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The Family Kolberg/Colberg...Part Eleven 22 Aug 2013 | 06:49 am
"FINALLY...FINDING FRIEDRICH-WILHELM COLBERG, JR." The amazing story of my Kolberg ancestors continues with Part Eleven. It is hard for me to fathom that I have been able to have as much success wi...
End of a Kolberg Generation 23 Feb 2013 | 08:28 am
On my Schulte surname side I have two first cousins. My mother, on her Kijak surname side, had 3 first cousins. My grandmother, however, on her Kolberg surname side had 67 first cousins! That's cor...
My Father The Bowler 23 Nov 2012 | 05:53 am
My father was an avid sports lover. Growing up in the Detroit suburbs he had plenty of outlets for his love whether it were the Tigers, Lions, Pistons or Red Wings and he could be seen either attendi...
My Tenth Birthday 2 Nov 2012 | 06:35 am
I was born on November 24, 1854 in Klein Tuchen in Pommern, Germany and was the third son of my parents. In our family a boy's 10th birthday was a special occasion and the year I was turning 10 my bi...
Cousins Meet after 80 Years 15 Sep 2012 | 05:34 am
Newspapers and television broadcasts frequently have human interest stories of family members meeting after many years apart. Recently I took part in arranging for my 87 year old mother to reconnect ...
Six Degrees of Kolberg 5 Sep 2012 | 10:14 pm
As with the trivia game, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, I firmly believe that a case can be made for a "Six Degrees of Kolberg" connection. In Berrien County, Michigan this could be reduced to "THREE or...
Two Generations of General Store Owners 2 Aug 2012 | 09:12 am
If I were to do a comparison of my various ancestors and the occupations they had I would find invariably that most were farmers - both in Europe and in the US. There was a butcher thrown in here and...
Genetic Quirks 26 Jul 2012 | 09:30 am
Two of my four goddaughters recently gave birth to their first baby - a little girl for each of them. As always happens when a new baby enters a family, everyone is intent on seeing just WHO the baby...
The 30 Year Search 26 Jul 2012 | 06:00 am
In genealogy research some great finds happen quickly, others may take months to achieve or even years. But one of my greatest "finds" took 30 years to discover. During those 30 years there were man...
The Library is my Friend 2 Jun 2012 | 08:52 am
I have been an avid reader for as long as I can remember. I could lose myself in books with very little difficulty. However how I developed this love is a mystery to me because in all honesty I can'...
