Women’s Club Photo

Women’s club photo. My great-grandmother, Laura Schermack Blumenstiel is front row, far left, and her sister-in-law, Grace Richards Schermack, is front row, second from right. The organization is unidentified. The location is either Detroit, Michigan or Freeport, Illinois. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #familyhistory #familyhistorian #sisters #ancestors #ancestor #ancestry... Continue Reading →

Schermack/Blumenstiel Family Picnic

Schermack/Blumenstiel family picnic, 1910s. It is hard to identify everyone, but my great aunt, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes (“Aunt Marge”) is the girl in front. My great-great aunts are wearing hats, Anna K. Schermack to the right of Aunt Marge and Emma P. Schermack to the left. Left of Emma is my great-great grandmother, Amelia Schauer... Continue Reading →

Schermack Company Employees

Employees in Front of Schermack Company (Detroit, Michigan, USA). Emma (left) and Anna Schermack were sisters to the inventor Joseph J. Schermack, Jr.. The two women at right are unidentified. The sisters were my maternal great-great aunts. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #sisters #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory #schermackcompanies #josephjschermack #schermackvending #inventor #inventions... Continue Reading →

Early Detroit

Early snapshot of Detroit, Michigan, USA found in a Blumenstiel Family album. It appears the negative was reversed, as the advertising text is backwards. Based on other photographs in the group, the photo is likely from around 1910. This could be Woodward Avenue, since the family lived nearby. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos... Continue Reading →

Alfred H. Schermack Family

Alfred H. Schermack (my great-great uncle), with his wife, Grace Richards Schermack (seated), and daughter Florence. The woman at left may be Grace’s cousin. The photo was taken in about 1910. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory #familyhistory #familyhistorian #ancestors #ancestor #ancestry #familyphoto #1900s #schermackgenealogy #schermack #siblings #genealogie #genealogia #genealogist #oldfamilyphotos... Continue Reading →

Vintage Car – Blumenstiel Family

Vintage car in Blumenstiel family photos. The driver is obscured in the photo, but it may be my great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #genealogyresearch #geneabloggers #familytree #familyhistorian #genealogia #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #vintagecars #vintagecar #oldcar #oldcars #antiquecar #antiquecars #detroit #detroitmichigan #detroitmi #vintagedetroit

John William Blumenstiel (1883-1976)

John William Blumenstiel (1883-1976), my maternal great-grandfather. Born in 1883 in Reichensachsen, Hessen, his family immigrated to Freeport, Illinois, USA in 1885. He lived until 1976 (92 years), so I was fortunate to know him. He was one of my childhood heroes. The photo was taken in my grandmother’s house in Redford, Michigan, USA in... Continue Reading →

George Ernest Falkner, Jr. and Friends

George Ernest Falkner, Jr. (1911-1982) at far right, with friends. Possibly at Put-in-Bay Island, Ohio, USA. In the early 1930s, he worked at Laurie Bros. Market in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA at the time of this photo. He was my paternal grandfather. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots... Continue Reading →

Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell

Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell, my maternal grandmother (1920s). She was the daughter of John William and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel. The family lived in Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory ##michigan #michiganhistory #familyhistory #familyhistorian #jarrell #jarrellgenealogy #flapperstyle #flappers #flapper #roaring20s #1920s #1920sfashion #fashion #womensapparel

Rolly R. Jarrell

Rolly R. Jarrell. He was a corporal in the US Army in World War II and brother of my maternal grandfather, Vernon Lee Jarrell. #wwii #wwiihistory #michigan #jarrellgenealogy #familyhistory #genealogy #familyarchives #familyarchive #falknerjarrell #usarmy #usarmyinfantry #militarymen #france #france🇫🇷 #normandy #worldwar2 #worldwartwo #secondworldwar #militaryhistory #memorialday #veteran #veterans #armyveteran #jarrell #militaryservice #ancestors #bowtie #meninbowties #corporal #brother

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