The Story Begins...
Where does one begin with family history? What do you do when the family tree is really more like a forest, with entangled branches and offshoots?
This story will start at the place where I grew up. The original home is no longer there, yet the land and homestead is still in the family, and provides a home and haven and livelihood for the generations who follow.
We owe our thanks to the generations before us who instilled in us a sense of family, of belonging, of sharing stories and history, and maintaining connections across the country and across the globe.
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Great Aunts and Uncles, Yet Again!
Ancestor of the day for 12 May: From the great aunt and uncle series, my paternal grandmother’s youngest sister Gunhild Marie Onstad, b 12 May 1903 in Spring Grove MN and d 25 Jan 1985 in Barrett, MN. She married Raymond Benjamin Ronhovde (20 Oct 1903 – Feb 1983 in …
Great Aunts and Uncles, Continued
Family History of the Day for 26 April: another in the semi-regular series of Great Aunts and Uncles I Never Knew! Today is the anniversary of the marriage of Nina Christine Onstad (06 Sep 1900 – 09 Oct 1985), one my grandmother Alma’s younger sisters. She was married on this …
They say every person should have an "elevator pitch" - a summary used to quickly and simply define themselves and their value proposition (definition loosely taken from Wikipedia). Those of you who know me know that I'm generally a bit more wordy than that. Hence, no Twitter for me. But, after years of sharing my ancestry stories on Facebook I finally decided to broaden my horizons. Here, then, is the scoop on blixrud.com. Types of articles you can expect to see are tidbits about ancestors and their lives, images of historical records, links to places and sites of interest such as churches and locales, and outright speculation about their lives and times. This site may carry my maiden name, but will be devoted to all historical lines in the family. As such, some family members may find articles which don't relate (so to speak...) to them. By choosing a category filter, you can narrow the focus of what you see.