Gussie’s Sister, Her Cousin, and the Lives They Built
They crossed the ocean together in 1904. But what happened after they set their suitcases
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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