Category Archives: Genealogy

How I got addicted

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Rani Kaye

I have always looked at the world through my grandmas’ eyes. I’m the only blue-eyed child of my brown-eyed parents. But my grandmas all had blue eyes. You can’t tell that any of us are blue-eyed in these black-and-white photos, … Continue reading →

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Christmas heirlooms

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Rani Kaye

Nothing exciting to say tonight. I just wanted to share some of the ceramic Christmas items my mother made for me several years ago.

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How NOT to prune the family tree

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Rani Kaye
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More on Albert and Jay

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Rani Kaye

Here’s Albert and Jay in 1901, with their sisters.  The oldest sister is my great-grandma. Here’s another of their military photos: And here’s their daddy’s (and my great-great grandpa’s) military headstone.  My grandpa Charles served in the Civil War. For … Continue reading →

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Genealogy Research Success Story

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Rani Kaye

  Second cousins, three times removed. 

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Zuiderzee

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Rani Kaye

“Take me down to the banks of the ocean, where the walls rise above the Zuiderzee.  Long ago, I used to be a young man; and Margaret still remembers that for me.” from “The Dutchman” by Robert James Waller http://www.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl/history/zuiderzee/zuiderzee.html … Continue reading →

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Veterans

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Rani Kaye

These are my uncles, Albert and Jay.  Photo was taken in 1907.  They enlisted together.  However, Albert was told that he could not enlist with his brother.  So he left the line of volunteers, and rejoined the line at the … Continue reading →

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My grandparents

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Rani Kaye

The first of my immigrant grandpas was William. He came to Massachusetts from Scrooby, Nottinghamshire via Leiden, Netherlands in 1620. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mosmd/leaders.htm Shortly after William arrived, my grandpa, Christian, (a Mennonite) came to Pennsylvania, where he died 4 years before the … Continue reading →

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Mayflower Connection

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Rani Kaye

I drew this picture when I was 20 years old and working as a secretary at a downtown mission. It just seemed a lonely spot, and for some reason it drew my attention. What I did not know when I … Continue reading →

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Archives of Michigan Digital Library

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Rani Kaye

http://www.seekingmichigan.org/The Archives of Michigan announced it has received an extensive collection, one of the largest in the country, of Civil War letters.Donated by Wallace K. Ewing of Grand Haven, the 291 letters will be available to researchers visiting the Archives, … Continue reading →

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