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Samels Family Obituaries
I’ve been able to find a number of Samels Family obituaries over the years and want to share them… here they are: PETE SAMELS DIES OF HEART ATTACK Former Merchant of Farmington and Lakeville Drops Dead on Street Peter Samels … Continue reading
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Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Map
I thought it might be fun to publish a Luxembourg map showing where our Samels and Nickels ancestral homes were located. Click on the marker near road number “7/A7” to see the location of the Samels home, click on the … Continue reading
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Getting Acquainted With My Luxembourger Ancestors
Flag of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg About 15 years ago I started poking around at the local Family History facility in Lake Stevens, Washington just a few miles from my home, to see what I could learn about … Continue reading
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Descendants of Franz Samels
Information on the descendants of Franz Samels and other Samels family members can be found on Rootsweb’s WorldConnect project, authored by Tom Cook. Here is an abbreviated descendancy for Franz Samels. Please remember that any descendancy chart can contain errors … Continue reading
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Ozzie and the C.O.G.
My other passion (besides family history) is my nine month old puppy, Ozzie. More specifically training Ozzie and maybe eventually competing with him in an Obedience Trial. So how does this all fit in with blogging and family history and … Continue reading
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Obituary of Thomas Shane
This obituary was published in the Crosby Journal, April 28, 1922 and carries an incorrect spelling of the Shane surname. The article spells the name “Schane” instead of “Shane.” Thomas was the son of James Shane and Theresa (McDonough) Shane. … Continue reading
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Obituary of Robert Nolan Shane
My Grandfather, Robert Nolan Shane died of Pernicious Anemia in Portland, Oregon in 1918. Here’s his obituary from the Oregon Journal newspaper: SHANE, in this city February 16, Robert N. Shane, aged 55 years, beloved husband of Susan C. Shane, … Continue reading
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Robert Shane and the Agricultural Census
There are several agricultural census years available at Ancestry.com and possibly other sites as well… I got started on Ancestry so my information comes from them. One of the things that happened was I couldn’t find my ancestor Robert Shane … Continue reading
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Land Rush and the Shanes
What do you think of when the words “land rush” come to mind? Oklahoma, California, or maybe Alaska? Did you know that there was also a land rush in Iowa? Prior to Iowa’s territorial status most who came to the … Continue reading
Marian Adele (Everest) (Healy) Vik. RIP
As my sister Pat and I drove to the small town of Cathlamet in Southwestern Washington we began to reminisce about our growing up years and the many trips we made to visit our Aunt, Uncle and Cousins who lived … Continue reading
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