In the previous installment of the John Martinson Project, we examined the early childhood of Jöns Mårtensson. In this post, we’ll look his young adult years in the village of Skoglösa in his newly-adopted parish of Önnestad. This post is the sixth in the John Martinson Project series From birth to age 12, Jöns lived […]
Fun with photo metadata – NOT!
I have several ongoing projects related to scanning and archiving various family photo collections. I want my photo collections to be accessible, searchable, and easily shared. Using good metadata practices is the way to go but MAN is it hard to implement.
The early life of Jöns Mårtensson
In previous installments of the John Martinson Project, we’ve looked at his paternal and maternal ancestry. In this post, we’ll look at his childhood, adolescent, and young adult years.
Mathilda Martinson 1873-1946
Mathilda Martinson was my great-great-aunt. She was born 1873 in Saunders County, Nebraska near Swedeburg and died 1946 in Ceresco, Saunders County, Nebraska. In between, she lived a fascinating life…
Whatever happened to Hilda Maria?
A few months ago, I looked into the life story of my great-grandfather’s sister, Emma Christina Petersdotter and it turned into a wonderful adventure and the chance to meet a cousin in out in California! This time I turn my attention to Emma’s older sister, Hilda Maria.
