Blumenstiel Family rowing at Cranberry Lake. My great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel (left), with my great-aunt, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes (rowing), my grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell, and her mother, Laura Schermack Blumenstiel. Note the family dog at the far left. Taken in the late 1910s. . #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #schermackgenealogy #schermack #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry... Continue Reading →
Falkner-Jarrell Family
Four generations photo. Patrick and Mary Ann Falkner family (about 2000). We are surrounding my maternal grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. Grandma was having trouble walking, so we picked up her chair and transported her to the porch, with her laughing all the way. Clockwise from lower left: Mary Ann Jarrell Falkner, Stephanie Rujan Barritt, Berverly... Continue Reading →
George Ernest Falkner, Jr.
WWII registration of George Ernest Falkner, Jr., my paternal grandfather. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falknergenealogy #falkner #detroit #michigan #redfordmi #1940s #grandfather #ww2 #wwii
Blumenstiel Cottage
Blumenstiel cottage on Cranberry Lake in Commerce Township, Michigan, USA. It was owned by my great-grandparents, John William Blumenstiel and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #familyarchives #commercetownship #commercetownshipmi #michigan #blumenstiel #greatgrandfather #reichensachsen #hessen #freeportil #immigrant #cottage #lakecottage
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 #corporal #brother
From Michigan to New Brunswick
Scenic stop on the way from Redford, Michigan, USA to Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada in 1971. My parents took my siblings and me to visit our Canadian cousins several times. On this trip, we took a pop-up camper. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #chulinergenealogy #chuliner #callaghangenealogy #callaghan #newbrunswickcanada #newbrunswick #campbellton #campbelltonnb #canada #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #1960s... Continue Reading →
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
Kathleen Ann Falkner Baptism
My sister’s baptism at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Redford, Michigan, USA (1961). At left are the godparents, John and Carrie Saliba, holding Kathleen Ann Falkner. To the right are my parents, Mary Ann “Cookie” Jarrell Falkner and Patrick Falkner. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto... Continue Reading →
Walter Holmes and Son
Walter Holmes, with son John Walter “Jack” Holmes. Uncle Walt was married to my grandmother’s sister, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes. The photo was taken at my great-grandparents’ cottage at Cranberry Lake. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory #familyhistory #familyhistorian #sisters #sister #ancestors #ancestor #ancestry #familyphoto #1930s #siblings #fatherandson #baby #commercetownship... Continue Reading →
Julia Grady Carney and Grandsons
My father, Patrick Ernest Falkner (center), with his maternal grandmother, Julia Grady Carney and brother, Ronald Falkner in the (1940s). Redford, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #geneabloggers #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falknergenealogy #falkner #father #carneygenealogy #carney #grandmother #greatgrandmother #redfordmi #grandmotherandgrandson #twogenerations