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…

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…