Website revamp complete!

I know the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and I’ve been intending to update my genealogy site for more than a decade. I created it in the early 2000s, back when sites were html, not mobile friendly (few had mobile devices!), and sometimes, a bit unwieldy. Over the years, I’ve found new … Read more

More progress on the site

Continuing with the site update… I decided to leave the links to all the old html pages while I’m in the midst of the work, so there is at least a working, (albeit dated) site. I have so many decisions to make. For instance, I have an old gedcom tree from 2005 that I created … Read more

The best little scanner in the world – Flip Pal

About a year ago, I discovered the Flip Pal. I knew right away that this would be a wise purchase. I ordered one and and decided to invest in an Eye-Fi card to go with it. It was one of the best investments I’ve made. I keep getting sidetracked, but I have made pretty good … Read more

South Bend, Indiana, Schmachtenberger Records

October 2001 Met some new Schmachtenberger cousins online. One of them, Pat Schmachtenberger Kiel, emailed me some great information that she had about the earliest Schmachtenbergers–Adolph’s father, Adam, and Adam’s father who was born on a ship sailing to America in 1745. There’s an article that says once the child was born on the ship, … Read more