I have two letters in my stash, both from “Johannah Hallberg” and until recently, I had no idea who she was. The letter dated January 18, 1930 has some interesting clues in it (the other letter doesn’t contain much of genealogical interest). it is addressed to “Dear Aunt Gustava” she says, “You wondered if I […]
Rademacher: what’s in a name?
The earliest Rademacher we can find is Johann Peter Rademacher, born about 1709 in Olpe, Germany. He was Dale’s 6th-great-grandfather. There are no surviving church records that go back farther, so I doubt we can ever trace the Rademacher family beyond Johann. But what can we surmise about earlier Rademachers, maybe just based on the […]
A few last words from J.W. Johnson, 1921
I have two final letters from J.W. Johnson in my files. They are both dated early 1921 and are hand-written by J.W. himself. His handwriting reveals both his age and a Swedish accent. The text of both letters are at the end of this post. J.W. was my great-grandmother Clara’s wealthy uncle. He lived in […]
J.W. Johnson to Edna and Clara Pearson, 1920
This is an interesting but kind of sad letter sent four months after the passing of my great-grandfather P.W. Pearson. J.W. Johnson first addresses his grand-niece Edna, thanking her for a letter she had sent previously.
Famous Rademachers
Are we related to anyone famous? Here are a few for your consideration: Ingo Rademacher is an actor, probably most famous for his role as “Jax” on the ABC soap opera “General Hospital”. He was also a fifth-place finisher in the 16th season of “Dancing With the Stars”. He was born in Germany just 40 […]
