Monthly Archives: October 2009
Yesterday, I was thinking about my days at Vinland Elementary school and all the great friends I had there. Well, in this quest to make my family Genealogy, I discovered my class pictures were somehow “lost” when i went to … Continue reading
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Genealogy Project – William Normart Sr. My Grandfather
My Grandfather, William Normart was born on July 20, 1910. His father was Onig Normart. My Grandfather would often tell stories of how when he was only 5 years old that he would go to the firehouse where his dad worked … Continue reading
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How to do your Family Genealogy
Just found a great article on About.com on Genealogy research-Interviewing relatives. I believe that the thing that is missing in most cases are the feelings. It’s easy to do the research and collect dates and such but to capture each … Continue reading
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Genealogy Project- Onig Normart my Great Grandfather
Onig (Nig) Normart was born in Erzeroom Armenia on Jan 22, 1884. He married Mollie Weber (who was born 2-25-1887 in Messer, Russia) December 19, 1906. They knew her parents wouldn’t consent so they eloped to San Francisco. They had … Continue reading
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Genealogy Project- Johann Osterholtz My Grandfather’s family
Peter Henry Osterholtz married Anna Katherine Basendorf. They had a son Johann Friederick who was born in Neuhaus Germany 4-20-1852. He met Anna Marie Luehrs and they were married 11-7-1876 in Germany. They immigrated to the USA 2-4-1881 St. Louis … Continue reading
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Genealogy Project- Pascal Normart, my Great Great Grandfather
My Great-Great Grandfather-Pascal Normart was the 8th and youngest child of Markar and Yakood Yanikian.He was born October 1, 1858. He along with his brothers ran a variety store in Armenia called Yanikian Freres. He came to the United States … Continue reading
Genealogy Project- Avakian my Grandmother’s side of the family
Peter Avakian was my great grandfather. He lived in Harpoot Armenia which is where he was born.He fought the Turks in the mountains near his village. He joined a rebel army and encountered several battles before he was captured with … Continue reading
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Genealogy Project- Normart name
So for the past few months I have been researching my family history and how the name Normart came about. I am of mixed heritage of German,Swedish and Armenian. Most Armenian names end with-ian. Well the story goes: In Armenia … Continue reading
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Genealogy Project
So on this wonderful Earth for almost 50 years means I should know something by now. I have a lot of things sorting thru my head but will start by talking about my family genealogy. I have been looking through … Continue reading
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