Tees Off!

Dorothy Tees Off! My grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell, practices golf in the 1920s. Unfortunately, the photo is out-of-focus, but the tee holder may be my grandmother’s sister, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #detroit #michigan #blumenstiel... Continue Reading →

Schermack/Blumenstiel Family

Schermack/Blumenstiel Family (circa 1915). The woman in black, center row, is my great-great grandmother, Amelia Schauer Schermack. The children seated in the front row include my great aunt, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes, second from left, and my grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell, third from left. I can identify various other family members, but some are unknown to... Continue Reading →

Woodward Avenue in Detroit

Woodward Avenue in Detroit, about 1909 (postcard). The Blumenstiel and Schermack branches of my family moved to Detroit in the early 1900s. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #postcard #oldpostcard #detroit #detroitmichigan #woodwardave #woodward #vintagedetroit #olddetroit #detroithistory

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