Schermack Sisters

My great-grandmother, Laura Schermack Blumenstiel, at right, with her sister, Alma Schermack Feneley. The child could be my maternal grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #illinoishistory #sisters #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #strongwomen #sisters #hats #1900s #womeninhats #women #womensfashion #feneley #hats #aunt #greatgreataunt #feneleygenealogy #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel

June 15, 2020 0

Jarrell Family

My maternal grandparents, Vernon And Dorothy Jarrell (right), and children (left to right): Mary Ann “Cookie” Jarrell Falkner (my mother), John William Jarrell, and Dolores Jarrell Roy. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #roy #roygenealogy #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #lovehistory... Continue Reading →

June 14, 2020 0

Donald William Blumenstiel

Donald William Blumenstiel and “Rags.” He was my maternal grandmother’s brother. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #detroitmichigan #detroitmi #detroithistory #michigan #familyhistory #genealogy #germany #familyphotos #ancestry #history #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #genealogia #dog #dogsofinstagram #dogs #familypet #doggo #greatuncle

June 11, 2020 0

Mary Ann “Cookie” Jarrell Falkner

Mary Ann "Cookie" Jarrell Falkner (my mother), 1940s. Taken on Winston St., Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #detroit #michigan #falknergenealogy #falkner #mothersday #mother #childhood

June 7, 2020 0

George Ernest Falkner Death Certificate

Death certificate of my paternal great-grandfather, George Ernest Falkner. George Ernest Falkner, Jr. He died of general arterio-sclerosis and coronary thrombosis in 1947. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falkner #falknergenealogy #detroit #detroithistory #deathcertificate #deathcertificates #greatgrandfather #greatgrandparents #greatgrandpa

June 4, 2020 0

Laura Schermack Blumenstiel Postcard

1909 Postcard from my great-grandmother, Laura Schermack Blumenstiel in Freeport, Illinois, USA to my great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel, in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He moved to Detroit to seek his fortune, along with Laura’s brother, inventor Joseph J. Schermack, Jr.. Apparently, Laura wanted to move back to their hometown of Freeport and she tells him he... Continue Reading →

May 30, 2020 0

George Ernest Falkner, Naturalization Papers

Naturalization documents. Declaration of Intention for my grandparents, George Ernest Falkner, Jr. and Agnes Carney Falkner (1941). George was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Agnes in Manchester, England. They came to the USA as undocumented immigrants in the 1920s and sought citizenship at the start of World War II. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto... Continue Reading →

May 18, 2020 0

John William Jarrell

John William Jarrell, my maternal uncle, in the early 1940s. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #lovehistory #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #uncle #1940s

May 8, 2020 0

Dolores Jarrell Roy

Dolores Jarrell Roy, my maternal aunt, in the early 1940s. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #lovefamilyhistory #detroit #michigan #aunt #roy #roygenealogy #trike #tricycle #1940s