A MOHN Thing

The 1940 Census is Here!

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:55:50 +0000

While the 1940 U.S. Census was released a little over a week ago, I have finally gotten around to locating father Wallace and his family. Here is the actual image showing Wallace, his sister Adella, and parents Oscar and Hannah. Probably most interesting, though not new, is seeing the . . . → Read More: The 1940 Census is Here!

A Mohn Genealogy: Leifson, Back to Norway, but not to Eidsvoll.

admin — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:07:04 +0000

View Mohn Master Family Tree on Ancestry.com

A Mohn, a Olsen, a Gunderson and a Leifson walk into a Norwegian lutefisk dinner, yes a Leifson. Of the four family names that make up the paternal side of the family tree, Leifson would have to be the least discussed. While proving a tricky nut to crack, a little . . . → Read More: A Mohn Genealogy: Leifson, Back to Norway, but not to Eidsvoll.

A Mohn Genealogy: Eidsvoll Norway, Why Must You Taunt Me So!

admin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:41:05 +0000

View Mohn Master Family Tree on Ancestry.com

Eisdvoll/Eidsvold/Ejdsvold/Eisdwold…however you spell or vary it, this parish located approximately 50 km north of Oslo (or as previously known Christiania), Norway, is the bane of any family researcher trying to track relations from this area. Unfortunately, a fire in appx. 1877 destroyed the church records for the area prior to . . . → Read More: A Mohn Genealogy: Eidsvoll Norway, Why Must You Taunt Me So!

A Mohn Genealogy: Those Pesky Danes

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:28:20 +0000

<<View Mohn Master Family Tree on Ancestry.com>>

As anyone who has worked on a family tree will confirm, some branches are just more easily explored. Whether due to greater access to records or family history, those are usually the branches that get first attention. Call it the “low-hanging fruit” effect. For the longest time the closest branch . . . → Read More: A Mohn Genealogy: Those Pesky Danes

New Weber-Wessels Family Tree project!

Eric — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 03:53:25 +0000

Below is a link to the Weber-Wessels family tree of my wife Melisa’s family. This is a work in progress, so please feel free to contribute additional info you may have directly to me via email at eric@amohnthing.com.

WARNING: This is a 30+ MB file, so it WILL take awhile to load on screen!!!

http://amohnthing.com/mohnblog/pdfs/WeberFamilyTree2010_1e.pdf

Also, visit the dedicated Weber-Wessels . . . → Read More: New Weber-Wessels Family Tree project!

School Pics of the kiddies…

Eric — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 03:45:22 +0000

School pics of Bryn and Dane for 2010-11 . . . → Read More: School Pics of the kiddies…

Oscars (and Razzies) Time of Year!

Eric — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:51:12 +0000

Time to review which are possibly the best (Oscars) and worst (Razzies) films of 2009.

Best Picture

1. Avatar

2. The Blind Side

3. District 9

4. An Education

5. The Hurt . . . → Read More: Oscars (and Razzies) Time of Year!

Happy Early Valentines & Kids School Pics

Eric — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:32:46 +0000

Happy Valentines to my love MELISA, and BTW, the kids’ ’09/’10 school . . . → Read More: Happy Early Valentines & Kids School Pics

Eureka, Montana, Loves Me….

Von — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:24:59 +0000

And I . . . → Read More: Eureka, Montana, Loves Me….

Bike Trip on VA Creeper Trail.

Eric — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:37:05 +0000

Pics of family and group on the VA Creeper Trail…June 2009.

The fam at VA Creeper.The group ready . . . → Read More: Bike Trip on VA Creeper Trail.