Tag Archives: Hedwig (Schulz) Postler

Requesting death certificates to help with a brick wall

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 | Filed under Sleuthing for Stories | Leave a comment

Three of my four grandparents immigrated to Detroit, Michgian as teens or young adults. Dad’s ancestors are all French-Canadian and can be traced back in some cases to the 1600s fairly easily (not that I’ve very much research of my … Continue reading →

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Hedwig’s six-frame film reel

Monday, March 19, 2012 | Filed under My Family History Journal | Leave a comment

I had the idea to convert the filmstrip print from my great-grandmother’s motion picture days into a brief animation. It’s good to know that Photoshop is good for something other than adding snarky comments to cat photos. The film would … Continue reading →

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Hedwig’s motion picture days – 1918

Sunday, March 18, 2012 | Filed under Old Family Stories | 2 Comments

I suppose it’s fitting for my first old family story to be related to the photograph in my blog’s header graphic. It’s a photo that’s actually part of a circa 1918 filmstrip print from my great-grandmother Hedwig Postler’s early 20th … Continue reading →

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