The Family of Peter de Vos
This is a fun discovery! Two discoveries, actually. The above photo of Peter de Vos, Maggeltje (Maggie) van Vuuren, and their children.…
Dutch Chicago Historic Maps
Snyder's real estate map of Cook County, IL, 1886, Library of Congress. Flower, S.H. Burhans & J. Van Vechten 1862 Map of…
The Dutch Communities of Chicago
By Amry van den Bosch, phD, assistant professor of political science, University of Kentucky, printed by Carlstrand-Rook Company for the Knickerbocker Society…
Bessie Mary (Henry) Wages
I was going through photos today and came across the one above, of Albert Henry's younger half sisters from Hiram Henry's 2nd…
Hine Genealogy, Updated
This is the genealogy document that Glenn Hine has meticulously and lovingly maintained for many years, and now his daughter Laurie Hine…
Richard Hine Stationary Store
I recall my dad telling me Richard Hine had a shop in Roseland where he sold stationary and repaired typewriters. We ended…
Grandma’s Baked Turkey Casserole
Jenni posted this recipe on Facebook recently, and I had to add it! "Grandma used to make this after holidays with leftover…
Margaret Henderson
Margaret Henderson may have been my 7x great grandmother, either: baptized 9 April 1704 in Alloa Clackmannanshire, daughter of William Henderson and Isobell…
Hannah M. Evans Henry
Shortly after Albert Henry's mother Mary Elizabeth Morton died in childbirth in 1885, Albert's father Hiram Levi Henry remarried Hannah M. Evans.…
Closing in On Albert Henry’s Mother
Christopher Walker wins the prize! If you recall, according to Hazel, her father Albert Henry’s mother Mary Elizabeth Morton died in childbirth…
The Nation Makers by Howard Pyle (Battle of Brandywine)
William Cowan (c. 1742-1814) Revolutionary War Service
Table of Contents Introduction DAR Lineage Book Potential Revolutionary War Military Records for William Cowan 1st Battalion, 8th Company, Lancaster County 4th…