Note to Viewers

If you do not see yourself or your family, you have not been forgotten. I may not have a photo of you but would LOVE to include you in the book and on the blog. Please send me via email or mail copies (not Originals) of any photos or documents you think may be helpful in our quest to research our heritage and get to know one another better.

Feel free to post a comment under any on the posts. If have a special story you want to share or just a small note of something you remember about the person. I'm sure that everyone will love to hear the comments and stories of others. That is what I think is special about this blog, a way for our family to stay connected across the country and learn from each other.

ENJOY!!!

page 1 - Family Tree Poem

I have started this blog to share the family tree scrapbook with all our family. I have been working on our family tree for years now and in the past year came up with this idea to scrapbook it. A scrapbook tell more of a story than just the names and dates that can be quite monotonous with any family tree and everyone can blend together when working with a family as big as ours. When you see the faces and hear their stories they become real. I have fallen more in love with my family, the ones I know and the ones that have passed on before I was even born. I have so many questions for them. Some of the stories I have heard along the way are just too good to not share with the rest of the family. So I thought this was the best way to do just that. I created this blog to share what I have learned. You too can share your thoughts and stories. I am hoping that this will be as fulfilling for everyone else as it has been for me so far.

Feel free to leave comments or questions to share with others. If you know a story or tale about the person in the post please share it in the post about that person and mention their name. I use the women's maiden names where possible to avoid mix-ups. If you do not see yourself or your family posted you have not been forgotten. I do not have a photo of you, PLEASE email me one I really would appreciate it. I am looking for : *Wedding Photos, Wedding Invitations, Wedding Certificates *Group Family Pictures *Military Photos and information *Awards *Newspaper Articles *Certificates PLEASE DO NOT send me originals, send me a good copy.

A Giant Thank You!

I have to give my sister, Cheri, a giant THANK YOU!!! She has renewed my Ancestory.com subscription for the next 6 months. And has upgraded it to the World version. Ancestry.com is a wealth of information which I use in providing more details in our family tree. A family tree to me is more than just names and dates. I love the story of their lives, where they were living, what they were doing, etc. They also, most importantly verify that they are who you think they are. There are many people with the same name in the same city. It is up to the genealogist to verify all of the information. All of that comes from records. Those records also provides additional family members. Unfortunately, all of this research does not always come cheap. For example, each birth certificate and each death certificate I purchase costs $15. That may not sound like a lot but when you start adding up how many need to be purchased, it adds up quickly. I have been researching our tree for about 6 years now and with this blog I would like to share what I have found with you. I am not going to post the actual documents (for privacy sake) but if you are interested I will be happy to email them directly to you. So I have to say I am so grateful for Cheri chipping in and helping absorb some of the costs that I have incurred along the road to find our roots. I hope you enjoy what I have put together and remember it is in no particular order. You can find what you are looking for by name and feel free to subscribe and you will be notified when I update it with a new post.

page 2 & 3- Family Crest

page 6 & 7 - Wilhem Walz and his trip to America

Wilhem Walz at the age of 18 immigrated on the Pennsylvaina. He sailed on April 11, 1909 sailing from Cruxhaven, Germany to New York. He had worked as a baker. Joseph traveled over by himself as far as I can see, his parents were Jacob and Katherine Walz and had 2 other brothers and a sister. His brothers, Joseph (who married Marie Steckbauer) and Jacob also came to AmericaThe S.S. Pennsylvania was in service 1896 - 1917. It was also know as the Nansemond(1917). Ship Discription: Built by Harland & WOlff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland. Tonnage: 13,333. Dimesions: 559' X62". Twin-screw, 13 1/2 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Four masts and one funnel. History: Passengers: 160 first, 180 second, 2,200 third. Service: Hamburg-New York. Renamed: Nansemond (1917) United States troopship. Scrapped in 1924. Sister ships: Graf Waldersee, Paricia and Pertoria. Note: Large passenger-cargo type steamships, which could carry more cargo on one voyage than the entire Hamburg-American Line sailing fleet of the 1850's in a whole year.

page 9 - Joseph & Frances Waywood

Joseph was Katherine Waywood's brother. Children of Stanley Waywood (changed his last name from Wojivoda) and Barbara Waltrich. They also had two other children Jacob and Amelia.

Katherine and Millie (Waltz)Haubl and Lynn (Haubl-Hampton)Meinzer would often talk and write. Katherine was a great source of knowledge as to how Walter Haubl and his family came over from Germany. She wrote letters saying just how it all happened. I will share those letters with you.

page 10 - Anne Waltz & Mr. Oberst

This is the wedding picture of Anne Waltz and her husband Mr. Oberst. I do not have his first name. If you know it please let me know. These three angelic girls are Anne's daughters.