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…

Here is the Bredimus family tree from 1695 through to Michel. There is a duplicate entry for Nicolas with years 1774 and 1776; I don’t…

Michel Jean Bredimus Born 12 October 1813 Bous, Remich, Luxembourg Died 24 February 1898 Des Moines. His wife was Mary Dolma Bredimus Born 1815 in…

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…

The large nose must be a Bredimus trait. Our father was very sensitive about his own nose. He claimed it was Roman. He also convinced…

Raymond had some problems with drunkenness, vagrancy, and lawlessness. He died in Chicago at age 40, apparently single. See the attached articles. I’m guessing that…

No, it is not a myth about the McDonalds and Culloden. I am attempting to resolve a missing link in our family tree. The attachments…

I had an inquiry about a “Pinkie Bredimus” that I cannot resolve: Not even a hint of Pinkie, anywhere. Perhaps the spelling is off. I…

Before I introduce two Bredimus sisters, a word about their father. Our father’s Uncle Maurice was Poppy’s older brother. Didn’t our dad call him “Morris”?…

Here is my promised delivery of information and material related to Cousin Harriette. My recollection of Harriette was only two things: she wrote the only…

Our great-grandmother, Henriette Anita Bloom Bredimus, was born in 1853 in Paris and died in 1930 in Des Moines. Cousin Harriett spelled her grandmother’s name…

It appears the photo of Mommy and Poppy is a montage. The shot of Cean, Bobby, and Nancy is priceless. Our Mom said Poppy was…