Wedding of Patrick Ernest Falkner and Mary Ann Jarrell

Wedding of Patrick Ernest Falkner and Mary Ann Jarrell (my parents). Left to right: John William Jarrell, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell, Mary Ann Jarrell, Patrick Ernest Falkner, Agnes Carney Falkner, George Ernest Falkner, Jr.. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors... Continue Reading →

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

Cycling in the 1930s

Cycling in the 1930s. My paternal grandmother, Agnes Carney Falkner (left), cycles with friends. My grandmother’s friend, Winifried, is at center. They worked together as telephone operators, starting in the 1930s. I believe my grandparents met through Winifried and her first husband. When we knew her later in life, she had been widowed and re-married,... Continue Reading →

Agnes Carney Falkner

Agnes Carney Falkner (my paternal grandmother) in the 1930s. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falknergenealogy #falkner #carneygenealogy #carney #detroit #detroitmichigan #1930s #1930sfashion #grandmother #oldcar #oldcars #antiquecar

Julia Grady Carney Gravestone

Gravestone of Julia Grady Carney, my great-grandmother. Julia immigrated from Widnes, Lancashire, UK to Canada about 1911. Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Michigan, USA #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #antiquephotograph #family #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falknergenealogy #carneygenealogy #carney #gradygenealogy #grady #falkner #greatgrandmother #canada #portarthur #ontario #thunderbay #thunderbayontario #1920s #holysepulchre #holysepulchrecemetery #southfieldmi

Alfred and Grace Schermack

Alfred and Grace Schermack. They were my great-great uncle and aunt. “Uncle Al” died before I was born, but we knew Aunt Grace when we were children. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory #familyhistory #familyhistorian #ancestors #ancestor #ancestry #familyphoto #1900s #schermackgenealogy #schermack #siblings #genealogie #genealogia #genealogist #oldfamilyphotos #anniversary #greatgreatuncle #greatgreataunt

George Ernest Falkner, Jr. and Child

Failing at bike safety in the 1930s. My paternal grandfather, George Ernest Falkner, Jr., with an unidentified child. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #ancestor #genealogyresearch #geneabloggers #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falkner #falknergenealogy #detroit #detroithistory #bicycle #bicycling #cycling #bike

Patrick Ernest Falkner and Mother

Patrick Ernest Falkner (my Father) and his mother, Agnes Carney Falkner. Taken in 1939/1940. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #falknerjarrell #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #geneabloggers #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falknergenealogy #falkner #father #baby #detroit #babypictures #babypictures #babypic

Jarrell/Roy Cousins

Cousins! My older first cousins, left to right: Carol Roy Waltz, Randy Jarrell, Debra Roy Kingsbury, about 1960. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #lovehistory #michigan #redfordmi #roy #roygenealogy #cousins #cousins💕

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