They crossed the ocean together in 1904. But what happened after they set their suitcases
As Father’s Day 2025 approaches, I find myself thinking more and more about my father,
In 1904, my grandmother, Gussie Abramowitz, left her home and family in Jelgava, Latvia, with
My Abramowitz family has been a brick wall for the longest time. I knew that
Dear Grandma Gussie, I think of you often. [1] I only wish we had talked
In my genealogy research, my Abramowitz family has been one of my brick walls. My
In the 1980’s, my Aunt Lois Blieden forwarded me a letter she had received from
I never knew my grandfather, Harvey Blieden, as he died in 1934. I knew he
My first cousin, Andy Blieden, once mentioned that he had a bunch of storage boxes
My father had always dreamed of retiring and becoming a writer. To get a head
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