Category: 1931 to 1960
Mayme Bredimus became the Mother of her two grandchildren
Mayme Bredimus, who we called “Mommy” cared for her two grandchildren after each lost their own Mother. It was a great tragedy in the Bredimus…
Huge photos of Nancy and Franklin Bredimus
I was told to look for huge photos of Nancy and Franklin in the Des Moines newspapers. “A searching hint……I remember that when I was…
Traveling to the Heartland
The photo of you, Bitsy and Lynn with Grandmother McDonald must have been taken when Mom took you youngest to Missouri. I was left at…
Remembering
Remembering brings the emotions back as well. Our mom (Elsie Bredimus) was a Blackout Warden when we lived in Des Moines. She had to check…
Marriage License of Dad and Nancy’s Mom
I was delighted to discover the marriage license of Nancy’s parents. It is signed by Robert Leo and Mary Louise. They were married by a…
McDannald Ancestors
I agree with you that the name McDonald had different spellings, but usually it happened in different branches of a family or different generations. I’ve…
McDannald
That is not a typo in the subject. Apparently, our family name was McDannald. See the attached 1930 census and the zoom to the lines…
Mommy’s Recipes
These are recipes that Mommy (Mayme Bredimus) gave to Nancy’s mother, Mary Louise. Nancy still has her mother’s recipe box with the handwritten cards. It was…
Gracie McDonald
Our maternal grandmother: Grace Mabel Anne Hendrix McDonald. I noticed several of the photos I’m about to post were uploaded to Ancestry by Bitsy in…
Emery Herman McDonald
I have discovered some additional information about our grandfather McDonald. This will fill in some blanks but also raises more questions. Emery married Gracie on…
Photos of Mom from Bitsy
These photos of our Mother, Elsie Jewel Bredimus, were uploaded to Ancestry by her daughter, Bitsy (Mary Elizabeth Gaeta). They were not public and I…
Frank Bredimus in European War Zone
We knew Uncle Frank served as an Officer in the Army during WWII, but it was a surprise to discover some press coverage: The Des…
Des Moines Home Addresses
Nancy took a trip to Des Moines, Iowa, in the year 2000. She searched for homes where she and Fanklin had lived with their Grand…
Bredimus Home Movie
Nancy moving to Oakland was a big and welcome change in our family. I thought I would remind everyone of this home movie: A historian…
Bredimus Secret
The year that Dad’s Uncle Raymond Horace Bredimus died, Dad got into some trouble of his own (1926 vandals article). The punishment he received probably…
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