My Founding Fathers
Father’s Day is bittersweet for me because my Dad is no longer here to celebrate the day with me. Similar to my Mother’s Day post,…
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Great-Grandpa’s Big Invention
My great-grandfather, Clarkson Valentine Hendrickson Jr. (1890–1964) was a mechanical engineer or draftsman as I remember my father describing his occupation. But I never had…
Mum’s the Word
Today is Mother’s Day in the United States. As we celebrate and honor our mothers today, I’d like to share some photos of the mothers…
Photo Friday: My great-great-great-great-great aunt, Susan Emily Hendrickson and her husband in 1909.
Sometimes you find things when you’re not even looking. Imagine my surprise when I stumbled across this photo of an ancestor going back six generations.…
Mom and Dad in the 1950 U.S. Census
Every ten years, the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a federal census to gather the names and other details of every person living in the country.…