Tag: Kaiser

Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book – 3

This entry is part 3 of 10 in the series Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book

This page lists wedding gifts. I sure wish it had told who gave what, but some things are left for me to imagine. Dining Table Set of Dishes Two Rocking Chairs Cut Glass Berry Bowl Cut Glass Celery dish Two sets cut Glass Creamer & Sugar Cut Glass Water Glasses and Pitcher Sherbet Dishes Cut …

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Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book – 2

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book

I am posting all the pages in the book, even though some have no genealogical information. You may click on the thumbnails if you wish to read the poems or look a the books wonderful illustrations. Finally, more information is listed on the seventh scan. The family issued verbal invitations to the wedding.

Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book – 1

This entry is part 1 of 10 in the series Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book

I have been lucky enough to inherit my grandparents wedding register book. Although both of my grandparents were involved in the wedding, I think of this as my grandmother’s book. This is because I never knew my grandfather, who was died before I was born. I have memories of visiting my grandmother, I called Sweetie. …

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Mount Carmel Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Lot

This entry is part 47 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

This cemetery is just inside the city limits on the south. It is on the west side of U.S. 131 (also Mitchell Street) as you enter the town. This is one of two cemeteries that a cousin and I visited in 2002. She is a Long descendent, and some of these graves are people who …

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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – Ahnentafel Roulette

Randy says, “It’s Saturday Night – time for some Genealogy Fun (even though I’m stuck in Santa Cruz without Internet access)”. Here are the instructions, look below for my answer. 1) How old is your father now, or how old would he be if he had lived? Divide this number by 4 and round the …

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Mount Carmel Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Lot E-3

This entry is part 42 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

This cemetery is just inside the city limits on the south. It is on the west side of U.S. 131 (also Mitchell Street) as you enter the town. This is one of two cemeteries that a cousin and I visited in 2002. She is a Long descendent, and some of these graves are people who …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block 18 Lot 7

This entry is part 33 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. This lot was purchased 29 July 1936, probably by my grandparents. They must have been planning ahead, no death occurred in the …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block 3 Lot 41

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. John Alfred Phillips was born in Canada 12 March 1865 and died in Cadillac Michigan 26 February 1950. Anna “Annie” (Kaiser) Phillips …

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The Lilac

This entry is part 30 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

There are many surprising moments in life, and I had one this spring. M-in-L, Papa and I spend a day or so visiting cemeteries on Memorial Day weekend each year. Last year, Papa and I went back to Maple Hill Cemetery to water our flowers. Since it was just the two of us, and we …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block T Lot 459

This entry is part 28 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. This lot is close to the lot containing the burials of the George and Lucy (Kaiser) Johnston families, Block T, Lot 461. …

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