Sometimes I run across the most delightful articles in the local historical newspapers. As I was researching my maternal great-grandmother, Sarah (Widmer) Wenger (1883-1959), I found her recipe for Swiss Cheese! Sarah was my mother’s Grandma Wenger. She was married to Jacob T Wenger (1865-1949). At the time this recipe was published, Sarah and Jacob…
Month: September 2024
Firsts: Who Was the First of Ike Love’s Direct Ancestors to Arrive in North America?
I find it interesting to investigate our “firsts.” For example, who was the first of Willard Dean “Ike” Love’s European ancestors to arrive in North America? To try to find an answer to this question, I followed sources and trails, trees and histories, wills, and birth records as far as I could reasonably go along…