Category: Kunkel Family History

The Kunkel family in Australia or Bavaria

52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 36 Road Trips, American soldiers and Natural Arch.

13 September, 2011

The topic for Week 36 in Amy Coffin’s and Geneablogger’s 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History series is: Road Trips. Describe a family road trip from your childhood. Where did you go and why? Who was in the car? How did you pass the time? Road trips were mostly non-existent in my childhood as … More 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 36 Road Trips, American soldiers and Natural Arch.

52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 35: Weddings

8 September, 2011

The topic for Week 35 in Amy Coffin’s and Geneablogger’s 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History series is: Weddings. Tell us about your wedding. You may also talk about your future wedding, the wedding of a relative or shape this question to fit your own life experience. Having talked a little about my own … More 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 35: Weddings

52 weeks of personal genealogy and history: week 34: smells, good and not-so-good

24 August, 2011

The topic for Week 34 in Amy Coffin’s and Geneablogger’s 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History series is: Smells. Describe any smells that take you back to childhood. These could be from meals, fragrant gardens, musty basements, or something entirely different. It suddenly occurred to me how much we rely on other people having … More 52 weeks of personal genealogy and history: week 34: smells, good and not-so-good

52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History for Week 30 is Employment – working at Pellegrini’s Bookstore

26 July, 2011

The topic for Week 30 in Amy Coffin’s and Geneablogger’s 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History series is Employment. Describe your first job. What did you do? Were you saving for something in particular, or just trying to make a living? Did that first job provide skills and make an impact on your life … More 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History for Week 30 is Employment – working at Pellegrini’s Bookstore

Heritage Pie: a slice or two of ancestral places

21 July, 2011

Randy Seaver’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun included making a “Heritage Pie” chart for the country of origin (birth place) for these 16 ancestors. [Hint: you could use the  chart generator from Kid Zone for this.] [Note: Thank you to Sheri Fenley for the “Heritage Pie” chart idea.] For a bit of light relief I thought I’d bake … More Heritage Pie: a slice or two of ancestral places

An Object-ive view of family history: It’s not just “stuff” or junk

19 July, 2011

One of Richard Reid’s comments during Shamrock was to the effect that family historians search for meaning and information on their ancestors among the documents held in various repositories but ignore the things or objects that may tell us more about their lives. In his paper presented to the 2009 Irish Conference, hosted by the Irish … More An Object-ive view of family history: It’s not just “stuff” or junk

52 weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 27: Vacations on Maggie

15 July, 2011

The topic for Week 27 in Amy Coffin’s and Geneablogger’s 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History series is: Vacations. Where did your family go on vacation? Did you have a favorite place? Is it still there? If not, how has the area changed? My family’s favourite place for holidays was Magnetic Island off Townsville in North … More 52 weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 27: Vacations on Maggie

52 weeks of Personal Genealogy & History: Week 26 -Songs: Beatlemania, Songs and the memories they evoke

30 June, 2011

The topic for Week 26 in Amy Coffin’s and Geneablogger’s 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History series is Songs. What was the #1 song during the week of your birth? Enter your birth date at This Day in Music (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/birthdayno1) and find out. If you were born before 1946, you can enter the year … More 52 weeks of Personal Genealogy & History: Week 26 -Songs: Beatlemania, Songs and the memories they evoke