Friday Find: Karl Greulich’s Birth Record
Sites like Ancestry are great, but online archives can be a goldmine for finding records pertaining to your family here and abroad.
The Greulich Farm Buildings
During a recent cleaning jag, I found a stash of photos. Among those photos were some old (circa 1970-1980s) photos from the Greulich family, featuring the farm. These photos are the first I’ve seen of the farmhouse and barn up …
Lillian (Snyder) Greulich and son
A Greulich family photo from the archives for this Wordless Wednesday post.
Miss Snyder’s Class Photo
Lillian (Snyder) Greulich, daughter of Henry and Saraphine (Witmer) Snyder, taught school in East Greenville until the Greulichs moved to Lansdale in 1922. I’m guessing, however, that this photo was taken in the late 1890s or early 1900s based on …
Part II: The Greulich Farm Connecting Five Generations with Deeds & Probate Records
In my last post about the Greulich farm, I compared the metes and bounds from two documents and determined that there was a significant overlap between the two tracts of land. In searching for a photo to use for the post, I found additional deeds. This post examines what I learned from those deeds.
The Greulich Farm Using Deeds to Prove Henry Snyder Was Joseph Snyder's Father
When I last wrote about Joseph Snyder, I was on the trail of his father and believed he was the same Henry Snyder whose mortgage indenture I had in my possession. In studying Snyder family deeds, I believe I've found proof of the connection.
52 Ancestors: Lillian (Snyder) Greulich (1879-1947)
As part of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge, this week I’ve written about my great grandmother—Lillian Witmer (Snyder) Greulich, the daughter of my ancestors Henry D. Snyder and Saraphine Kline Witmer of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Ahnentafel Roulette—#24 Karl Phillipp Greulich
Randy Seaver at Geneamusings posts a genealogy fun challenge every Saturday. Today is ahnentafel roulette. My chosen ancestor is my 2x great grandfather Karl "Charles" Phillipp Greulich of East Greenville, Pennsylvania.
Wordless Wednesday: The Greulichs
Today's photo is the Charles and Caroline (Wolf) Greulich family of East Greenville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The photo was taken circa 1887.
Wordless Wednesday: Wedding Photo
A wedding photo taken on 12 Jun 1937 in front of the Grace Lutheran Church in Norristown. It includes (L to R): Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bobb, Edwin J. and Mary Catharine “Mae” (Waage) Wieder (parents of the bride), Gertrude Wieder (bride’s …