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Today ~ July 31, 2014 A very  HAPPY BIRTHDAY   to : My fourth cousin once removed, a  "Living Saetre." My second cousin, a  "Living Harding." MARRIED on   July 31 My second cousin once removed, a  "Living Westby ."   (m. Christensen) IN LOVING MEMORY   May They Rest in Peace Died on   July 31, 1892 The wife of the great grand uncle of my step father, Elizabeth Corrigan . Died on   July 31, 1677 My ninth great grand father, Christopher Wadsworth. Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you success in all of your genealogical treasure hunts! Copyright © 2014 Cheryl Palmer All Rights Reserved

Even though I stated I wasn't going to post about the Baltic Cruise we went on prior to spending time in Sweden, I need to share that one of our docking areas was Stockholm. So, my feet first stepped on Swedish ground on August 23, 2013. Approaching Stockholm's port on a cruise ship was absolutely amazing. A cruise ship behinds ours is what you see in the photo below. We went up and around so many little islands. We twisted and turned through the waterways. The sky starts to turn dark, will there be rain in our future? Even with the dark skies, the landscape was so beautiful, houses up and down the waterways. As you can see in the middle of the photo, bright, clear skies are trying to come back! This yellow building popped out from the greenery. Again, if you look closely, some blue sky is trying it's hardest to come back. A variety of houses. The water, the greenery, the houses. I feel so in my element, surrounded by all I love. ...

Today ~ July 30, 2014 A very  HAPPY BIRTHDAY   to : My fourth cousin once removed, a  "Living Grant." MARRIED on   July 30 My first cousin once removed , a Grotte . (m. Noe) IN LOVING MEMORY   May They Rest in Peace Born on   July 30, 1907 My second cousin once removed, Thorwald Olsen .   He would have been 107 years old today. Born on   July 30 My first cousin once removed, a Kautz .  She would have been less than 100 years old today. Born on   July 30 Daughter of brother in law of first cousin once removed of my step father, an Eisenbeis. She would have been less than 100 years old today. Born on   July 30, 1882 The second cousin twice removed of my step father, James Stapleton .  He would have been 132 years old today. Died on   July 30 My grand uncle, a Westby. Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you success in all of your genealogical treasure hunts! Copyright...

Today ~ July 29, 2014 A very  HAPPY BIRTHDAY   to : My second cousin once removed, a  "Living Forgey." MARRIED on   July 29 My third cousin, a  "Living Sperling."  (m. Gross) IN LOVING MEMORY   May They Rest in Peace Born on   July 29, 1900 My third cousin once removed, Ole Reidar Westby .   He would have been 114 years old today. Born on   July 29 The husband of my second cousin once removed, a Pearson .   He would have been less than 100 years old today. Born on   July 29, 1807 My second great grand aunt, Ellen Torgalsdatter Saetre .  She would have been 207  years old today. Died on   July 29 The second cousin of my step-father, a Bennett . Died on   July 29, 1886 My great grand uncle, Johan Bernard Johannesen. Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you success in all of your genealogical treasure hunts! Copyright © 2014 Cheryl Palmer All Rights Reserved

Today ~ July 28, 2014 A very  HAPPY BIRTHDAY   to : The husband of my third cousin, a  "Living Nome." The husband of my second cousin once removed, a  "Living Cwiak." My third cousin, a  "Living Nolan." My second cousin twice removed, a "LivingWilliams." IN LOVING MEMORY   May They Rest in Peace Born on   July 28, 1877 My second cousin twice removed, Dortea Persdatter Talaasen. She would have been 137 years old today. Died on   July 28 My first cousin twice removed, a Jenson .   Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you success in all of your genealogical treasure hunts! Copyright © 2014 Cheryl Palmer All Rights Reserved

Today ~ July 27, 2014 A very  HAPPY BIRTHDAY   to : My second cousin twice removed, a  "Living Cullen." MARRIED on   July 27 My third cousin, a  "Living Nolan."  (m. Honrud) IN LOVING MEMORY   May They Rest in Peace Died on   July 25 My third cousin once removed, a Westby. Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you success in all of your genealogical treasure hunts! Copyright © 2014 Cheryl Palmer All Rights Reserved

Today ~ July 26, 2014 A very  HAPPY BIRTHDAY   to : The wife of my second cousin, a  "Living Carrion." My second cousin once removed, a  "Living Whitaker." The husband of my second cousin, a  "Living Chell." IN LOVING MEMORY   May They Rest in Peace Born on   July 26, 1895 The husband of my second cousin once removed, Morten Reidar Hermansen Bolstad .   He would have been 119 years old today. Born on   July 26 My second cousin once removed, a  Spurlin .  He would have been less than 100 years old today. Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you success in all of your genealogical treasure hunts! Copyright © 2014 Cheryl Palmer All Rights Reserved

I am not sure why it has taken me so long to write about my time in Sweden and meeting my family. Maybe, deep down, I have been afraid the most amazing trip of my life will finally, really and truly, be over if I share it. The time has come, however, I am ready to share! I look forward to reliving every moment of this fantastic journey. You will soon be able read about my experiences and joy, see photos and share in one of the most breathtaking times of my life. My initial thoughts were to share the sequence of our trip in order, London, Baltic cruise and Sweden.  Knowing I could easily take my blog posts and make a book from them (I have done several books with Shutterfly and love them) I started out with our trip day by day, so it would be in chronological order for the books I plan to put together. Quickly, I realized our few days in London ran into almost 40 posts. I finished the London experience but knew I couldn't continue at that rate. Time for a change. The...

Today ~ July 25, 2014 A very  HAPPY BIRTHDAY   to : My third cousin, a  "Living Nolan." IN LOVING MEMORY   May They Rest in Peace Born on   July 25, 1901 My first cousin twice removed, Hakkon Bakkon .   He would have been 113 years old today. Born on   July 25, 1893 The first cousin once removed of my step-father, Joseph Patrick Guilfoyle .  He would have been 121 years old today. Born on   July 25, 1864 My great grandmother, Kari Halvorsdatter Jonson-   ( Sj Ø li) .  She would have been 150 years old today. Died on   July 25, 1858 My second great grand aunt,   Olea Torgalsdatter. Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you success in all of your genealogical treasure hunts! Copyright © 2014 Cheryl Palmer All Rights Reserved

I am participating in Julie Goucher's activity: This week's prompt is - Do you have a safe place? This can be somewhere that you gravitate to, to make decisions or reflect Somewhere you go to think Somewhere you go to take time out Somewhere you keep things you must not  looser Do you have more than one safe place? Having looked at the prompt hints have you changed that immediate thought? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The first and foremost safe place for me would be my home. I am a homebody. I have so many projects I want to do...if I could, I would stay home for months on end. Well, not really months on end, but it sounds good. To think how much I could accomplish! In my home, I may use my bedroom or my craft/spare bedroom for peace and quiet to make decisions and/or reflect. My car comes in handy when I feel I need to get out of the house. Ideally however, the best place to find me when I need to reflect on a situation would be anywhere th...

Today ~ July 24, 2014 IN LOVING MEMORY   May They Rest in Peace Born on   July 24, 1841 The husband of my first cousin, Engebret (Embret) Christensen .   He would have been 173 years old today. Born on   July 24, 1871 My second cousin twice removed,   Jon Henrikson .   He would have been 143 years old today. Born on   July 24, 1803 My second great grand aunt, Marte Eriksdotter .  She would have been 211 years old today. Died on   July 24  My grandmother, a Westby. My grand uncle, a Westby. Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you success in all of your genealogical treasure hunts! Copyright © 2014 Cheryl Palmer All Rights Reserved

Today ~ July 23, 2014 A very  HAPPY BIRTHDAY   to : My first cousin, a  "Living Vanhille." IN LOVING MEMORY   May They Rest in Peace Born on   July 23 The second cousin once removed, a Forgey .  He would have been less than 100 years old today. Died on   July 23, 1848  My first cousin four times removed,   Nelson B. Cook. Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you success in all of your genealogical treasure hunts! Copyright © 2014 Cheryl Palmer All Rights Reserved

Today ~ July 22, 2014 A very  HAPPY BIRTHDAY   to : The husband of my second cousin, a  "Living Bergstrom." The husband of my second cousin, a  "Living Scott." My first cousin once removed, a  "Living Cianfichi." My fourth cousin once removed, a  "Living Westby." MARRIED on   July 22, 1873 My second great grand aunt, a Anna Marta Andersdotter . (m. Wallin) MARRIED on   July 22 My daughters aunt, a  "Living Lagorio."  (m. Avilla) Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you success in all of your genealogical treasure hunts! Copyright © 2014 Cheryl Palmer All Rights Reserved

Today ~ July 21, 2014 A very  HAPPY BIRTHDAY   to : My second cousin twice removed, a  "Living Zelinski." My second cousin twice removed, a  "Living Lian." IN LOVING MEMORY   May They Rest in Peace Born on   July 21, 1895 My first cousin twice removed, Olga Helen Westby .   She would have been 209 years old today. Born on   July 21, 1890 The first cousin once removed of my step-father, Lois Straughn .   She would have been 124 years old today. Born on   July 21 The husband of my fourth cousin, Charles Donald Steinwedel .  He would have been less than years old today. Died on   July 21, 1923 The brother in law of the aunt of my step-grandfather, James F. Welsh . Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you success in all of your genealogical treasure hunts! Copyright © 2014 Cheryl Palmer All Rights Reserved

Today ~ July 20, 2014 A very  HAPPY BIRTHDAY   to : The wife of my third cousin once removed, a  "Living Anderson." The wife of my second cousin, a  "Living Smith." My third cousin, a  "Living Forgey." MARRIED on   July 20 My second cousin, a  "Living Hocking  ."   (m. Batterson ) IN LOVING MEMORY   May They Rest in Peace Born on   July 20, 1864 My first cousin three times removed, Ole Jonsen .   He would have been 150 years old today. Died on   July 20 My daughter's father, a Lagorio. Died on   July 20 Step-daughter of first cousin twice removed of my step-father, a Brownell. Died on   July 20, 1847 My first cousin four times removed, a Richmond. Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you success in all of your genealogical treasure hunts! Copyright © 2014 Cheryl Palmer All Rights Reserved

Today ~ July 19, 2014 A very  HAPPY BIRTHDAY   to : The wife of my second cousin, a  "Living Lambert." My third cousin once removed, a  "Living Forgey." My third cousin, a  "Living Holstad." My third cousin once removed, a  "Living Villa." IN LOVING MEMORY   May They Rest in Peace Born on   July 19, 1872 The daughter of my second great grandfather, Ingrid Sophia Lundberg .   She would have been 142 years old today. Born on   July 19, 1847 The husband of my great grand aunt,   Paul Olsen .   He would have been 167 years old today. Died on   July 19 The husband of my third cousin,   a Larsen. Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you success in all of your genealogical treasure hunts! Copyright © 2014 Cheryl Palmer All Rights Reserved

Today ~ July 18, 2014 A very  HAPPY BIRTHDAY   to : My third cousin, a "Living Olson." MARRIED on   July 18 My second cousin, a  "Living Braith ."   (m. Kinn) My third cousin, a "Living Jensson." (m. Hatch) IN LOVING MEMORY   May She Rest in Peace Born on   July 18, 1894 The second cousin once removed, Martha Helen Opseth .  She would have been 120 years old today. Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you success in all of your genealogical treasure hunts! Copyright © 2014 Cheryl Palmer All Rights Reserved

Today ~ July 17, 2014 A very  HAPPY BIRTHDAY   to : The husband of my third cousin, a  "Living Densmore." My third cousin once removed, a  "Living Desantis." My third cousin, a  "Living Erickson." My second cousin, a  "Living Grotte." The husband of my paternal aunt, a  "Living Vanhille." My third cousin, a  "Living Warner." My third cousin once removed, a  "Living Westby." My second cousin once removed, a  "Living Janinis." MARRIED on   July 17 My paternal uncle, a Lundberg. (m. Martin) My third cousin, a  "Living Nolan."  (m. Bode) IN LOVING MEMORY   May They Rest in Peace Died on   July 17 My paternal aunt,   a Lundberg. Died on   July 17 The second cousin of my step-father, a Farrell. Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you success in all of your genealogical treasure hunts! Copyright © 2014 Cheryl Palmer All Rights Reserved