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…

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…

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…

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…

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 wrote about Poppy earning $2,700 per year. That amounts to $70,000 in 2021 dollars. Not bad for someone who dropped out of school after…

Mary Mayme Emma Coyle (Mommy) and Franklin Arthur Bredimus (Poppy) Mommy died in 1948, the year before I was born. Poppy died in 1954 when…

I’m still researching Nancy’s mother but I am struggling to find marriage records, birth records for Nancy, and death records for Mary Louise. When I…

The attached news story from 1914 is a gem. It says our father (Robert Bredimus), at four years old, was attacked by a bull dog…

Franklin Brand Bredimus (1936 to 2019) Apparently our Father treated Cean and Nancy very harshly. Mom sometimes mentioned it, but I was too young to…

My father, Robert Leo Bredimus (1909-1980) and my Uncle Frank, Francis Leslie Bredimus (1907-1979) The Bredimus brothers were born almost exactly two years apart (May…

I never stopped to consider that our Father was born in the time of the horse and buggy. The attached article from 1909 grabbed my…

Delightful Family Reunion Held at Bredimus Home. An interesting family reunion was held Sunday at the suburban home of Mr. and Mrs. John Bredimus, Twenty-fourth…

I checked the records at the Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty foundations. See the attached summary of records for the surname Bredimus. Not many…

The photo of Nicolas Bredimus in front of his wagon shop was courtesy of Dianne Jones on Ancestry dot com. I don’t know who she…