Author Archives: Ann Laemmlen Lewis

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Trip to Weisenborn, Cainsdorf and Plauen 6 June 2029 –Ann Lewis Journal

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Excerpt from my 6 June 2009 journal entry of our trip through eastern Germany and Poland:     Then we got back to the car and drove through Dresden and on to Chemnitz, and eventually to Zwickau, where John’s grandmother, Charlotte … Continue reading →

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Christiane Minna “Minnie” Kruegel Meisel (1857-1922)

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Ellis Island Passenger Record:Emma MeiselLast place of residence: Geisenheim, GermanyDate of Arrival: July 17, 1909Age: 52, MarriedShip: AmerikaPort of Departure: CuxhavenManifest Line Number: 0010 Ruby Conley Cardon writes: “Besides the baths, the best other things were watching Grandma make streuselkuchen … Continue reading →

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James Holt and Mary Payne Family Register

Posted on February 10, 2024 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis
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Grace Helen Smuin Laemmlen: The Story of My Life (January 14, 1930 to October 31, 1998)

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Pleasant and simple are the memories of my early childhood, living in a small, gray stucco home next to a vacant corner lot. There was a huge pepper tree on that lot and it was so exciting to all the … Continue reading →

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The Stock Market Crash of 1929–the Year Rudolf and Elsa Laemmlen Arrived in America

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I’ve been reading a very interesting well-written memoir of stories written by a woman named Heidi Saarbach Laird, who grew up in postwar Germany as the daughter of a Jewish father and Christian mother in the aftermath of the Nazi … Continue reading →

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Höllstein, Home of the Degen Family

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis
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The Church at Höllstein, Birthplace of Elizabeth Degen

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis
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Jack and Boyd Smuin Exploits at Utah Lake

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Newell Turner told of his exploits with the Smuin Boys. It is a great story. Me, Jack and Boyd Smuin went fishing on Utah Lake. We had built a fire to do a bit of cooking. While we were tending … Continue reading →

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My Dear Sister Marilyn by Grace Helen Smuin Laemmlen

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

  The first recollections I have of my sister was visiting the hospital after she was born, August 3, 1935, but having to wait outside. It was exciting, though, and I remember running up and down our block in Eagle Rock … Continue reading →

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History of Wesley Palmer (m. Lilian Bushman)

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

From the book, “Pioneer Men of Arizona,” by Roberta Flake Clayton, pp. 376-381 Compiled by family members and from family records. Wesley Palmer, a blue-eyed dark-brown haired, first-born of his parents, Alma Zemira and Alzada Sophia Kartchner Palmer, spent his … Continue reading →

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