Wedding Photo

Wedding photo, Evansville, Indiana. 1 June 1947.

Here's another photo we picked up over the weekend in Indiana. This was taken on 1 June 1947, after the wedding of Allison's grandparents, Marilyn and Alfred Freyling.

Celebrating birthdays

Photo by B. Havens. Evansville, Indiana. 26 May 2019.

We're back from the Memorial Day Weekend festivities, where we visited family in Southern Indiana to celebrate the 90th birthday of her grandmother, Marilyn Freyling. We also celebrated a 10th birthday for our son, and caught up with all the cousins, aunts and uncles down on the family farm.

I managed to get copies of some old family photos during the trip. One below shows Marilyn's mother Helen holding her in 1929. Helen was probably 20 years old when this photo was taken.

Helen Umbach Halter with Marilyn and Donald.

Another shot of the extended family is below, showing Marilyn's grandmother Emma Koehler Umbach, then Helen holding Marilyn, and her great-grandmother Mary Elizabeth Schwarzlose Koehler. These photos were likely taken in 1929.

Photo from Evansville, Indiana, 1929.

1930 US Census, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

In the 1930 US Census, Marilyn can be seen living in the household of her parents, Luther and Helen, next to Helen's parents Fred C. and Emma Umbach.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Elberfeld, Indiana. 26 May 2019.

Here's another shot from the weekend, taken next to the road from the farm in Elberfeld, Indiana.

Wat Arun

Photo by Patrick Jones. Wat Arun, Bangkok. 6 May 2019.

I'm back from a week of workshops in Bangkok, Thailand. I did not manage to see as many sights as I did three years ago when I was in Bangkok for a UN conference. I've shared some photos on Instagram and will get around to some other thoughts from the trip. 

Cloud Gate

Photo by Patrick Jones. Cloud Gate, Chicago. 24 April 2019.

The sculpture above is Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor, also known as the Bean. It is located in Millennium Park, Chicago. I was in Chicago for a couple of days at the beginning of the week visiting long-time friends.

Blogging has been non-existent this month, partly due to a long trip in the Nordic region of Europe at the beginning of April, partly due to distraction and other activities at home. I have not been doing any family history research for a while, something I hope to rectify in May when meeting up with family.

Spring Blossoms

Photo by Patrick Jones. DC, 26 March 2019.