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Guide to What is Here

As you may know, I have been doing genealogy for decades. Here I share what I have learned . . .

Families & Available Posts

Atchison (MN, WI, VT, MA)

  • Early Atchinsons in America (with a bit about the Burts in MA)
  • The Efner Atchison Breakthrough
  • Three Generations of Atchisons

Benschoter (IA, MN, OH, NY, NJ, Netherlands)

  • Van Bunschoten, Van Benschoten, Benschoter

Fjerstad (MN, Norway)

  • Appreciation for an Old Photograph
  • A Brief Timeline for the Fjerstads
  • Fjerestad versus Fjeseth
  • The Fjerstad Breakthrough
  • West of the Moon and Norwegian Emigration

Holman (MN, SD, IA, IL, VT)

  • Great Old Photograph of George Holman & Nellie Benschoter
  • Holman Timeline for Four Generations
  • Heritage Pages – Or What to Do with all that Research (examples feature George & Charles Holman)

Ingalls & Seaward (NY, RI, MA, CT, England)

  • Ingalls & Seaward – Sibbel Seaward’s Ancestors

Laitala & Kempainen (MN, Finland)

  • 1938 Photo Essay – Gertrude Middendorp & Sulo Laitala
  • Finnish Ancestors On My Mind
  • Kettle River, MN
  • The Laitala Farm through Time – A Photo Essay
  • Mesabi Pioneers
  • William & Katri Laitala – A Finnish Family in Northern Minnesota
  • William Laitala’s Ancestors

LeClair & LaBlanc (WI, Quebec)

  • LaBlanc Cousins in 1941
  • The Mystery of Peter LeClair – The Birth Breakthrough!
  • The Mystery of Peter LeClair – The Cannon City Breakthrough
  • Wild Aunt Rose

McNalls (CT, NY)

  • McNalls

Middendorp & Iwwerks (WI, MN, SD, Netherlands, Ostfriesland)

  • Ancestors of Renie Middendorp
  • John & Dena Middendorp
  • The Middendorp Kids
  • Surprise! From Disney to Ostfriesland

Vipond & Taylor (MN, IL, OH, IA, England)

  • Vipond and Taylor: A Timeline

Williams (WI, MN, England)

  • Histories, Mysteries and Little Old Ladies
  • John & Margaret Williams
  • Mercer Raceabout Type 35

Genetic Genealogy Posts

  • 5 Highlights from A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
  • Ethnicity Percentages
  • Marie Marguerie and mtDNA
  • Native American DNA
  • Review: The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy

Miscellaneous Posts

  • The 1918 Flu Pandemic
  • Family History Month is Coming in October
  • The Family Tree of the Characters from Once Upon a Time
  • French Tips for Genealogists (who don’t speak French)
  • Heritage Pages – Or What to Do with all that Research
  • Longevity!
  • Mayflower Ancestors
  • Military Service
  • Ripples in the Pond – A Non-Traditional Chart

Still to Come – Posts on these Families

  • Caza
  • Harrington
  • Houle/Houde
  • LaBlanc
  • Parenteau
  • Van Juchum
  • Washburn

Note about Descendants

I do have a lot of information about living descendants as well, but of course I can’t publish it publicly to protect their privacy. Contact me directly if you are interested in descendants and cousins!

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Recent Posts

  • LaBlanc Cousins in 1941
  • 5 Highlights from A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
  • The 1918 Flu Pandemic
  • West of the Moon and Norwegian Emigration
  • Ethnicity Percentages
  • William & Katri Laitala – A Finnish Family in Northern Minnesota
  • Kettle River, MN
  • Marie Marguerie and mtDNA
  • Native American DNA
  • Mayflower Ancestors

Ancestors

Aaron Van Benschoten Almira McNall Angeline Parenteau Anna Jordahl Belle Taylor Bertie Byrd Boyd Holman Buel Atchison Catherine Ostel Charles Holman Clare Atchison Deliverance Atchinson Dena Ubben Iwwerks Dorcas Burt Efner Atchison Elias Van Bunschoten Evelyn Frances Fjerstad Fay Holman George Holman Gertrude Middendorp Glen Holman Harrison Vipond Isaac Vipond James Taylor John Atchinson John Middendorp John Williams Katri Kempainen Lars Fjerstad Luvern Holman Lydia Packard Margaret Jones Mary Williams Melena LaBlanc Mercy Warriner Nellie Benschoter Peter Leclair Peter Ole Fjerstad Phebe Kibbe Renie Middendorp Sibbel Seaward Sulo Laitala Ubbe Iwwerks Veikko Laitala William Laitala

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