Mom said she read a book with a character named Cean and was inspired to give you that name. I have discovered which book. The…

Before the Depression Poppy was the District Manager for Underwood. After he was a salesman both in their store and on the road. He wasn’t…

It is a good idea to ask family questions before the older siblings memories fade. Grandfather McDonald (Emory) died when I was very young. He…

I believe the green paint was a bargain. It was Mom’s favorite color too. The only odd bit of information was that our father used…

I found another photo of the Potash Steam Shovel (attached). The file name says 1949, so it was the year of my birth. It appears…

Here is a scan of an actual studio photograph of Dad taken around the time of the Ft. Leonard Wood Construction. The back of the…

An unretouched photo of Mom and Cean I promised (interim low-resolution version). This picture was taken by Dad (Robert L. Bredimus) during the construction of…

Des Moines Tribune-Capital DES MOINES, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1929 The Story of Ralph Manassa, Cripple, is Story of a Modern Miracle SPEECHLESS, HE IS…

I truly appreciate this bit of family history. Two brothers who chose very different paths. Francis Leslie Bredimus and Robert Leo Bredimus. Our father was…

Our branch of the Bredimus family are McDonald and Hendrix on the maternal side. So, we are from Scotland and Germany. More about the lineage…

Happy Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. We have so much sun in Hawaii it doesn’t matter here. In Woodinville, like Oakland, the…