Robert Fifer on Fold3

I recently realized that my grandpa, Robert V. Fifer, is listed on Fold3.

I just added two photos of him, which can be viewed here.

 

Family Photo Friday

Growing up, I attended the Inchelium Community Church

in Inchelium, Ferry County, Washington, USA.

 

I am very thankful that my mom, B. Jill (Dyck) Fifer,

made sure that my sister & I were raised in a faith community.

 

 

our vacation

Last week, my parents, sister, 
son, & I went on vacation 
to the Oregon coast.

I have done a photo book, 
which I will order for the family for Christmas.

I also edited a video (below).

childhood epilepsy?

I just had a conversation with one of my grandmas  and one of my parents about seizures that an aunt/uncle had as a child. I am being a bit evasive in order to protect this (living) relative's privacy. (You will note that I have not "tagged" this post with a last name.) However, I wanted to document the conversation for later reference.

My parent & grandmother remember my grandfather (who would get up very early each morning) turning on the lights, waking my parent & grandmother up. Both my parent & grandmother state that my aunt/uncle was having a grand-mal (tonic-clonic) seizure. According to my parent & grandmother, my grandparents  proceeded to put everyone (my aunt/uncle, my parent, & themselves) into the car to go to the hospital.

Both my parent & grandmother recall this as being a frightening experience. My parent remembers my aunt/uncle making gasping noises & (while in the car) hearing my grandmother telling my grandfather "watch [her/his] tongue." (I assume that my grandmother was driving.)

According to my grandmother, my aunt/uncle had previously had occasional "accidents" during the night, which promptly ceased once my aunt/uncle was placed on medication for the seizures. My aunt/uncle's seizures only happened during the night or in the early morning while my aunt/uncle was sleeping or just waking up & had apparently had had some previous seizures (causing the "accidents") without anyone even knowing it.

My aunt/uncle remained on medication until she/he was in her/his 20's, at which point she/he decided to stop. My aunt/uncle has not had seizures as an adult, although she/he had several more during childhood.

photo book - grandparents home on Lake Roosevelt

I just finished a photo book
- Robert & Virginia's home along Lake Roosevelt -
for Grandma Virginia.

 

She's been living in Spokane County for the last [approximately] 2 years.

I know that she misses Ferry County; I hope that this helps.

posts re: medical records on The Legal Genealogist

Two recent posts by The Legal Genealogist address medical records.

Records access: good news, bad news

Breakthrough for medical genealogy

genealogy books mentioning my family members

In my Dec 31, 2012 post (an 1850 census, an obit transcription, family notes, cemetery listings, & Google Books), I mentioned using Google Books for genealogy. I had been at Grandma Virginia's & had gotten ahold of some wonderful papers, which I scanned.

Something [that] I was able to copy were images from a book that seemed to be titled History of Marion County and Representative Citizens. It included the names and information on some of my ancestors & relatives: the Kaelbers.

 

I just did a Google search for History of Marion County and Representative Citizens. I was able to see that the true name of this book was History of Marion County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens ....

 

 I have since discovered another book using Google Books: Peter and Elisabeth (Graber) Kaufman family record, 1770-1987 by the Kaufman Genealogy Committee (1988). What is so neat about Google Books is the "from inside the book" feature. I was able to see myself, my sister, & my parents names! We're in a published book! (Also listed are Dyck & Schrag names which I know are part of my family tree.)

 

I will have to get a copy of this book to assist me in making my family tree!

Family Photo Friday

My parents, Larry Fifer & B. Jill Dyck, were married in 1975.

(Washington State Digital Archives source here)

(document images can also be found in my DropBox genealogy folder)

USGenWeb & Menno Mennonite Cemetary

I have spent the past few hours organizing my newspaper "to research" list,

which has included typing a list of articles that I wish to scan

& searching (via Google) for as many articles as I can online.
As I was doing this, I [repeatedly] came across the USGenWeb Archives.
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The two specific links that I will be using in the future are:
usgwarchives.net/wa/wafiles.htm &
www.wagenweb.org.
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One thing that I just came across was

Menno Mennonite Cemetery,

(also known as Schrag Cemetery)

Ritzville, Adams County, Washington.

The information here is credited to Marge Womach.

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You will notice that I included the "Whiteside" name in tags.
This is because the name is mentioned,
not because there is a Whiteside buried at the Menno Mennonite Cemetery.

Family Photo Friday

Today's image comes from Dyck & Schrag Families,

a family history compiled by Steven L. Whiteside.

This photo represents my mother's father's family, c. 1940.

My maternal grandpa is in the back row, left.

Grandpa Ray's father is in the front row, left; Grandpa Ray's mother is in the front row, right.

BR: Ray Dyck, Leo Dyck, Clinton Dyck, Alven Dyck

FR: Frank Dyck, Nora Dyck (Whiteside), Lena (Schrag) Dyck

 

Washington State Provider Credential Search

I can't believe that it hasn't occurred to me to share this before:

Provider Credential Search at the Washington State Department of Health

could be a valuable research tool.

(As a matter of fact, I've used it quite a bit myself!)