Picking Up the Threads in Haiti and Panama
1926 was a big travel year for the Lessiack family. Great-grandpa Leo’s job with the Hamburg-Amerika shipping line provided the family with lots of opportunities for adventure, and from the … Continue reading
Heirloom Love
Happy Sunday, People. This busy weekend was mostly devoid of genealogy and writing time, but I wanted to share the results of a project I’ve been working on for a … Continue reading
Professor Trym’s Worst Student
In combing through my less-than-organized archives in search of something else, I came across this treasure of a letter from my piano teacher in the former Panama Canal Zone, the … Continue reading
More Mystery Wife Clues
Happy Monday, People. Those of you who have been following for a while might remember my very first post on this blog, the one having to do with my grandfather’s … Continue reading
Happy 100th Birthday, Panama Canal Administration Building
Today my Mom and Dad sent me this picture of the amazing cake made to celebrate the 100th year of operation of the Panama Canal Administration Building. According to the press … Continue reading
Pop Yoder was a Swinger
Not that kind of swinger, People. Settle down. I mean, Pop Yoder could really swing, big-band style. Stay with me here. Pop Yoder was the stepfather of my maternal grandmother, Katherine … Continue reading
The Hidden Branch
Surprise — two DNA tests reveal that I’m Jewish. My Jewish husband and Jewish best friend claim they are not the least bit surprised by this news, and I can’t … Continue reading
The People of Pancho 