Meet Victoria Schuchart – my Great Great Grandma
This past weekend was the annual Wedekind family reunion in Baraboo, WI. I’m the family’s genealogist in this branch – lucky them. I love to go as this event grows more each year and new branches come with great photos and wonderful stories that bring these people to life. I met a distant cousin who brought photos of Victoria Schuchart, my great-great grandmother, standing on the front porch of her house on Ash Street in Baraboo, WI. I’d never seen a photo of her before so it was awesome to “meet” this grandmother. I know from my genealogy research, she was born in Lancaster, WI around 1866, a daughter of the Schucharts and Gabels of Grant County, WI. Her parents and family were German Catholic...
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19 years ago today Todd and I brought this amazing woman into the world. My wish, my dear daughter, Raine, is that you gain knowledge, happiness and love throughout your life. Happy...
Read MoreRest in peace, sweet Ezra
Ezra came to my Mom and Dad in the late summer of 2009 through my dog rescue group. The organization had received a frantic call from a young woman who had adopted Ezra earlier in the year (I had even approved the family during the home visit in the spring). According to the young mom, the dog was un-trainable, peed/pooped on the carpet, and was definitely not what the family wanted. If GSRAW didn’t pick up the dog immediately, she was going to the local kill shelter. I made a frantic (and somewhat guilty-feeling) drive to Sauk City on a Monday night expecting to find a freak dog. What I found instead was a sweet and gentle long-coated Shepherd who came right up to me, sat by my side. I casually asked, knowing some of the...
Read MoreThe sights of Xmas
This year I decided to go with a smaller tree and really cull the ornaments that made it on display. This ornament came to me in 1992 and Raine’s first Christmas. My good boss and friend Bev gave it to me. This ornament came from my German exchange student Chris. This ornament was made near his hometown. This sad and pathetic bear is the only ornament that survived from my childhood. He gets top of tree placement I picked up this ornament from a holiday craft show in 1993. The angels were crafted by an 80 year old woman. Here’s little Ryann And here’s baby Raine. Here’s hoping all a Merry...
Read MoreThanksgiving Aftermath
Another Thanksgiving under my belt. Let the clean-up begin. As usual the food was great, the company wonderful and the dogs still in their tryptophan stupor.
Read MoreGrandmas are wonderful
This is my Grandma Wedekind. Boy, do I wish I had those cheekbones. I never really knew she had such beautiful brown hair as sadly, I only remember her with a grey perm. I have so many wonderful memories of this woman, I can’t even begin. Suffice it to say, she was such a fun-loving woman, made the best potato dumplings, was a great traveler, made a mean brandy slush (adjusted for kids, I think…) and knew when to put a spoiled rotten kid (me) in her place. Oh, how I loved to spend time with her. She taught me so much about gardening, flowers and nature. She’d take us for long walks in the woods pointing out the water spring, the names of plants, the deer paths. Just a great Grandma and friend. I so miss...
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