Julie's Genealogy & History Hub

As the release of the 1940 US Census draws near, I was curious to see what was new or popular for my grandparents in the 40s.  It’s quite fascinating to look into the past and realize these same things have thrived through the generations and […]

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

This is a Real Photo Postcard.  Notice that there are people holding up a blanket as a backdrop?  You can see someone’s head and two sets of hands.

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

What adorable little girls…too bad we have no idea who they are and what became of them.

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Hulda Wach was born in January of either 1868 or 1869 in Bernsdorf, Pommern, Preußen, daughter of Heinrich Wach and Emilie Wietzke.  She appears to be the oldest of the four known children of Heinrich and Emilie: Alvina, born about 1873; Carl August, born in […]

There is much excitement over the upcoming release of the 1940 census.  Genealogists are blessed with another resource, while the average person is intrigued by the prospect of finding their parents, grandparents, or themselves, in the 1940 census.