Colorized tintype photo of Alma Schermack Feneley, my great-great aunt. Born to Joseph J. Sr. And Amelia Schauer Schermack in Freeport, Illinois, USA, she and her siblings followed her brother, inventor Joseph J. Schermack, Jr., to Detroit, Michigan, USA in the 1910s. She married Charles Feneley in 1917. I knew her as a widowed octogenarian... Continue Reading →
Schermack Sisters
Picnic with Schermack Sisters. My great-great aunts, Emma Schermack (third from left) and Alma Schermack Feneley (fourth from left), at a picnic. It appears to be at Freeport, Illinois, USA at Krape Park? The photo is not inscribed, so I am unsure of the group and occasion. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #familyhistory #familyhistorian #sisters #sister... Continue Reading →
Schermack Sisters
Picnic with Schermack Sisters. My great-great aunts, Emma Schermack (front, second from left) and Alma Schermack Feneley (third from left), at a picnic. The photo is not inscribed, so I am unsure of the group and occasion. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #familyhistory #familyhistorian #sisters #sister #ancestors #ancestor #ancestry #familyphoto #cousins... Continue Reading →
Schermack-Blumenstiel Family
Schermack-Blumenstiel Family, 1940s. Back row, left to right: Anna K. Schermack, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes, Alma Schermack Feneley, Emma P. Schermack, Laura Schermack Blumenstiel (my great grandmother). Front row, left to right: John “Jack” Holmes, Ronald Holmes, and John William Blumenstiel (my great grandfather). #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory... Continue Reading →
Schermack Sisters
My great-grandmother, Laura Schermack Blumenstiel, at right, with her sister, Alma Schermack Feneley. The child could be my maternal grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #illinoishistory #sisters #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #strongwomen #sisters #hats #1900s #womeninhats #women #womensfashion #feneley #hats #aunt #greatgreataunt #feneleygenealogy #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel
Ladies in Freeport, Illinois
Ladies on a bridge in a Freeport, Illinois park. I’m not sure what group/organization this is, but several great-great aunts are included. Second from the right is Emma Schermack. Fourth from the right is Emma’s sister, Alma Schermack Feneley. Third from the left is Grace Richards Schermack, sister-in-law to Emma and Alma. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack... Continue Reading →
Schermack Aunts and Nieces.
Schermack Aunts and Nieces. Back row (left to right): Anna Schermack, Alma Schermack, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (my maternal grandmother), Emma Schermack. Front row: Florence Schermack and Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory #familyhistory #familyhistorian #sisters #sister #ancestors #ancestor #ancestry #familyphoto #cousins #schermackgenealogy #schermack #1920s #cousins😍 #genealogie... Continue Reading →
Anna Schermack and Alma Schermack Feneley
Anna Schermack (left) and Alma Schermack Feneley, my great-great aunts. Born in Freeport, Illinois, USA, they relocated to Detroit, Michigan, USA in the early 1900s. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #illinoishistory #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory #1900s #sisters #daughters #greatgreataunt
Amelia Schauer Schermack and Family
Amelia Schauer Schermack (my great-great grandmother), with daughters and sister. Likely taken in Freeport, Illinois, USA (early 1900s). Left to right: Alma Schermack Feneley, unidentified (possibly a niece), Amelia Schauer Schermack, Emma Schermack (making a face!), Anna Schermack, Amelia’s sister, possibly Pauline Schauer Grell. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #illinoishistory... Continue Reading →
Schermack and Jarrell Gathering
Schermack and Jarrell Gathering. Left to right (back row): Alma Schermack, Anna Schermack, unknown, unknown, Mabel Forshee Jarrell (my great-grandmother), unknown, unknown, unknown, Vernon Lee Jarrell (my maternal grandfather), Alfred Schermack. Front row: Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (my maternal grandmother), Bessie Haile Calvird, Grace Richards Schermack. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #jarrellgenealogy #schermackgenealogy #blumenstiel #jarrell #schermack #forsheegenealogy #forshee #familyhistory... Continue Reading →