My Roots Run Deep

Stories From My Family History

Canoeing

As a kid one of our favorite things to do was go on canoe trips with family and friends. My parents had several spots we could put in and several we could take out. How long the trip was to take determined the in and out spots on the river. We usually had at...

Trespassers

One of my favorite places to go and walk through nature is some property we own by the river. There used to be a bridge that my children had named the Dangerous Bridge, it was old with holes working their way though the floor so that you could look down as you...

Fixing a Car (Not so conventional)

Watching a neighbor work with a backhoe in our field trying to find an old well (that's a completely different story), I was talking to one of my dad's friends about my dad. All the things I know about fixing cars comes from my dad.... though none of it is...

Meal (the one that shaped me most?)

I have the Becoming journal and have slowly been working on it. I was just faced with the question about the most memorable meal. Of course over time I've had lots of family meals that meant a lot to me, and I can remember getting together with friends and family....

Memories from the Table

After moving we stored things we couldn't use in a shed until we could figure out what to do. One of those things was an antique Duncan Phyfe dining room table from my aunt Kate - my Grandmother's sister. My aunt Kate had been married twice and couldn't have children....

Too Much or Not Enough

Every so often I wonder if I did enough or too much for my kids and I think back to how much my parents did when I was growing up. I frequently think about what my parents didn't do.... but there are things my parents did. When I was in school one of my desires was to...

The Honey Bear

Our families first deer, Bambi, came from a man in Danville who had collected animals. He had a wild array of animals and had decided to get rid of them. I still remember going to his house and waiting in the house seeing his monkey and others while my dad went out to...

Buffalo Escape… Why have Buffalo? (Others escaped too)

Buffalo who have escaped in the next county have been all over the news this week. A family that farms has been raising them for meat and a herd broke the fence. The school bus was driving their route and happened to come upon a herd of buffalo and alerted everyone....

Declaration of Intention – Memories lost over time

Jan 2, 2012 | Moretto Negri | 0 Comments

My great grandfather was a coal miner when he declared his intent to become a citizen. It's amazing what information this paper includes. If I hadn't already found the ship manifest showing his immigration this would point me to the ship and date. It gives his...

Andrew Family

Dec 31, 2011 | Andrew | 0 Comments

We just got back from visiting the other side of the family. I was glad to get updated pictures of my in laws. The nieces and nephews are getting so big! I've got a separate family tree for my husband's side of the family. My husband is only the second generation...

Richter Family Party

Aug 24, 2011 | Richter | 0 Comments

My immediate family has been VERY busy with my oldest going off to college, my middle son starting high school and my youngest being evaluated for preschool. My youngest seems to little to even think about sending off to school, but I know it will be good for...

Certificato Di Nascita – Birth Certificate

Jul 4, 2011 | Moretto Negri | 0 Comments

I am also lucky enough to have a copy of the birth certificate for my great grandmother. It shows her name as Negri Maria Caterina (Last name first). Not sure about the name order because I had thought her first name was Caterina.... Maria is pretty common...

Marriage Certificate (Catherina Moretto)

Jul 2, 2011 | Moretto Negri | 0 Comments

Earlier this week I posted the marriage certificate for my great-grandmother - Catherina Moretto. The really tough part of the older certificates is that they may be in another language (in this case Italian). I have tried to learn Italian, but when you...

Atto Di Matrimonio

Jun 30, 2011 | Moretto Negri | 0 Comments

One of the documents I have is the marriage license for my Great Grandmother. This provides a lot of great info, but is completely in Italian.

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