Welcome!

This website is designed to summarize our progress regarding our family tree research, and to inform family of new discoveries.  Our research reaches to many parts of the US as well as Wales, England, Ireland, Germany and Holland. 

We'd like to say thank you to these family members, each of whom has made significant contributions to our family history:

• Ron Junkin and John Loar

• Greg and Barbara Schmidt

• Harriet Van Loon

• Bob and Elsie Williams

• Robert C. Williams

• Jim and Val Williams

• Tom and Nancy Young

Submit a Story!

Have a memorable story about a favorite relative.  Tell us about it by sending us an E-MAIL.

Submit a Picture!

We'd love to have more family photos. We can digitally scan and/or restore pictures for you, if you like. Photos submitted will be used on this website and in the book version of the family history.

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News

New Schmidt information has become available!

Relatives found our website and submitted what they know of the Schmidts of Kiel.

New and Improved Website!

With a new wave of research comes a new look!  We'd like to thank Jonathan for creating the much improved banner and color scheme for our home on the internet.

We're updating the linking pages now. We hope the transformation will be complete very soon.

Mysteries

See if you can help to crack some of our family mysteries.

What is the Maiden Name of John Heyboer's Mother?

Look near the bottom. Her first name was Gertrude, and her last name starts with "P".  She was from Holland.

Source:  John Heyboer's death certificate, 1919.

Whose home was this?  Where was it located?

Looks to be from the 1800s.  Possibly Irwin, PA.  But these are sheer guesses.What is yours?

Click here to see a huge version of the picture and a clearer view of the people.