Furnessville Road Videos
This is probably my favorite video in the whole wide world. I'm so grateful to Elizabeth for filming it and Christopher for…
Update on my long-standing Van Vuuren sisters photo mystery
I have spent years going back and forth trying to identify the individual Van Vuuren sisters in the few photos we have,…
Jan Heun and Pieterke Wieringa
Jan and Pieterke Heun (John and Nellie Hine) were Albert Hine's parents and Richard Hine's grandparents. Jan Heun (John Hine) and Pieterke…
Mystery Photos
My grandmother kept so many photos and she wrote on many of them. I am collecting all the ones that aren't identified…
Louis/Lewis Rhining Death Certificate
Louis Rhining, married, born 11/15/1854 in Beardstown IL, age 77 years, 9 months, 16 days. Died 31 August 1932 at about 10:30pm…
Effie’s Sister Jennie (Mott) Switzer
Image: Jennie Marie Mott Switzer with children. Jennie's obituary does not mention children so that's a mystery! Who are the children in…
Jantje Kool/Kooi/Kooij Alberda Van Welde Obituary and Grave
Jennie Hine's grandmother Jantje emigrated from Groningen, Netherlands with three daughters (Ankje/Agnes, Jennie, and Henrietta "Etta"), son-in-law Jacob Smit, and newborn grandson…
The Story of Aunt Effie’s House
You may recall the post about Effie's Aunt Effie and her house in Monmouth IL and Grandma's memory of driving with Grandpa…
Roel and Grietje Van Vuuren
Richard Hine's great-grandparents Roel and Grietje Van Vuuren were born in the Netherlands and emigrated to Chicago in 1848 at the age…
The DeJonghe, DeJong or the DeYoungs and Related Families : Genealogy and History in Europe and America and Family Coat of Arms
81 Page booklet published by Aeneas George DeYoung in 1956, updated and reprinted in 1960. Mr. DeYoung was the grandson of Jacob…