by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Jul 6, 2013 | History, Michigan |
This is the emigration story of William George Sodt. In 1881 he traveled with 13 family members to the port of Bremen, Germany to board the steamship SS Salier. Only 11 of the 13 family members made it the US. We will never exactly know why they made the... by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Apr 1, 2013 | History |
My dear Aunt Alice is a historian and has been documenting the Brown Family History for over 50 years. Aunt Alice and Uncle Milner’s vacations included detours to cemeteries, courthouses and libraries. She said to me during a recent visit, “Did you know most old towns... by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Mar 17, 2013 | History |
A Western starring: Emma Lewick Woodin I love the AMC series, “Hell on Wheels”. When I watch it, I’m always flooded with the memory of my father sharing the story of our family working on the railroad in Kansas in the late 1800’s. Yes... by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Mar 4, 2013 | History, Michigan |
My Grandmother, Ruth Cornelia Lewick Sodt (1893 – 1979), was a scrapbooker. I recently retrieved one of her scrapbooks from the “cedar chest” that was buried in my sister Martha’s basement. When I dusted it off I was immediately in... by Chuck Marshall | Dec 27, 2012 | History |
Its days like today, with all the fresh snow that I’m reminded of winters past. Winter is one of my favorite seasons (the other being Fall). I know a lot of folks complain about the snow, but I love it! Cripes, we do live in Michigan... by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Nov 25, 2012 | History |
Bethlehem Cemetery – Ann Arbor, Michigan Our final stop on the 2012 post-Thanksgiving research fieldtrip to de-tangle the Luick/Lewick tangle. The Bethlehem Cemetery on Jackson Road in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was a treasure trove of history. John David Luick...