Oland, Sweden
The roots of my family tree have spread from the lost German lands of East Prussia and Pomerania, from the green fields of Sweden, from the valleys of Slovenia.
Branches have spread across the ocean and spanned the North American continent.
My mission is to dig ever deeper in search of our ancestors -- but also to seek out and contact living relatives wherever they may be -- so that these names from the past are not lost to the future. In that spirit, these pages are dedicated to the memory of my grandmother,
whose devotion to the family and its history got me started!
Jacqueline Murphy, Evelyne Stoeckig, Pearl Soldan, Adeline Hennig, Shirlee Taylor, Jeffrey Ipema, Ruth Paula Gergolla, Bojan Mozina, Donald Martin Ziemer, Pearl Lydia Hoffman, Thomas J. Burke, Marilyn J. Warnke, Janice A. Vervlied, Ronald Lee Ziemer
See Obituaries
Press CONTENTS to see roots and branches of Ziemer's Tree
THE FAMILIES:
- ZIEMER ,
BONOW ,
and KRUCKOW
from Pomerania.
- Explore our POMERANIAN ROOTS
"Sweet Home Pomerania" DISCOVERED AT LAST -- The villages of Martin Ziemer and the Bonows in the Old Country. Marriage records have identified their homes in the decades before immigration to the U.S. - Rediscover the ZIEMERS in Chicago
- Browse through a Ziemer
Family Photo Album
We still look forward to a Ziemer family reunion with the "Lost Tribe" of North Side Ziemers - Glad to know they are growing and prospering!
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BONOW, SCHNEIDER, MOLL, and ROEPKE
JUST POSTED!- Well, the true identity of "Buck" Bonow has proven elusive, but many of the Bonow Clan have been identified - including the Schneider, Roepke and Moll families who all lived as neighbors in the Fuller Park neighborhood of Chicago's South Side.
I am still hoping to connect with present-day descendants of Frederick Bonow and Louise Krueckow. - HEINRICH, HARDT, ROLOFF, BAER, GERGOLLA: East Prussia.
- Search for our PRUSSIAN ROOTS
- HEINRICHS and ROLOFFS in AMERICA
- Fritz Heinrich's Excellent Adventure and the Romance of Fritz and Theresa. The tale of Fritz's immigration adventures is also a story of young love; this tradition has always been a cornerstone of our family history. Some of the truth is revealed here. Also, find out abaout the relationship with the Gergolla and Zulewsky Families.
- HARDT Family Relatives of the Chicago Heinrichs We enjoyed our visit with Herbert HARDT of Fish Creek, WI during the summer of 2006. Herb is not only a great guy and fun to know, he's a wonderful storyteller, and has shed a lot of light on relations within our family and city life back in the 1920's and 30's.
- OLSON
and BREDBERG
from Sweden.
Swedish Ancestry of John OLSON and Mathilda BREDBERG- Photos and More: Öland Album and
Västergötland Album
- Photos and More: Öland Album and
- OLSONS From Michigan to Colorado - Descendants of Nels Alfred OLSON
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ECKLUNDS from Michigan and the Chicago Area - Descendants of Emma Christine OLSON and Adolph ECKLUND
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The Memoirs of Effie Lerner, "A Saga of Swedish Immigrants" Edited and Published Complete in 8 Chapters
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OLSON FAMILY OF CHICAGO: Descendants of John Olson and Mathilda Bredberg.
OLSON FAMILY PHOTO GALLERY
- RADOVAN, REDEK, and MOZINA from Slovenia.
- Discover our Slovenian Roots
- Maria Redek Radovan Zupan
See our
family's Celtic BRENNAN Connection in The
Irish Eyes of Auntie Dot!
View a Gallery of Photos from Alice Ziemer's 80th Birthday!
RESEARCH
Our German ancestors have left us with several mysteries -- perhaps someone out there can help?
- Carl Ziemer - could this be the father of Martin, our immigrant ancestor?
- M.I.A. -- Whatever Happened to Friedrich the Prussian? Friedrich Robert HEINRICH, the immigrant Fritz's father, was said to have died when Fritz was a year old. What happened to him?
- "Prussian Roots" pages explore the background of Fritz Heinrich and his parents, as well as the Roloff and Gergolla Families. But we still have not identified Carl Roloff's brickyard in Elbing or Augusta's home in Marienwerder.
- The Lost Grave of Carl Albert Roloff. Lost in a Dakota Territory blizzard? Eaten by wolves? Or just buried out on the prairie and forgotten? We may never know, but many details have come to light about the pioneering Roloffs and Gergollas. Read about them in HEINRICHS and ROLOFFS in America!
Our visit to Sweden led to the exciting rediscovery of the family in Öland -- but there is much more to research. Cousins Kjell Oscarson and Mildred Gröndin continue to come up with more items of interest, such as the old photos of the Olson family and Emma Christine. I've also been in touch with other Swedish-side relatives on the Olson line.
- Karl Bredburg's parents are still unknown
- More on the history of the Family Home at Askelunda in Öland
- The History and Genealogy of the ECKLUND Family from Charlevoix, Michigan is on line, but is always in need of updating.
- Likewise the History of the Nels Alfred Olson Family deserves attention - I still would like to contact descendants of John Olson's daughters.
- The History of John OLSON and Mathilda BREDBERG has been up and ready for viewing. Thanks to Richard Olson for always keeping me up to date.
- Radovan, The Runaway Overseer -- Louis's father was found at last! But what of the Radovans he left behind in Slovenia. I'd like to find some of the relatives on that side of the family.
THE LATEST FROM SLOVENIA -- I haven't heard much from our Mozina relatives since our cousin Bojan of Ljubljana passed away last year. We hope to keep up the relationship with brothers Joze and Tomaz and their families, as well as Bojan's children. I'm having a Trska Gora Slivovitz toast this Christmas to remember them all!
Last Updated on Tuesday, 22-Dec-2009 16:59:23 MST
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