tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70572607444436902092024-03-05T11:08:04.833-07:00Meandering PastGenealogy blog on family history research challenges including: land records, vital records, and immigration.Denise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-828107515392020762017-04-26T16:52:00.000-06:002017-04-26T16:52:01.102-06:00google-site-verification: google946a1dcadbcbc240.htmlDenise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-40496558253677603252014-01-11T02:30:00.000-07:002014-01-11T02:30:01.504-07:00Sympathy Saturday: in memory of Selma Josephine Erickson (nee Hanson)This post is in memory of one of the last pioneers in the province of Saskatchewan, my great-aunt, Selma, who passed away this week at the venerable age of 93!
Selma married my maternal grandfather's brother, Carl [Karl] Johan Andre Erickson, on July 22, 1940.
- Selma and Karl on their wedding day
Selma met Karl when she was hired to help Karl's mother, Britta, with household and Denise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-76310837584748786612013-12-27T03:30:00.000-07:002013-12-27T03:30:01.167-07:00Family Recipe Friday: Mom's Ginger Cookies - more soft ones!
Mom's Ginger Cookies - more of the soft ones, this time arranged on a plate handed down from mom's mother: Alice Caroline Spearman Erickson.
Ingredients:
1 C. brown sugar 1/2 tsp cloves
3/4 C. shortening &Denise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-53560873529318266432013-12-20T03:00:00.000-07:002013-12-20T03:00:00.483-07:00Family Recipe Friday: Chocolate Refrigerator Cookies
Recipe for Mom's Chocolate Refrigerator Cookies!
Watch out - she might get you with her wooden mixing spoon!
1 C. shortening 1 C. chopped almonds
3/4 C. white sugar &Denise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-88589272473329968392013-07-30T02:00:00.000-06:002013-07-30T11:56:18.242-06:00Tombstone Tuesday - Alene Karon EricksonDuring my summer vacation in Saskatchewan I stopped off at the Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery which is located in the same region as the farm run by my maternal grandparents (Martin Rudolph Erickson and Alice Caroline Spearman) in Brockington, Saskatchewan. Bethesda is one of the local cemeteries where my family is buried.
My sister, Alene Karon Erickson, is buried in the Bethesda LutheranDenise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-77117653168150449152013-07-05T00:30:00.000-06:002013-07-05T00:30:00.423-06:00Funeral Card Friday: Eli Spearman
ELI SPEARMANR.R. #2, Navan, OntarioDiedThe 16th day of March, 1970Aged84 yearsBornOntariothe 7th day of February, 1886Funeralfrom Hulse and Playfair Limited315 McLeod Streetto St. Mary's Anglican ChurchNavan, OntarioWednesday, March 18th, 1970for service at 2:00 p.m.ClergymanRev. C. D. LethbridgerIntermentDale's CemeteryCumberland, Ontario
Denise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-85648436936362565942013-07-01T18:58:00.001-06:002013-07-01T19:13:49.908-06:00Blogging on Vacation: Genealogy and Family TimeWell, I'm in Saskatchewan visiting my family, and have plans to visit some genealogy-associated sites over the next couple of weeks.
This will include cemeteries at Carrot River, Brockington and Davidson, SK, and Deloraine, MB.
I will be taking photos and hopefully mapping where the cemeteries are located for future reference! Unfortunately, it has been raining like crazy, so the roads may beDenise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-40264974658666000642013-06-16T14:15:00.000-06:002013-06-16T14:15:09.540-06:00Sentimental Sunday: Happy Father's Day!Father's Day can be bittersweet for those of us whose fathers have passed away, but it is still wonderful to look back through time and remember and celebrate dads. I have scanned in some pictures that not everyone may have seen, and I wanted to share, so here's my pop: Gerald Gordon Baker, son of Joseph Hubert Baker and Helen Muriel Coad. He was born on 13 Nov 1933 at Bircham, AB, Denise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-87028165365892907652013-06-09T10:38:00.003-06:002013-06-09T10:38:43.555-06:00Sentimental Sunday: 40th Anniversary for Orvall Gordan Spearman and IsaBelle McConnachieHere's my maternal grandmother's brother, Orval Spearman (24 Jan 1912 - 10 Mar 1981), and his wife, IsaBelle McConnachie (14 Mar 1911 - 12 Jul 2010), celebrating their 40th Anniversary on or around October 26, 1971.
To be honest, I'm pretty sure my family didn't attend this shindig - that anniverary was the same day my youngest sister, Lauren, was born, and we were all at home waiting for Denise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-85327240970160431362013-06-02T02:00:00.000-06:002013-06-02T02:00:05.514-06:00Sentimental Sunday: Grandma Alice's Ginger Snap Cookies (the soft ones)My family didn't live really close to any of our grandparents, aunts or uncles, so visiting these relatives was often how we spent vacations and holidays. These visits were often to the farm of my maternal grandparents, Martin Rudolph Erickson and Alice Caroline Erickson (nee Spearman), in central Saskatchewan. This is the farm where my mother grew up.
Here's a photo Denise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-78314631589164171062013-05-27T20:44:00.000-06:002013-06-01T12:32:38.252-06:00Memorial Day - In Memorium: 2nd Lieutenant William H. Baker, d. May 23, 1865
In memory of 2nd Lieutenant William H. Baker.
My 2X great grand uncle, William H. Baker, joined the Kansas 12th Infantry, Company D, along with his older brother, John T. Baker, and his younger brother, Joseph N. Baker. I'm not shocked that they all signed up to fight as their father, Joshua Baker, was very anti-slavery!
All three brothers were privates, but there must have been Denise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-34232703009145765382013-05-25T17:44:00.000-06:002013-06-01T12:31:48.834-06:00Society Saturday - Application to Join the Daughters of the American Revolution - Part 1Ever since I first became interested in genealogy (just a few years ago) one of my objectives has been to join the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). According to family legend my 5X great grandfather, Samuel Baker, fought in that war. Samuel was the son of Samuel Baker and Elizabeth Glover, and was born in Bedford County, VA, in 1745 and died about 1826 in Botetourt Co, VA.&Denise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-34413792302454715742013-05-17T00:30:00.000-06:002013-05-17T10:42:37.258-06:00Friday's Faces from the Past - Photo of Unknown from Sweden
My family is hoping to identify this young Swedish soldier! Let me know if you recognize this individual, or know who he might be! This photo(1) is from circa 1901 - 1912, likely taken in the Västernorrland region of Sweden. The photographer appears to be Hanna Lundborg of Umeå, Sweden.
Photograph is of a dark haired man in uniform - possibly from the Swedish army asDenise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-14331925978644325752013-05-11T01:36:00.001-06:002013-05-11T12:35:22.011-06:00Surname Saturday - SolstenThe Solsten surname traveled from Norway, through the US, coming to rest in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- Ole Solsten (b. 29 Sep 1848, Norway; d. 14 Feb 1911, Bagley, SK).
Ole Solsten, my mother's maternal great-grandfather, came to Canada between 1900 and 1908. This can be estimated by first looking at border crossing documents for his brother, Benjamin. Which stated Benjamin and his Denise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-8921070369702072562013-05-04T06:30:00.000-06:002013-05-04T10:54:33.665-06:00Sibling Saturday - Warren Stanley ThompsonMy paternal great grandmother, Ellen Louisa (Thompson) Coad's (1878-1961) older brother was Warren Stanley Thompson (1874-1919). I don't know that much about Warren, but I do know that he was involved in World War I, and served as a Captain with the RAVC - Royal Army Veterinary Corp.
Warren was born in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada on 14 Jun 1874. By 1891 the family had moved out to Denise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-73624530265633186022013-04-28T08:47:00.002-06:002013-05-03T13:06:11.133-06:00Sunday's Obituary - Polly Luceba Beal, nee RiceThis is the obituary for my 3X great grandmother, Polly Luceba Beal, nee Rice (21 Sep 1813 - 12 Feb 1881) from the Ann Arbour (Michigan) Courier.
It is hard to make out, but Polly is listed as 68 years of age, but the left half of that number eight is very faint.
What information can we find, and what added homework comes from this obituary:
- Polly's son-in-law: George Baker of Denise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-75792929461269865972013-04-26T22:42:00.000-06:002013-05-03T13:06:34.987-06:00AGS Conference Lesson: Plot those land records for value-added genealogical evidence!<!--[if !mso]>
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Denise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-54933782018517401162013-04-20T07:00:00.000-06:002013-05-03T13:06:49.208-06:00Britta's Brave PassageMy mother's paternal grandmother, Britta Mathilda Goransdotter Erickson (19 Apr 1887 - 1 Feb 1958), immigrated from Sweden to Canada in 1912. Britta made this momentous trip with her husband, Johan (28 Apr 1882 - 22 Oct 1959), and her two sons, Martin Rudolph (27 Mar 1909 - 26 Jun 1996) and Karl Johan Andre (14 April 1912 - 23 Sep 1971). The family brought with them a photo album withDenise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057260744443690209.post-71831713578610445142013-04-13T12:17:00.002-06:002013-05-03T13:07:04.136-06:00Genealogy regrets, I've had a fewAfter my dad passed away, in 1999, my sister, Nadine, started looking into our family's genealogy. She has collected a lot of information, and has even created great family history books that have been handed out at reunions. My interest in this hobby only began about 2 or 3 years ago, so I admit to being a newbie. I thought this would be a hobby to keep me busy and to help Denise Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321510367627245977noreply@blogger.com0