Alfred R. Schermack, practicing golf in front of his parents’ house at 19470 Winston in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was the son of Alfred and Grace Schermack and my grandmother’s first cousin. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #familyarchives #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #detroit #michigan #schermackgenealogy #schermack #golf #vintagegolf #antiquegolf... Continue Reading →
John William Blumenstiel Member Card
My great-grandparents, John William Blumenstiel and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel, owned a cottage on Cranberry Lake in Commerce Township, Michigan, USA. This is his membership card for the Log Cabin Club at the lake. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #familyarchives #commercetownship #commercetownshipmi #michigan... Continue Reading →
1908 Flood of Benton Harbor
1908 Flood of Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA. It reminds me of the terrible floods in Midland, Michigan, USA this year. This postcard is from an album belonging to Helen Blumenstiel (my great-great aunt), but there is no inscription. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #genealogia #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #unidentified #mysteryphoto #bentonharbor #bentonharbormichigan... Continue Reading →
Blumenstiel Siblings
Blumenstiel siblings, taken at Cranberry Lake, Commerce Township, Michigan, USA. Back row, left to right: John William Blumenstiel (my great-grandfather) and William Blumenstiel. Front row : Elizabeth Blumenstiel Williams and Helen Blumenstiel. William and Helen were visiting from Spokane, Washington, USA and Elizabeth lived in Freeport, Illinois, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry... Continue Reading →
Blumenstiel Family
Blumenstiel Family, probably taken at their cottage on Cranberry Lake, Commerce Township, Michigan, USA. Left to right: Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (my grandmother), Laura Schermack Blumenstiel, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes, John William Blumenstiel. Taken in the late 1910s. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch... Continue Reading →
Schermack-Rueger Marriage License
Marriage license of my maternal grandmother’s first cousin, Margret Schermack and Milton J. Rueger (1937). Her father was my great-great uncle, Joseph J. Schermack, an inventor of mailing machines, vending machines and other devices. #familyhistory #detroit #schermackgenealogy #schermack #genealogy #falknerjarrell #vending #vendingmachines #josephjschermack #marriagelicense #cousin #clarkstonmi #clarkstonmichigan
Patrick Falkner – Third Grade School Class
Patrick Ernest Falkner (my father) with his third grade school class, Our Lady of Sorrows (1940s). He is in the back row, third from the left. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falknergenealogy #falkner #boy #redfordmi #1940s #schoolphoto #classphoto #catholicschool #ourladyofsorrows
Schermack-Blumenstiel Family
Schermack-Blumenstiel Family, 1940s. Back row, left to right: Anna K. Schermack, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes, Alma Schermack Feneley, Emma P. Schermack, Laura Schermack Blumenstiel (my great grandmother). Front row, left to right: John “Jack” Holmes, Ronald Holmes, and John William Blumenstiel (my great grandfather). #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory... Continue Reading →
Patrick Ernest Falkner
Patrick Ernest Falkner (my father) with his elementary school class, 1940s. He is 4th row from the left and 4th seat from the back. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falknergenealogy #falkner #boy #redfordmi #1940s #schoolphoto #classphoto #catholicschool
Mabel Forshee Jarrell
Mabel Forshee Jarrell (1882-1966 ). She was my maternal great-grandmother. She was an excellent cook and was known for her chicken & dumplings and 7 layer lemon cake. Redford, 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... Continue Reading →