John William Blumenstiel, my great-grandfather, with his car in the 1960s. The photo was taken at his home on Grandview St. in Detroit, Michigan, USA. I remember going there for family gatherings, when I was a child. #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #genealogia #detroit... Continue Reading →
Helen Blumenstiel
Helen Blumenstiel with a furry friend. She immigated to Freeport , Illinois, USA with her family in 1885. She and brother, William, ultimately settled in Spokane, Washington, USA. Helen was the eldest sister of my great-grandfather, John William Blumenstel. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #genealogia #blumenstielgenealogy #freeportillinois #freeportil #illinois #illinoishistory... Continue Reading →
Helen Blumenstiel and Friend
Helen Blumenstiel (left) and Ella Phillip. Helen was the eldest sister of my great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel. My great-grandfather wrote their names on the photo and that it was taken in 1897. Photo taken in Freeport, Illinois, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree... Continue Reading →
John Beach Will (1815-1884)
Notice of the will of John Beach (1815-1884), my 3rd great-grandfather, who lived in Sussex Cottage on Old Kent Road in Southwark, Surrey, UK (now part of London). He was the father of my 2nd great-grandmother, Emma Beach Falkner. #falknerjarrell #beachgenealogy #beach #falknergenealogy #falkner #london #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #englishhistory #cityoflondon #familyphoto #london🇬🇧 #londoncityworld #londonphotography #london... Continue Reading →
Falkner Brothers, 1940s
My father, Patrick Ernest Falkner (right) with his brother, Ronald, wearing cool hats in the 1940s. Scanned from a Kodachrome color slide. The photowas taken on Seminole St. in Redford, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #genealogyresearch #vintagephoto #findingroots #children #1940s #savefamilyphotos #savefamilymemories #redford #redfordmi #redfordmichigan #michigan... Continue Reading →
Long Lake Dam – Spokane, Washington
Possible view of the area around the Long Lake Dam near Spokane, Washington, USA, about 1910. It seems to relate to a photo I posted earlier, which showed the Long Lake Power Station. The photo was taken by my 2nd great aunt and uncle, Helen and William Blumenstiel, who migrated to the area from Freeport,... Continue Reading →
Edward Falkner Headstone
Headstone of my 4th great uncle, Edward Falkner, in Brompton Cemetery, West Brompton, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, UK. Photo from Find-a-Grave Memorial #177107879. #falknerjarrell #london #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #falknergenealogy #englishhistory #cityoflondon #familyphoto #london🇬🇧 #londoncityworld #londonphotography #london #falkner #19thcentury #ancestors #kensington #royalboroughofkensingtonandchelsea #bromptoncemetery #westbrompton #cemetery #19thcentury #4thgreatuncle
May Falkner – Will Symonds Wedding
Wedding of my 2nd great aunt, May Falkner, to Will Symonds in 1906. The wedding took place in the garden of my 2nd great-parents’s home, Clovelly, at 12 Buckleigh Rd in Streatham (now part of London). My 2nd great grandparents, John William Falkner and Emma Beach, are behind the bride. John William Falkner founded the... Continue Reading →
John William Jarrell
John William Jarrell, my maternal uncle, in the early 1940s. The photo was taken in front of the family home on Winston St. in northwest Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #lovehistory #detroit #detroithistory #michigan... Continue Reading →
John McCreary Jarrell and Mabel Forshee
Marriage record of my maternal great-grandparents, John McCreary “Mack” Jarrell and Mabel Forshee in Farmington, Missouri, USA (1897). The family relocated to Detroit, Michigan, USA by 1920, to work in the auto factories. #falknerjarrell #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #forsheegenealogy #forshee #familyhistory #genealogy #missouri #missourihistory #oldphotos #detroithistory #detroit #familyphotos #familyphotography #ancestor #ancestors #ancestry #autoworker #greatgrandparents #greatgrandfather #greatgrandpa #greatgrandma... Continue Reading →