Great Grandmother Anna

My latest passion has been genealogy - researching and trying to find family links that I know are there, but have been wanting to find details of them.

This one is of my great grandmother Anna Kringsberg (as she was known in the US) before she married Gr. Grandpa Charley.  But like a lot of other Swedish immigrants, her name was derived as so many of them were in the patronymic --  or Anna Henricksdotter -- but I learned that:

• "Many emigrants changed their surnames on emigration. This was usually not to make it easier to pronounce the name in the new country. Instead many emigrants regarded emigration much as they would a move to town – which “entitled” them to exchange their patronymic for a town name. 
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• Another reason for changing surname was that patronymics were not understood in America: if you filled out a form where you had to state your father’s name, it would appear that you were illegitimate (a grave social handicap, also in America) since you did not share a family name."

How exciting it was for me to find her in this Swedish household journal!  The information is contains reads as follows:  

Henriksdotter Henriksson, Anna
Hemmadotter (unmarried woman)

b. 4/26/1883 in Södra Finnskoga, Värmlands län (Värmland)

Emigrated 8/1/1886
from Kringsberget, Södra Finnskoga, Värmlands län (Värmland)
to Nordamerika


She was 3 years old when she came to America with her family.  The story goes that they traveled to Warren, MN by train.  Her mother jumped off the train to get some milk for the baby.  It was 1988, and Anna's brother Carl was born in 1887.  Something happened, and she injured her leg badly, and died as a result of this.  (She died Oct 1888).   Anna went to live with Liden and Lundell families.  It wasn't uncommon back in those days for many families to be sharing households as they started their new lives.   (I'll be trying to locate this by following US Census records - I believe it was Peter Liden although it was transcribed as Siden on one occasion).

How exciting it was to finally find facts!
Thanks to "martin48115" who posted the information, Greatly appreciated!

*hApPy DaNcE*

Updates

Every now and then, a celebrity cruises through my BigBox store.... Thursday it was Samuel L. Jackson!  When I think of celebrities, I think of great clothes, awesome shoes, perfect makeup.  The reality is they're just people and sometimes they just wanna dash in a normal every day store and grab what they need and get out, without a bunch of recognition.  We've become accustomed to the usual football players, as many have homes, or family, out in our area.  But it's nice to know that they're just regular people who need sugary snacks, salty chips and toilet paper just like me!

It'll be a constant things where I'm working on "wedding fever" stuff for a while.  I'm making centerpieces out of this and that; it's fun being creative!  But I'll be hoping to have the majority done by Thanksgiving - having the whole family here for a "too-doo" which will be very very nice :)

Only a couple more weeks of heat and then the cool-down should begin, and we'll have nice evenings, cool nights, which makes for awesome walks in the morning!

Wednesday, I walked Sadie around my block before work, like I do every day, and there was a loose pomeranian who came close to bark and give Sadie a sniff.  I paused not wanting to spook the little dog, and lights came on, a car drove close to the curb and someone asked "Is this your dog?"  "Nope."  That's when I noticed it was a cop car.  There were 3 other cop cars in front of a house across the street.. What's so dire that 4 cops are needed at 5am?   Kind of spooked me; Sadie and I dashed off to finish our walk in a hurry!

My computer did a boot while I was writing this, so it's being published a couple days late.
Grrrr Microsoft!

Microsoft OS

FU*K-N-PISSED.   All this "Update to Windows10" is fine and dandy ----- for those who want it.  SOME of us want to wait and see what the collective outcome is -- Microsoft is known for some junky OS!!!!!   (Just THIS gal's opinion - bring back XP!)

I have been waiting to update to the Windows 10 to see which programs will and will not be affected. Purchasing new software because something doesn't run on the new Windows isn't within my budget right now.

Microsoft in all its controlling glory has sent down "Important Updates" to my computer.  I usually install the ones that say "Important", assuming that MS knows what is and what isn't......  But now, after the updates last Weds or was it Thurs?  Several of my programs don't run.  Upon trying to "fix" these, I tried a System Restore - and each time it fails.  I cannot go back to a previous day before these updates.  Their suggestion?  Try running the CMD prompt as Admin and run SFC/scannow.  Failed.  It tells me there are corrupt files; details are included in the CBS log.

When I view the files on screen, first there are a HUGE amount of files that are "corrupted".  All of them appear to be related to some telemetry client files with amd64_microsoft_windows in the long string of letters/numbers it gives.  many appear to be .json files.

C'mon Microsoft - get your shit together.  There aren't other options out there for those of us who depend on Windows programming to do what we enjoy doing.  The LAST thing I want to do is come home, boot up and find that I can't run my programs any longer.

Hot Hotter Hottest!

Good Grief!

It's a hot one here in the Valley of the Sun!

I got up and got chores done early,

then headed for the grocery store --

no way my cold and frozen stuffs

would survive the drive home

in a hot car at these temps! ! ! !










Now it's 1:30pm and yeah, kinda bored, too hot to do much of anything.
Why am I so lucky to have these heat waves when I take an extra Friday off?????
#badtiming #boringvacationdays #arizonasummers

After grocery shopping, I grilled 4 burgers on the George Foreman, I slow cooked 3 chicken breasts, I'm ready for meals for the rest of the week without heating up the kitchen -- it's supposed to stay hot all week, and I won't feel like cooking.   Do you ever do that??

Steppin'

  61,308 steps last week!


I am kickin' butt and takin' names!

Actually, I'm just doing a lot of walking, 40 minutes at the gym, the steps really add up!  But that's ok, I felt awesome after the week was over -- and after I rested all day Saturday. hahahaha

Plan on doing the same thing this week, and I'm working toward some weight loss goals.

Exercise feels good -- did you get yours today??

Family Tree

I have the strangest family history.  For years, I took my relative's word about who and where they come from.  And now with the internet so easy to navigate and look things up, I'm finding out things that don't add up in the family tree!

My great Grandfather, William, said he immigrated to the US from Germany with his sister.  While that may be the case, I've now figured out that his sister married a different William, and her mother, Minnie, lived with them, along with another sister.  The US Census from each different decade lists odd little facts, and sometimes you have to piece things together:  ie, a child is no longer listed means they might have moved out? been sent to other relatives? or perhaps died?  There's another rabbit hole to fall down. haha   That's on my mother's side of the family.

On my father's side, I found my grandfather listed as a nephew to Pete -- so I am assuming that is my great grandmother's brother.  Are you following all this??   *laughs*  Yeah, I couldn't either.  Where was my great grandmother? why was my grandfather living with an uncle at age 9?

These are the sort of puzzles I'm trying to figure out -- and piecing together a family history when it seems like EVERYONE back then had the same last names......  maybe we're all more closely related than we assumed!  *smh*

The men, of course, are easier to follow because they don't change their names.  And when a family gives a child an unusual name, that is certainly a good lead to follow as well; much easier to find an "Albin" than it is "John Smith".   *grin*

Have I come up with very much concrete?  Nope, not yet, but each little trail I pick has interesting tidbits along the way and I was able to add 4 people to my family tree, which is now up to nearly 600 names.  Pretty cool, in it's own way.

Anyone else out there into genealogy?
Are you related to anyone famous?

Walk Fit

 

13,224 steps!!!

That's a new record for me.... this is a picture of a SparkPeople tracker.  When all the circles light up, you've reached your goal for the day.  Mine is set at 10k steps.  This week, I've bypassed that goal every day, and it feels so good!

The average person's stride length is approximately 2.5 feet long. That means it takes just over 2,000 steps to walk one mile, and 10,000 steps is close to 5 miles.

Reaching the 10k step mark every day is a lofty goal if you're not used to being active.  But by starting out, then increasing your goal every week, you can do it too!

Sigh of Relief

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

I am JuMpInG for joy right now!
When I was doing my photography thing, just as I was loading the car with all my stuff, I bumped my Nikon camera, and heard glass crackle.  When I looked, I saw glass splintered, and I was just sick.  So sick that I couldn't even look at the camera, or the lens.

I forced myself to dig it out of the bag and check the exact model of the lens to see how much it would be to replace the glass.  As I was looking at it, I realized that I still had a filter on the end of the lens, and it's the FILTER that was broken, not my lens!

I am SOOOO relieved right now, because another $200 lens is NOT in my budget.

*whew*

Here's another Engagement Photo from this weekend:

Stepping Along

Tuesday, and the week is flying by.

I'm committed to making my workouts count.  Headed for the gym to walk during my lunch hour- we're in the middle of an excessive heat warning (anything over 110 degrees) so walking indoors is definitely the way to go.  I tried just walking inside my store, but I tend to get stopped to ask questions or directions.... the gym works out much better.  I made it for my afternoon workout as well.  It helps that I lock up my things at the gym after lunch, which forces me to log back into the gym to retrieve my stuff.  Well.  As long as I'm there... I might as well do something!!

11,432 steps today.  40 steps fewer than yesterday.  But I also lifted some weights.  My goal is 10k steps a day, so hooray for me!  It's a very slow process to lose weight.  But I can put 5 lbs on in just one weekend of bad eating!  Life's SO not fair.  *sigh*

I didn't do much on my afternoon workout, however, as I noticed my ankles were swelled up.  I'm hoping its just the heat; came home early and propped up my feet while watching #OITNB.  Yes, I've already finished all 3 seasons, I started them over, watching an episode a day.  That sure won't last me until the next season is released in June 2016.   ugh.

And, of course, Wedding Fever - working on getting some centerpiece vases painted up and decorated.  It's fun, I like crafty stuff!!  None of them will be identical, even though by accident I bought 4 different duplicates on 3 different shopping trips to Goodwill.  Ha ha, I must really like the shape of those.  *grin*

Make tomorrow your best day ever!
I plan on doing the same :)

All About Me

This is the "all about me" week.

Forget the deadlines at work - I'm not staying late to finish
anything.  I am leaving at lunch time for my hour, and leaving directly at quitting time.

Why?

Because what's important to me matters just as much as getting a job done, completing some task, or anything else along those lines.  

I matter, too!

So I hit the gym at lunch time, which is 10am for me! and got 23 minutes of walking in.  I left work directly at quitting time, and headed straight back to the gym, and got another 23 minutes of elliptical this time.  I feel pretty good!  I didn't over do it, I don't think I worked myself too hard, so there won't be stiff and sore muscles to deal with tomorrow.  Building up slowly is a better approach for me at my age!   But I'm patient.

Since I started this journey of tracking my mileage, I have now reached the 1500 miles marker!  When you think about it, that's walking all the way to my mother's and back home again!  Just not in one long stretch. haha  Our bodies are amazing things if we stop to think about it, to really appreciate all that it does.  We need to take care of it!

And that's my goal:  to be healthier and more fit in the coming weeks.

Afterall, I have a Wedding coming up soon!!!
hahaha

Photographer

I spent Saturday

being the photographer

to a great couple -

Alonzo and Tanya.

They're getting married

next April and wanted some

Engagement photos.

With three outfit changes,

and great places to take them,

just over 200 photos were taken,

and about 1 in 4 is definitely "keepable".  :)

Love is a many splendored thing!

Yes to the Dress!

Ok, I found out today that this is a TV show... I was watching an episode this morning before heading out to take engagement photos, then off to David's Bridal to see about a dress for my girl.

The first dress she tried on was .... a good dress.  She liked it.  Then tried on several more that she didn't like.  The last dress she tried on wasn't the color she thought she wanted, thought it was too plain in the bodice, and too pouffy in the skirt part.  However, once she put it on and did "the runway walk" ....  I could tell by her face, in her eyes, that this was the dress!

When she said Yes to the Dress,
David's Bridal tradition is to
make a wish and ring the bell. :)

Happy Momma moment!

We had a good shopping weekend, getting the little things, checking out clearance prices at Hobby Lobby on all things wedding on Friday, followed by a trip into a Walmart, into a Goodwill, and then off to dinner at the Yard House.  Younger crowd, a little too noisy for me, and the food was good, but used too much onion and garlic in things for me.  The Lemon Souffle for dessert was just right -- not too sweet, not too tart :)  however, eating dinner at 8:30pm at night is a litttttle late for me!

Saturday morning before dress fittings, A and T wanted engagement photos done.  We found a sweet place, little did I know they were going to do three outfit changes, etc etc.  lol only my daughter!  :) :) :)  I think I took over 100 photos.

Right now, after the long drive, and being on the go since 8am Friday, I am crawling into bed
to binge watch a few episodes of Orange is the New Black on Netflix.
Me and Sadie will be snoring soon! hahahah