There is a wall of honor at Ellis Island with the names of immigrants. For a small fee you can have names inscribed on the wall.
It is kinda cheesy, but then again, the money raised goes toward maintaining both the Ellis Island museum and the Statue of Liberty.
So I added Maria Charlotte Svahn and Gustaf Emil Belin... ya never know, someday one of our kids may go looking for them.
I have no idea how long it takes for the names to actually be added, so don't go running out there tomorrow looking for them!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Carl Eric Belin 1841-
This is the information sent to me by the researcher in Sweden:
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CARL ERIC JANSSON BELIN. Born 1841-02-12 in Gästgifvaregården i Slyte byLillkyrka-Ödeby (T)
His mother moves home to her parents after Carl Eric was born as an illegitimate child. While his mother works as a maid in other farms he stays at his grandfather and grandmothers.
At the age of 15 Carl Eric moves to another farm in the same parish and starts working.
In 1862 he becames a solider in a special organisation of military service in Sweden at this time - indelningsverket. He is located in Bälby, Dingtuna, Västmand.
The soldiers often got names when they were recuited that sometimes was inspired from the place where they lived, sometimes out of other inspiration. But they needed short specific names, not to be mixed up. So Belin was out of Bälby. There are other families with the same name, several persons recruited to Bälby got the name.
1st marriage 1863-11-01 to JOHANNA JOHANSSON. Born 1842-06-13 in Sala (U). Died 1884-04-08 in Holm, Västerås-Barkarö (U).
Belin Children from 1st marriage:
Carl Fredrik. Born 1865-06-04 in Dingtuna (U) Died 1881-06-07 in Holm, Västerås-Barkarö (U)
Gustaf Emil Born 1866-10-20 in Dingtuna (U). Died in America? He left Sweden and the boat went from Gothenburg at March 25 1892 with destination New York.
Johan Wilhelm. Born 1869-04-07 in Kärrbo (U) Died 1938
Frans Oskar. Born 1871-08-24 in Kärrbo (U)
Robert Emanuel. Born 1875-03-26 in Västerås-Barkarö(U) Died 1877-09-19 in Holm, Västerås-Barkarö
Anna Olivia. Born 1877-07-29 in Holm, Västerås-Barkarö (U) Died 1956-10-23 in Karlskrona stadsförs (K)
Erik Hjalmar. Born 1879-12-29 in Västerås-Barkarö (U). Died 1886-04-28 in Länslazarettet, Västerås domkyrkoförs (U)
Agnes Elisabet. Born 1882-09-29 in Holm, Västerås-Barkarö (U) Died 1883-05-27 in Holm, Västerås-Barkarö (U)
Carl Eric Belin's 2nd Marriage:
1885-05-03 in Västerås-Barkarö (U) to Albertina Johansson. Born 1852-02-16 in Hjulsjö (T).
Belin Children from 2nd marriage:
Knut Arvid. Born 1885-02-16 in Holm, Västerås-Barkarö (U) Died 1971-01-05 in Västerås domkyrkoförs (U) Unmarried man.
Konrad Emanuel. Born 1888-09-24 in Holm, Västerås-Barkarö (U) Died 1965-08-04 in Västerås domkyrkoförs (U)
Anna Olivia Belin married Nils Öberg and had two girls.
Inga Öberg (1916-2008) and
ELISABETH* Öberg (1922) This is the woman in Sweden who has hired the researcher.
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CARL ERIC JANSSON BELIN. Born 1841-02-12 in Gästgifvaregården i Slyte byLillkyrka-Ödeby (T)
His mother moves home to her parents after Carl Eric was born as an illegitimate child. While his mother works as a maid in other farms he stays at his grandfather and grandmothers.
At the age of 15 Carl Eric moves to another farm in the same parish and starts working.
In 1862 he becames a solider in a special organisation of military service in Sweden at this time - indelningsverket. He is located in Bälby, Dingtuna, Västmand.
The soldiers often got names when they were recuited that sometimes was inspired from the place where they lived, sometimes out of other inspiration. But they needed short specific names, not to be mixed up. So Belin was out of Bälby. There are other families with the same name, several persons recruited to Bälby got the name.
1st marriage 1863-11-01 to JOHANNA JOHANSSON. Born 1842-06-13 in Sala (U). Died 1884-04-08 in Holm, Västerås-Barkarö (U).
Belin Children from 1st marriage:
Carl Fredrik. Born 1865-06-04 in Dingtuna (U) Died 1881-06-07 in Holm, Västerås-Barkarö (U)
Gustaf Emil Born 1866-10-20 in Dingtuna (U). Died in America? He left Sweden and the boat went from Gothenburg at March 25 1892 with destination New York.
Johan Wilhelm. Born 1869-04-07 in Kärrbo (U) Died 1938
Frans Oskar. Born 1871-08-24 in Kärrbo (U)
Robert Emanuel. Born 1875-03-26 in Västerås-Barkarö(U) Died 1877-09-19 in Holm, Västerås-Barkarö
Anna Olivia. Born 1877-07-29 in Holm, Västerås-Barkarö (U) Died 1956-10-23 in Karlskrona stadsförs (K)
Erik Hjalmar. Born 1879-12-29 in Västerås-Barkarö (U). Died 1886-04-28 in Länslazarettet, Västerås domkyrkoförs (U)
Agnes Elisabet. Born 1882-09-29 in Holm, Västerås-Barkarö (U) Died 1883-05-27 in Holm, Västerås-Barkarö (U)
Carl Eric Belin's 2nd Marriage:
1885-05-03 in Västerås-Barkarö (U) to Albertina Johansson. Born 1852-02-16 in Hjulsjö (T).
Belin Children from 2nd marriage:
Knut Arvid. Born 1885-02-16 in Holm, Västerås-Barkarö (U) Died 1971-01-05 in Västerås domkyrkoförs (U) Unmarried man.
Konrad Emanuel. Born 1888-09-24 in Holm, Västerås-Barkarö (U) Died 1965-08-04 in Västerås domkyrkoförs (U)
Anna Olivia Belin married Nils Öberg and had two girls.
Inga Öberg (1916-2008) and
ELISABETH* Öberg (1922) This is the woman in Sweden who has hired the researcher.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
So what on earth happened to my paternal great-grandfather?
Yesterday I found my great-grandmother's obituary that ran in the New York Times. She was laid to rest in the historical cemetery, The Evergreens, in Brooklyn, New York. I called the cemetery this morning to see if she was placed with her husband, in hopes that I could at least get the date of my great-grandfather's death.
The nice lady at The Evergreens searched their database and it turns out Maria (Svahn) Belin was put to rest alone, in a plot purchased by her only son Herbert.
So my great-grandfathers disappearance remains a mystery to me. It does not help that his name was spelled every possible way and sometimes used his middle name as his first.
His name was Gustaf Emil Belin. In the 1910 Brooklyn New York Census Maria is listed as head of household with her son and a few boarders at her boarding house. Gustaf was still around for the 1900 Census, so something happened to him between 1900 and 1910.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Happy Father's Day
We had a leisurely paced morning. I made an experimental omelet for G. Used smoke salmon, chives, capers, and goat cheese. Then drizzled hollandaise sauce (seasoned with a little dill) over the top... wasn't bad at all!
Each morning when I fill the dog bowls with fresh water I have been carrying the old out and using it to strategically water plants with. Every day I see people watering the hell out of their yards because of our lack of rainfall and all I can think is that we will soon be on watering restriction. Counties all around ours are currently under a burn ban, it is only a matter of time at this rate.
Squirrels have been peeling off the bark from all the trees in the yard. A neighbor speculated that they are looking for moisture trapped under the bark. I don't know if it is true, but I have never seen this behavior to such a degree before. Every morning I wander around the yard picking up the bark and throwing it away. Speaking of which, after talking to Chelsea the last time she came for a visit, I have decided to start composting again.
Last time, i had to stop because having food sitting around the house for any amount of time attracts ants. I'm going to figure out a slightly different arrangement this time. My last compost pile was awesome. I used information from the Humanure Book (sans the poop) and mid-winter had a beautiful steaming pile of cooking compost in the backyard. When I would dig around in it, was loaded with earth worms. I feel guilty about all the food scraps we waste from the parrots.
Each morning when I fill the dog bowls with fresh water I have been carrying the old out and using it to strategically water plants with. Every day I see people watering the hell out of their yards because of our lack of rainfall and all I can think is that we will soon be on watering restriction. Counties all around ours are currently under a burn ban, it is only a matter of time at this rate.
Squirrels have been peeling off the bark from all the trees in the yard. A neighbor speculated that they are looking for moisture trapped under the bark. I don't know if it is true, but I have never seen this behavior to such a degree before. Every morning I wander around the yard picking up the bark and throwing it away. Speaking of which, after talking to Chelsea the last time she came for a visit, I have decided to start composting again.
Last time, i had to stop because having food sitting around the house for any amount of time attracts ants. I'm going to figure out a slightly different arrangement this time. My last compost pile was awesome. I used information from the Humanure Book (sans the poop) and mid-winter had a beautiful steaming pile of cooking compost in the backyard. When I would dig around in it, was loaded with earth worms. I feel guilty about all the food scraps we waste from the parrots.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Quacking The Case
Gordy stopped by the flower shop yesterday to check in on everyone and noticed little rubber ducks scattered all over inside the place. Come to find out, they were part of an unsolved "mystery." There was even a write-up in the local paper back in May.
Gordy couldn't resist finding out more and managed to stop by the newspaper's office and sweet-talked a gal working there into giving him a copy of the paper from that week. The author did a great job on the write-up... what a hoot!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Swine Flu Protection
Gordy's brother Marc handmade everyone in the family their own mask, to be worn in public for protection from Swine flu... Mine has a Day of the Dead theme, what a hoot!
So You Think You Can Dance
I'm not ashamed to admit it, I love watching this show. Tonight is the second night that the contestants dance for public votes and then tomorrow we learn which couple has to leave because they received the least amount of votes. If you don't know about this show already, the contestants are challenged with dances generally outside their comfort zones by some top-notch dance choreographers.
This show is produced by the same fellow who produces American Idol, infact, Nigel Lythgoe is one of the judges on "So You Think You Can Dance." The dance show seems to cater less to a teenage drama-seeking demographic.
Anyway, I'll be parked in front of the tube tonight.
This show is produced by the same fellow who produces American Idol, infact, Nigel Lythgoe is one of the judges on "So You Think You Can Dance." The dance show seems to cater less to a teenage drama-seeking demographic.
Anyway, I'll be parked in front of the tube tonight.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
New Blog for Doodles
To keep it all in one place, I started a new blog yesterday to track the progress of The (Potentially) Great Doodle Experiment.
doodleforgood.blogspot
doodleforgood.blogspot
The sweetest thing
When G and I got home from work yesterday evening one of the little tables on the front porch had been moved directly in front of the door. Placed in the middle of the table was an esspresso-size coffee cup with the image of the Mona Lisa on it and a note that said "Read Me" on it. We opened it up, was a letter from Kate and Michael (Hoot's best friend from high school). They had been in the neighborhood and come across the cup in a shop somewhere, thought of us, and came by to drop it off.
What a sweet surprise!
Kate is quite a neat young woman: very talented, soft-spoken, and a very interesting person to talk to... Thank you Kate, I miss you too! :-)
getting caught up with life
On a completely different note from the doodles, so much is going on right now, it is kinda difficult for me to stay pointed in the right direction and actually making some sort of progress. The 5-year death-march that is my job just keeps getting slowly closer to death and G and I find ourselves running the gamut of emotional responses to goings-on. I can't help but feel a sense of responsibility, worry, and wonder what our customers who call for tech support will do if we finally do have to shut it down. Wouldn't be so bad if it felt like higher up the food chain there was actually a plan, but it all feels like they are just desperately doing what ever comes to mind with no cohesion to other tasks they have concocted. *sigh*
G Jr. Is still at desert warfare training. They gassed all the soldiers again last week and he has a real bad sore throat as a result. He is now in charge of hazardous waste stuff, monitors inventory and places all the orders for materials they need. He is also still driving the big trucks around. It was SO so good to see him when he got to come for a last-minute. He has grown into quite the young man. I enjoy his sense of humor and philosophical musings, which always make for great conversations.
"Big" G's mom is back home after her surgery and G is back home from Corpus. Taking care of his dad was a big eye-opener as to the extent of how dependent he is now as a result of the small vessel disease that causes outward behavior much like senility. A week with pop has left us both with lingering thoughts about our own old age and the possibility of being in a similar state.
This past weekend I had a great visit with Chelsea who surprised me Saturday evening with her presence. We stayed up until 3am (something I haven't done in a LONG time) talking and watching TV. We made seafood crepes with mornay sauce and munched out. Little did I realize she has gotten so intolerant of dairy that the sauce gave her a stomach ache... on an odd hunch I fed her a couple pickles... the hunch was no good.
G Jr. Is still at desert warfare training. They gassed all the soldiers again last week and he has a real bad sore throat as a result. He is now in charge of hazardous waste stuff, monitors inventory and places all the orders for materials they need. He is also still driving the big trucks around. It was SO so good to see him when he got to come for a last-minute. He has grown into quite the young man. I enjoy his sense of humor and philosophical musings, which always make for great conversations.
"Big" G's mom is back home after her surgery and G is back home from Corpus. Taking care of his dad was a big eye-opener as to the extent of how dependent he is now as a result of the small vessel disease that causes outward behavior much like senility. A week with pop has left us both with lingering thoughts about our own old age and the possibility of being in a similar state.
This past weekend I had a great visit with Chelsea who surprised me Saturday evening with her presence. We stayed up until 3am (something I haven't done in a LONG time) talking and watching TV. We made seafood crepes with mornay sauce and munched out. Little did I realize she has gotten so intolerant of dairy that the sauce gave her a stomach ache... on an odd hunch I fed her a couple pickles... the hunch was no good.
Friday, June 12, 2009
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