grandparents

  • 30 Days of Genealogy: Day 15

    Favorite Story This is the last picture that I took with my grandpa Leroy. My mom’s dad. I was 21 and Alzheimer’s was not so slowly consuming him. He could not call me by name, but he definitely, definitely, knew who I was. It was no secret that I was grandpa’s favorite and biggest troublemaker.

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  • 30 Days of Genealogy: Day 13

    Brick wall struggle Genealogy, family history, research… all of those things make my brain happy. I enjoy doing it and it’s one of the few things that can solely keep my attention for many hours. I’ve always loved it. But the thing that got me interested in my family history was my dad’s dad, my

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  • The Gullickson (Oxhovd) branch…

    Part 1 – Lars Gullickson (my 3rd great-grandfather) My moms side of the family has been pretty well documented not only by my Uncle Joe (my moms brother) but also those that came before him. Unlike my dads side of the family, there are many stories that have been passed down from generation to generation

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