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
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
Agnes Carney Falkner and Sons
Agnes Carney Falkner with sons, Ronald (left) and Patrick (my father), early 1940s. This Kodachrome slide is over-exposed, but captures them as a young family. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #oldphotograph #findingroots #falknergenealogy #falkner #carneygenealogy #carney #brothers #michigan #redfordmi #siblings #1940s #grandmother #paternalgrandmother #motherandsons #motherandson #kodachrome #kodachromeslide
Schermack Triple Stamp Vending Machine
Brochure for Schermack Triple Stamp Vending Machine (1950s). The round-back model had a clear plexiglas back and was much lighter than the iron and plate glass models of the 1920s. The Schermack Products Company was founded in Detroit by inventor Joseph J. Schermack, my great-great uncle. #familyhistory #detroit #detroithistory #schermackcompanies #schermackgenealogy #stampvendingmachine #stampcollection #stampcollector #genealogy... Continue Reading →
Emma Schermack (left) and Grace Richards Schermack (my great-great aunts) at the rear of 19470 Winston, Detroit, Michigan USA. Emma lived at this house with her sisters, Anna and Alma. Aunt Grace was married to their brother, Alfred Henry Schermack and lived next door. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #detroit #detroitmichigan #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #illinoishistory... Continue Reading →
Dorothy Tees Off!
Dorothy Tees Off! My grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell, practices golf in the 1920s. Unfortunately, the photo is out-of-focus, but the tee holder may be my grandmother’s sister, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #detroit #michigan #blumenstiel... Continue Reading →
Schermack/Blumenstiel Family
Schermack/Blumenstiel Family (circa 1915). The woman in black, center row, is my great-great grandmother, Amelia Schauer Schermack. The children seated in the front row include my great aunt, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes, second from left, and my grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell, third from left. I can identify various other family members, but some are unknown to... Continue Reading →
Woodward Avenue in Detroit
Woodward Avenue in Detroit, about 1909 (postcard). The Blumenstiel and Schermack branches of my family moved to Detroit in the early 1900s. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #postcard #oldpostcard #detroit #detroitmichigan #woodwardave #woodward #vintagedetroit #olddetroit #detroithistory