HISTORY
The Brown Family History
My dear Aunt Alice is a historian and has been documenting the Brown Family History for over 50 years. Aunt Alice and Uncle Milner’s vacations included detours to cemeteries, courthouses and libraries. She said to me during a recent visit, “Did you know most old towns...
Emma Lewick Woodin
Emma Lewick Woodin lived most of her adult life in railroad towns in Kansas and Texas. She remained connected to her family in Michigan through postcards.
Two years in the life of Ruth Lewick 1913-1914
My Grandmother, Ruth Cornelia Lewick Sodt (1893 - 1979), was a scrapbooker. I recently retrieved one of her scrapbooks from the "cedar chest" that was buried in my sister Martha's basement. When I dusted it off I was immediately in love. I so wish I could...
Pinckney Michigan Winter Memories
Its days like today, with all the fresh snow that I’m reminded of winters past. Winter is one of my favorite seasons (the other being Fall). I know a lot of folks complain about the snow, but I love it! Cripes, we do live in Michigan...
Bethlehem Cemetery
Bethlehem Cemetery - Ann Arbor, Michigan Our final stop on the 2012 post-Thanksgiving research fieldtrip to de-tangle the Luick/Lewick tangle. The Bethlehem Cemetery on Jackson Road in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was a treasure trove of history. John David Luick Sr.'s...
Lima Center Cemetery
This cemetery is located on Jackson Road just west of Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Lima Center Cemetery is also known as the Luick Farm Cemetery. Lima Center Cemetery The Luick - Lewick family mystery continues.... Our visit to the Lima Center Cemetery...
Andrew Lewick or was it Johann Andreas Luick?
Family Folklore featuring Michigan Pioneer Andrew Lewick A tale of two names, gold rush fever, bigamy and suicide Every family has Family Folklore and with each generation it either gets embellished or lost. I have always been fascinated by my...
Marshall Family Headstone – Edinburgh Cemetery Scotland
We found family in the Edinburgh Cemetery. I couldn't tell if they were excited to see us but we were surprised to find them! We wandered into this cemetery while touring Edinburgh. We were looking for place to pee. No we didn't pee here and sadly we didn't stay...