Wedding Announcement for my great- grandparents, John William Blumenstiel and Laura Louise Schermack (Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois, USA. December 1905). #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #schermack #schermackgenealogy #marriagebanns #newspaperarticle #newspaper #freeportillinois #freeportil #weddingannouncement #marriagelicense
Schermack Sisters
Schermack Sisters. Left to right: Emma, Alma, and Ann. They were my great-great aunts, sisters to my great grandmother, Laura Schermack Blumenstiel. The photo was taken in Detroit, likely in one of their first residences in the city. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #illinoishistory #sisters #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory#strongwomen #sisters... Continue Reading →
Emma Schermack and Amanda Kuhlmeyer
Emma Schermack at left (my great-great aunt) with friend, Amanda Kuhlmeyer in Freeport, Illinois, USA. Aunt Em always had a sense of style. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #illinoishistory #strongwomen #sisters #hats #1900s #1890s #1890sfashion #womeninhats #women #womensfashion #womensrights #friends #bestfriends #greatgreataunt #senseofstyle #style #stylishwomen #cdv #cartesdevisite
Shermac Universal Envelope Sealer, 1905
Shermac Universal Envelope Sealer, 1905. My great-great uncle, Joseph J. Schermack, Jr. left his hometown of Freeport, Illinois, USA in about 1902 and moved to Chicago to seek his fortune. He worked with a number of companies, trying to bring his inventions to market. In 1905, the Hall Office Specialty produced his Universal Envelope Sealer... Continue Reading →
Alfred R. and Florence Schermack (Circa 1915)
Alfred S. and Florence Schermack (Circa 1915). They were first cousins to my maternal grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. They were the children Alfred and Grace Richards Schermack and first cousins to my grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #falknerjarrell #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory #familyhistory #familyhistorian #sister #ancestors #ancestor #ancestry #familyphoto #1900s... Continue Reading →
Schermack Sisters
Schermack Sisters, Emma (left) and Anna Schermack with a colleague, in front of Schermack Products Company, 1950s. They were born to Joseph J. Sr. And Amelia Schauer Schermack in Freeport, Illinois, USA. They followed their brother, the inventor Joseph J. Schermack, Jr. to Detroit, Michigan, USA and worked at the Schermack Company for many years.... Continue Reading →
Bing Schermack
Bing Schermack, canine child of my great-great grandmother, Amelia Schauer Schermack (1920s). He provided companionship when Amelia moved from Freeport, Illinois, USA to Detroit, Michigan, USA, following the death of her husband in 1915. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #schauer #schauergenealogy #grandmother #greatgrandmother #greatgreatgrandmother #1900s #dog #pekingese... Continue Reading →
Emma and Anna Schermack House
Emma and Anna Schermack House at 19440 Winston St. Detroit, Michigan, USA. My great-great aunts bought this home for their retirement. It was next door to the home of their brother, Alfred Schermack. In the 1940s, before the home was fixed up, my maternal grandparents, Vernon and Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell, raised their family here. #falknerjarrell... Continue Reading →
Amelia Schauer Schermack with Grandchildren
Amelia Schauer Schermack (back) with grandchildren (left to right): Donald William Falkner, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes, and Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (about 1915). #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory #familyhistory #familyhistorian #sisters #sister #ancestors #ancestor #ancestry #familyphoto #sibling #siblings #schermackgenealogy #schermack #1900s 😍 #children #1920s #genealogie #genealogia #genealogist
Joseph J. Schermack, Sr. (1844-1915)
Tintype photo of my 2x great-grandfather (left), Joseph J. Schermack, Sr. (1844-1915) and unidentified man. A tailor by trade, he was Born in Heimbach, Neuwied, Prussia and immigrated to the USA in 1857. The photo is not in good condition, but I treasure every image I have of 19th century ancestors. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois... Continue Reading →