George Callaghan and Craig Falkner

Cousin George and me. Craig Falkner (left) and George Callaghan at Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada (1968). My family made several driving trips to Campbellton from Redford, Michigan, USA in the 1960s/1970s. We loved visiting our Canadian cousins. We descend from sisters, Julia Grady Carney (Michigan) and Mary Grady Chuliner (Campellton). #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #chulinergenealogy #chuliner... Continue Reading →

S.S. W.H. McGean Crew – Thomas Gilmore Carney

S.S. W.H. McGean crew in the late 1920s. Thomas Gilmore Carney, my great-uncle, is at far right.This freighter was operated by the Pioneer Steamship Company on the Great Lakes for many years. It was renamed the Robert S. McNamara by Ford Motor Company in 1962 (per the Detroit Historical Society website). This snapshot is from... Continue Reading →

William and Elizabeth Mitchell Falkner Gravestone

Gravestone of William and Elizabeth Mitchell Falkner, my 3x great grandparents. William started a building/decorating/undertaker business in the 1800s that his son, John William Falkner (my great-great grandfather), turned into the London building company, J.W. Falkner and Sons. #falknerjarrell #jwfalknerandsons #london #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #falknergenealogy #englishhistory #cityoflondon #familyphoto #london🇬🇧 #londoncityworld #londonphotography #london #falkner #jwfalkner #oldbuildings... 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

Agnes Carney Falkner and Norah Carney

Agnes Carney Falkner (my maternal grandmother) and her sister, Norah Carney (at right) in the 1920s. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #geneabloggers #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falknergenealogy #carneygenealogy #carney #falkner #grandparents #canada #portarthur #ontario #thunderbay #thunderbayontario #1920s

Vernon Lee and Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell and Children

Vernon Lee and Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell and Children (early 1940s). Children, left to right: John William Jarrell, Mary Ann “Cookie” Jarrell Falkner (my mother) and Dolores Jarrell Roy. Taken in front of the house of Alfred and Grace Schermack on Winston St., Detroit, Michigan. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto... Continue Reading →

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 →

Patrick and Ronald Falkner

My father, Patrick (left) and uncle, Ronald Falkner in front of Falkner House on Seminole St. In Redford, Michigan, USA. Taken in the early 1940s. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #falknerjarrell #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falknergenealogy #falkner #brothers #detroit #michigan #redfordmi #siblings #1940s #house #brickhouse

Rolly R. Jarrell Gravestone

Rolly R. Jarrell Gravestone. He was a corporal in the US Army in World War II. He was a 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 #headstone #gravestone... Continue Reading →

Clara Blumenstiel Campbell and Children

Clara Blumenstiel Campbell and children. She was the half-sister of my great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel. She lived until 1989, when she was 98 years of age. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #blumenstiel #freeportil #illinois #greatgreataunt #motherandchildren #campbell #cousins... Continue Reading →

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