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 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... by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Nov 25, 2012 | History
This cemetery is located on Jackson Road just west of Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Lima Center Cemetery is also known as the Luick Farm Cemetery. Lima Center Cemetery The Luick – Lewick family mystery continues…. Our visit to the Lima Center...
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Nov 18, 2012 | History
Family Folklore featuring Michigan Pioneer Andrew Lewick A tale of two names, gold rush fever, bigamy and suicide Every family has Family Folklore and with each generation it either gets embellished or lost. I have always been fascinated by my...