Category Archives: Photos

The poll continues…

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Ann

Just in case you haven’t checked the results of the poll lately that asks the question: Does our TRARES ancestor look an awful lot like my husband, Mark? Here are the results: NO: 1 VOTE – So far, only one … Continue reading →

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Lewis Joseph KNAPP (1862-1933)

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Ann

Lewis Joseph KNAPP was born on 19 Dec 1862 in Randolph, Portage, Ohio. He was the son of John Adam KNAPP and Agnes TRARES. You can see how he is related by clicking on this link to the Knapp family … Continue reading →

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St. Joseph Band

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Ann

Pictured at left is a photo of the St. Joseph Band, taken in the early 1900’s. You can click on the photo to see an enlarged version – which I recommend if you wish to read the annotations listing the … Continue reading →

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Peter J. Trares – 1st photo of a Trares ancestor!

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Ann

I ran across a family tree on ancestry.com the other day that featured the first photo of a TRARES that I have run across during my research. I showed it to Mark and he saw the same thing I did … Continue reading →

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The bridge from Germany to the U.S.

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Ann

One of the sites that was made known to me through a Google search is called The Birkenhördt Project. It is a non-commercial site devoted to documenting all genealogical relationships in the Southern Palatinate and the French district of Bas-Rhin. … Continue reading →

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Genealogy is a lot like fishing…

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Ann

Sometimes, I do Google searches on the list of family surnames when I have a spare moment – and don’t have a specific research goal in mind. It’s kind of like fishing – you get a bite, but you don’t … Continue reading →

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Edwardsville, Illinois? St. Louis, Missouri? Part 1

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Ann

Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t been posting quite as often lately. I did take some time off after the 2010 Knapp Family Reunion. It was great fun – but I had some other things I needed … Continue reading →

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Photos are filtering in from the 2010 Reunion!

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Ann

Just added a Photo Gallery drop-down menu to the Reunion tab. Click on the drop-down to see all of the photographs we have posted so far! Keep those photos, recipes and memories coming, folks! We want to sell a cookbook … Continue reading →

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Remembering Aunt Grace Kline

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Ann

Just wanted to say a big “Thanks!” to Sophie and John Knapp for sending in this photo of Aunt Grace Kline Gray. It’s always nice to have a face to go along with the name – and remembering those we … Continue reading →

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Can you identify these cousins?

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Ann

After my 92-year-old grandmother died a few years ago, my mother was cleaning out her bureau drawers and came across a box of old photographs. Many of them dated from the turn of the century – and a lot were … Continue reading →

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