Welcome to My Journey Through the Past
Every family holds a story—woven through names, places, and memories, stitched into the very fabric of who we are. I’ve always believed that within each of us lives a quiet echo of those who came before, guiding us, shaping us, and waiting to be remembered.
This blog marks the beginning of my journey into that past—a path lined with whispered stories, handwritten letters, photographs fading with time, and the enduring strength of the people who built the legacy I now carry.
As I explore the branches of my family tree—from the Kieslichs of Prussia to the Birrs of Illinois, from the Newberry loggers of Michigan to the storytellers and caregivers that fill every generation—I hope to not only uncover names and dates, but to bring their lives into the light.
This is more than research. It is a reverent act of preservation. Because our ancestors don’t truly disappear—they live in the values we pass on, the traditions we cherish, and the love we carry forward.
Thank you for joining me as I document this unfolding story. May we honor the past and preserve it for all those who will someday ask, “Where do I come from?”
Quote: “To forget one’s ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root.” – Chinese Proverb
The Lantern at Dusk
In the hush between wind and pine, I hear their voices, not as echoes, but as breath—warm against the chill of forgetting.
Their names, etched in weathered stone, find rhythm in my pulse, rise like hymn. I gather them, one thread at a time, stitched in stories that outlive silence.
This is not nostalgia—it is reclamation. I light a lantern at dusk, and follow it home.
When the Silence Spoke Names”
They did not vanish, those who came before. They became the soft hush in tall grass, the bend in the river I’ve never seen, but still remember.*
Somewhere between cedar chests and forgotten corners of photographs, they wait— not for rescue, but for remembrance.
So I listen, pen in hand, until silence speaks their names.
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