AIXtinct: the Genealogies

Researching our family histories from ANDERSON to ZARFOS

Geraldine "Sity" (LAUCKS) & Jay Robert ZARFOS

Lesson 1: Bloom Where You're Planted

Edna (BESHORE) & Charles Franklin LAUCKS

Lesson 2: Contacting Distant Relatives

Lesson 3: Dry Bones & Dust Collectors

Clearing House

Chopping Down the Family Tree

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Family Tree Jigsaw Puzzle by AprylZA
More Family Puzzles

Click on names or photos to see each family's page

ANDERSON

Jesse Thomas & Sallie (WALTEMEYER) ANDERSON of My Lady's Manor at Monkton, Baltimore County, Maryland

RUPP

The John RUPP family of Lower Windsor, York County, Pennsylvania

SECHRIST

The Stephen Stanley SECHRIST family of Red Lion, York County, Pennsylvania

STEIN

Susan Grove STEIN married Stephen Stanley SECHRIST.

ZARFOS

The Benjamin ZARFOS family of Windsor township, York County, Pennsylvania

Red Lion hosted a 'Welcome Home' parade in 1946

...the blog about her returning troops here...

Genealogy Blog Index

I have a large collection of photos with absolutely no identification...except for the photography studio's embossment, and a knowledge of period clothing and style.

These came from a box in my grandparents' (Jay & Sity ZARFOS) cellar, which came from Aunt Addie (ZARFOS) HOFFMAN's attic, which came from her mother, Jane (RUPP) ZARFOS's home. Odds are, these are friends and family of John & Mary (POFF) RUPP, who lived in Lower Windsor Township, York Co., Pennsylvania, during the 19th century.

I'm uploading them in the desire to reconnect these lost people with their families. Even though they've been gone for more than 100 years, their stories are worth knowing. As with many from the area, we don't know much about our ancestors' lives because they tended to underestimate their worth. "Aw, t'weren't nuthin'" seemed to be the catchphrase of most Yorkers. Besides, why write the names on photos when everybody knows them, anyway?

So, please put an end to my whining, and start identifying your family photos! Keep a journal of your days, and include photos with their stories. Your great-grandchildren will be astounded by the way you had to type with your fingers, and drive a car, and brush your own teeth, and...

Once Upon a Town:

1: Lost in Red Lion, York County, Pennsylvania, USA

2: Who Knows Your Name?

3: the John & Mary (POFF) RUPP family

4: Mother Disguised as a Chair

5: Invitiation to Insanity

6: Speak Up, Please

7: The Döppelgänger Conundrum

8: Happily Ever After?

9: More Than Just a Pretty Face

10: Persistant Ghosts

11: When Jesse T ANDERSON Crossed the Mason-Dixon