Tag Archives: Family: Müller / Miller (Prussia)

Week 50 Prompt: Tradition This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “Tradition.” Since it’s almost Christmas, holiday traditions popped into my head. Memories of Christmas at grandma and grandpa’s house, with my parents, aunt, uncle, and cousins. I remember that I always got to open my presents first because we went in order from youngest to oldest. I would drive my cousins crazy, taking my sweet time unwrapping my gifts (as I got older, this was mostly deliberate!).

Week 49 Prompt: Craft This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “Craft.” My maternal grandfather was considered a craftsman. He was primarily a tool and die maker, a type of machinist. Eventually, he decided to work for himself and had his own private workshop in the basement of his home.

Week 35 Prompt: At Work This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”At Work.” I actually have some photos of my maternal grandfather at work. According to my mom: “Dad never liked working for anyone else. He went through a lot of jobs because he didn’t like someone telling him how to do his job. That’s why he started his own business.” Perhaps that’s where I get my entrepreneurial spirit (for exactly the same reasons!).

Week 33 Prompt: Comedy This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Comedy.” I really couldn’t think of anything, so I enlisted the help of my mom. Here’s a cute little story about my maternal grandparents, as told by my mom. “Soooo, once upon a time my mom and dad were having an argument. Mom was very upset. She had been making a pie and thought it turned out pretty good. Mom always had a heck of a time making a pie crust and she thought this one was the best. Well, during […]

Week 29 Prompt: Challenging This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Challenging.” First thought—brick walls! Ten years ago (almost to the date!), I wrote about all of my German brick walls at that time. They were all tied to an immigrant ancestor, and were mainly self-imposed due to a lack of knowledge in researching German ancestors. A lot has changed in the last ten years. My understanding of German research has soared, my ability to decipher the German language has grown, and the availability of online records has multiplied. I can take […]

Week 19 Prompt: Nurture This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “Nurture.” Since this coming weekend is Mother’s Day, I thought I’d share a favorite photo of me with my nurturing, wonderful mom.

Week 8 Prompt: Family Photo This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “family photo.” Here are some of my favorites. Me with My Parents

Week 7 Prompt: Love This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “love.” I thought it would be interesting to see if anyone in my family married on Valentine’s Day, since that’s tomorrow. As it turns out, I do have relatives that married on that special day.