2019 Lectures: Newspapers, Sanborn Maps, City Directories & More

My sessions this year have included presentations on using Sanborn Maps and city directories in your genealogical research; getting the most out of online newspapers and how the 1918 Influenza Pandemic affected your family tree.

June 22, 2019

Four Families, Three Generations and Two “Strangers”

Gathering at the Raiffeisen / Mothersbaugh House ca. 1910, Syracuse, (Morgan County) MO

(back to front, left to right) Ida Marie Siegel (1886-1974), Maria Magdalena (Raiffeisen) Mothersbaugh (1869-1948), Lewis Arthur  Mothersbaugh (1875-1941), John Richardson (1867-1951), Lillie Ionia (Mothersbaugh) Richardson (1871-1929), unknown, W. Peter Siegel (1858-1938), Charlotte (Schupp) Raiffeisen (1832-1911), Marie Charlotte (Raiffeisen) Siegel (1861-1924), Amalia Raiffeisen … Continue reading "Four Families, Three Generations and Two “Strangers”"

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