Agnes Carney Falkner and Child

Agnes Carney Falkner (my paternal grandmother) holding baby. The child is probably Veronica “Vonnie” Chuliner, her first cousin. Taken in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada in the early 1920s. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #1920s #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #savinghistory #findingroots #carneygenealogy #carney #chuliner #canada #portarthur #ontario #thunderbay #thunderbayontario #chulinergenealogy #motherandchild #cousins... Continue Reading →

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Automatic Banking System – National Prosperity Association

Automatic Banking System - National Prosperity Association (circa 1920s). Joseph J. Schermack (my great-great uncle) invented a savings system which allowed depositors to purchase stamps for small amounts, paste them in books, and receive credit in their bank account once the book was full. A primary target market was schools, to encourage saving by young... Continue Reading →

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Carney-Falkner Christmas

My father, Patrick Ernest Falkner, with his maternal grandmother, Julia Grady Carney, and mother, Agnes Carney Falkner (1940s). Redford, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falknergenealogy #falkner #motherson #carneygenealogy #carney #grandmother #greatgrandmother #redfordmi #grandmotherandgrandson #threegenerations #threegeneration #kodachromeslide #kodachrome

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Schauer Family – Nürtingen, Baden-Württemberg

The Schauer branch of my maternal grandmother’s family immigrated from Germany to the USA in 1848. Their hometown was Nürtingen, in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, located on the river Neckar. Thanks to Ancestry, I’m finding many German records not available online previously. I would love to follow in my ancestor’s... Continue Reading →

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John William Blumenstiel and Laura Schermack

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

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Frank Carney (Circa 1920)

Frank Carney (Circa 1920). He was brother to my paternal grandmother, Agnes Carney Falkner and my great-uncle. The photo was likely taken in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada where the family immigrated in 1910-1915 from Widnes, Lancashire, England. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #baseball #genealogyresearch #geneabloggers #oldphotograph #savinghistory... Continue Reading →

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William Robert “Bill” Moore

William Robert “Bill” Moore (marked with “x”) with C Battery, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (RCHA) unit. He was first husband of My paternal grandmother, Agnes Carney Falkner. They married in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada in 1924 and moved to Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1929. Reasons for their break-up are unclear, but she formally divorced him... Continue Reading →

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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 →

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Halloween or Thanksgiving?

Halloween or Thanksgiving? My siblings and me. Mom often had creative ideas for our Halloween costumes. In this year, my siblings were Pilgrims and I was a cardboard turkey. I remember not being able to move my arms and bumping into things in my cardboard shell. Note my brother’s moustache and goatee. 🎃🎃 #falknerjarrell #ancestors... Continue Reading →

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Vonnie and Irene Chuliner (1920s)

Vonnie and Irene Chuliner (1920s). They were first cousins to my paternal grandmother, Agnes Carney Falkner. Their mother, Mary Grady Chuliner, was sister to my great grandmother, Julia Grady Carney. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #1920s #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #savinghistory #findingroots #carneygenealogy #carney #chuliner #canada #portarthur #ontario #thunderbay #thunderbayontario #chulinergenealogy... Continue Reading →

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