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

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Regina Vaupel and Berend Anton Janssen

Regina Vaupel and Berend Anton Janssen married in October, 1909. She was first cousin to my great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel, whose mother was Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel. Regina’s father, John Vaupel, founded John Vaupel Clothiers in Freeport, Illinois, USA. #falknerjarrell #vaupelgenealogy #vaupel #johnvaupel #johnvaupelclothier #janssen #janssengenealogy #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #familyphotography #familyphoto #ancestors #ancestor #freeportillinois #illinois #oldphotos... Continue Reading →

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Blumenstiel Family at Cranberry Lake

Blumenstiel Family at Cranberry Lake in Commerce Township, Michigan, USA in the early 1940s. Left to right: Helen Blumenstiel (my great-great aunt), my great grandmother, Laura Schermack Blumenstiel, and my great aunts, Beatrice Wallace Blumenstiel (daughter Nancy on lap), and Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #schermackgenealogy #schermack #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogia #genealogist #genealogía #généalogie #genealogical... Continue Reading →

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Patrick Grady

Patrick Grady. He was the brother of my great-grandmother, Julia Grady Carney. Patrick remained in Widnes, Lancashire, England while Julia immigrated to Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada with their sister, Mary Grady Chuliner. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #1920s #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #savinghistory #findingroots #carney #chuliner #canada #portarthur #ontario #thunderbay #thunderbayontario... Continue Reading →

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John William and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel House

John William and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel House, Grandview St, Detroit, Michigan, USA. This was the last home lived in by my maternal great-grandparents. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #schermackgenealogy #schermack #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #detroit #michigan #greatgrandparents #greatgrandparentshouse #bungalow #1950shouse

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Agnes Carney Falkner & Friend

Agnes Carney Falkner (my grandmother) and unidentified woman - Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada (circa 1920). #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #geneabloggers #oldphotograph #findingroots #falknergenealogy #carneygenealogy #carney #falkner #grandparents #canada #portarthur #ontario #thunderbay #thunderbayontario #1920s #crazyhair #homeperm

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Raymond Callaghan and Children

Raymond Callaghan (center) with children (left to right): Emmet, Lynne, George, Donna, and Monica (Nicky). Anne is not present, because she was nursing in another city. Photo taken 1971 in Campellton, New Brunswick, Canada. Ray was married to Veronica “Vonnie” Chuliner, my grandmother’s first cousin. My family visited our Callaghan cousins several times when we... Continue Reading →

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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 →

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Last Postcard from Emma Falkner Alfaro

Postcard from Emma May Falkner Alfaro to her brother, George Ernest “Ernie” Falkner, Jr. (26 January 1934). “Aunt May” was a New York-based dancer in Texas for work. She tragically died of typhoid fever in San Antonio in July, 1934 at the age of 25. This is the last communication we have from her. #falknerjarrell... Continue Reading →

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John Vaupel Clothiers Ad

Clothes for Corn! 1884 Newspaper advertisement for John Vaupel, Clothier in the Freeport Journal-Standard (Illinois, USA). The Vaupel Clothier was located at 108 Galena St. Freeport, Illinois, USA. John Vaupel immigrated to the USA from Reichensachsen, Hessen and opened his shop in 1880. He was the brother of my great-great grandmother, Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel. She... Continue Reading →

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