Donald William Blumenstiel and dog. He was the brother of my maternal grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. The family lived in Detroit, Michigan, USA at the time this photo was taken. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #freeportil #brother #dog #oldcar #freeportil #freeportillinois
Helen Blumenstiel
Helen Blumenstiel, the eldest sister of my great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel. My great-grandfather wrote on the photo the she was 17 years of age. Photo taken in Freeport, Illinois, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #freeportil #sister #sisters #cabinetcard #cartesdevisite #freeportil... Continue Reading →
Elizabeth and Helen Blumenstiel
Elizabeth Blumenstiel Williams (left) and Helen Blumenstiel, were the sisters of my great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel. They look relatively young in the photo, so I suspect it was taken in Freeport, Illinois. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #freeportil #sister #sisters #photobooth... Continue Reading →
Helen Blumenstiel (my great-great aunt), and antique car. Spokane, Wahington, USA. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #genealogia #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #spokane #spokanewashington #spokanedoesntsuck #vintagecars #vintagecar #oldcar #oldcars #antiquecar #antiquecars #greatgreataunt
Blumenstiel Siblings
William Blumenstiel, Elizabeth Blumenstiel Williams (left) and Helen Blumenstiel, were the older siblings of my great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel. They look relatively young in the photo, so I suspect it was taken in Freeport, Illinois. William and Helen would later move to Spokane, Washington, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family... Continue Reading →
Schermack/Blumenstiel Families
Schermack aunts/uncle with their Blumenstiel nieces (circa 1912/1913). Back row, left to right: Left to right: Anna K. Schermack, Alfred H. Schermack, and Emma P. Schermack. Front row (left to right): Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (my grandmother), and her sister, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes. Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory... Continue Reading →
John William Blumenstiel and Friends
John William Blumenstiel (left, my great-grandfather) and Friends. He is frequently pictured with a cigar in his mouth, which is how I remember him. Photo pin, circa 1900. #blumenstiel #blumenstielgenealogy #falknerjarrell #genealogy #genealogyphotoaday #familyhistory #oldphotos #antiquephoto #antiquephotography #familyartifacts #familymementos #freeportillinois #freeportil #photopin #friends #friendship #menwithcigars #cigars #1900s
Blumenstiel Sisters
Blumenstiel Sisters, circa 1915. Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (right, my grandmother) and Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes were the daughters of John William and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel. The photo is about 1915 and the family lived in Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory #sisters #sisters👠#siblings #1900s... Continue Reading →
Adolph and Christine Blumenstiel
Adolph and Christine Blumenstiel of Freeport, Illinois, USA around 1910-1915. Adolph married Christine following the death of his first wife, Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel in 1889. Adolph was a stone mason by trade. He was the father of great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel. #falknerjarrell #freeportillinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #illinoishistory #familytree #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #carriage #horse #oldphotos #oldphoto #horseandbuggy... Continue Reading →
Postcard of Reichensachsen, Germany
The Blumenstiel Family came from Reichensachsen, Germany to America in 1885. The town still exists today, as part of the city of Wehretal. The church pictured in the postcard is still central to the city.