The Kaski & Untiedt Family Trees

Overview The little, palm-sized, blue-bound Auld Lang Syne Birthday Book was a keepsake of my grandmother, Bernice (Mann) Untiedt. Recently loaned to me by my Uncle Don Untiedt, inside each of its pages is a unique look into someone that was important to Bernice. As it will take several posts to share all of the written pages, I am posting January & February birthdays first and then the remaining months throughout 2025. I invite you to scroll the pages, look for your ancestors, and explore this treasure through this blog. Bernice (Mann) Untiedt First, a little about my maternal grandmother: Bernice was the daughter of Freda (Krabbenhoft) & John Mann. She was born in Mound Township, Rock County, Minnesota on August 19, 1923. At the age of 20, she married Paul Valentine Untiedt, son of Emma (Schwager) & Paul Christian Sophius Untiedt. Growing up in Rock County, Minnesota, amongst many cousins, the pages are filled with the names of relatives joined to our tree through birth, ...

Amongst my collection are many letters I've gathered over the years; these letters often tell in short brief sentences stories and hints that guide and document this research journey. This post about a 1999 letter from Vanette Mitchell relays part of the story of what happened to the archives of a childless Untiedt who passed more than 50 years ago. Vanette (Untiedt) Mitchell was the daughter of Johanna (Rosenberg) and Henry Jurgen Untiedt; and granddaughter of Emma (Schwager) and Paul C.S. Untiedt. Vanette was one of the creators of the Untiedt Family Fare Cookbook , which in the mid-1980s documented our Untiedt family tree and recipes. The letter from Vanette begins by referencing "Keith [Untiedt's] yearbook, pictures and letters" (the "archives"). Keith was the son of Beatrice (Trunnell) and Clarence Untiedt and grandson of Emma (Schwager) and Paul C.S. Untiedt. Keith had one sibling, Lawrence (Larry). While Keith married, he and his wife, Celeste (Schaef...

I'm always interested in a faster way to do what I'm already doing. Thanks to the recent RootsTech Conference, one attendee highlighted the "Genealogy Assistant for Google Chrome", which is an extension to add to your Chrome browser. It promises to help highlight data you might be most interested in, such as Paternal vs. Maternal, as well as helping in extracting data as csv files from the various genealogy sites. With a 7-day free trial, and then a monthly fee of $1.99, if it works as advertised, this could be a nice efficiency boost for my little hobby. As someone who is also dealing with disability challenges, some of the features look like nice accessability tools that will enhance or replace other tools I've been working with. Come back to this post in a few weeks for an update on how this test run went or check it out yourself using their YouTube channel link pasted below. https://www.youtube.com/@GenealogyAsst