Mom called her step-sister Leota “Otie”. Otie’s mother was 11 years older than Emery McDonald, which was not common in those days. Mary Ellen Sprague…

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…

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…

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…

Cedar Rapids family outing abt 1914 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Franklin Arthur, Mary Emma, Francis Leslie and Robert Leo Bredimus in Cedar Rapids, Iowa RLB MEB…

Another tranche of priceless family photos. Where they have been the last fifty-plus years is a mystery, other than Bitsy uploaded them to Ancestry in…

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…

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…

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…

Maurine, daughter of Maurice, was named “Mauricea” at birth. They must have changed it soon after. Nicholas died young at age 57 of unknown causes…

Our father, Robert Bredimus, had the title of research engineer. I’ve been a bit of research engineer myself in building this website of Ancestry and…

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…

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…

I was able to trace our Bredimus ancestry back to the 1600’s and our McDonald side to the 1400’s. Our branch of the family was…

I found a scattering of articles that don’t imply a new subject, but you might enjoy seeing them. It is interesting that they bothered to…