tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post902273728020733820..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Have You Visited an Ancestral Town?Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-47665201004379704602018-01-02T09:12:45.048-08:002018-01-02T09:12:45.048-08:00Better late than never? I finally got around to fi...Better late than never? I finally got around to finishing the write-up I started almost a month ago!<br /><br />https://remlinggenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/01/saturday-challenge-ancestral-towns.htmlNancy Ward Remlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760563103332281909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-18149407049505363082017-12-10T11:58:05.483-08:002017-12-10T11:58:05.483-08:00Around the time of the Bicentennial I took a trip ...Around the time of the Bicentennial I took a trip to Missouri, where my dad was born. I did some research, but also made time to talk to people who lived in the area and learn more about the culture. The town of Ste. Genevieve was amazing. It's the oldest town west of the Mississippi and I learned a lot about the ways things were done back in the 'old days.' I also spent time in St. Louis and in Perryville, where my grandmother was born. It was a great trip and one of the best parts was that I had decided to travel by train. I would love to do that trip again.<br />Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08401151472179597590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-23484237595220737882017-12-10T06:00:34.609-08:002017-12-10T06:00:34.609-08:00I'm back on the SNGF ride now that my blog mig...I'm back on the SNGF ride now that my blog migration has finished; Here's my link: https://emptybranchesonthefamilytree.com/2017/12/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-have-you-visited-an-ancestral-town/<br /><br />I loved this topic! Thanks, Randy.Linda Stufflebeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652044674485948749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-39834913618904877812017-12-09T19:19:48.756-08:002017-12-09T19:19:48.756-08:00Here's mine. My family's house only goes ...Here's mine. My family's house only goes back to 1842!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ancestraldiscoveries.com/2017/12/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-have-you.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ancestraldiscoveries.com/2017/12/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-have-you.html</a>Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-44199293193658221842017-12-09T13:11:31.681-08:002017-12-09T13:11:31.681-08:00I have visited Nothum, Wiltz, Luxembourg, populati...I have visited Nothum, Wiltz, Luxembourg, population 153, yes less than 200, where my grandfather, Matthias Krieps grew up on a farm, the youngest of five. The oldest, the only daughter inherited the house and her descendents still own it. We know it's been in the family since 1822. During WWII, while the family fled to a safe area, the house was bombed. There was some damage, and they found the remains of two American soldiers in the house. I was able to tour the tiny house and stable, the church and graveyard and visit with the family who now owns it. Outside the house was a public water trough, because Nothum only got water in the 1950's. Matthias and his brothers were waiters in Luxembourg City, and after the war, Matthias had an opportunity to be the head waiter of a French restaurant in Chicago. Bringing his family with him, they thought it would be for a few short years, but they stayed. Today, Mathias' descendents include 3 grandchildren, 8 gr-grandchildren, 5 2xgr-grandchildren, all living within a few miles of Chicago. Seeds to Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146194433439896630noreply@blogger.com