When tracing family history, we often look for official documents—census records, passenger manifests, and marriage certificates. But sometimes the clearest evidence of where we come from sits right on the dinner table.
For my family, that dish is Gurkensalat (German Cucumber Salad). The prompt I am using for this week's post is Family Recipe Friday, suggested by Lynn Palermo of The Armchair Genealogist, and I am featuring this summer favorite of mine.
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks (2026-30): Free Space
The weekly prompt is provided by www.amyjohnsoncrow.com. The prompt for the week of July 20 is "Free Space."
As genealogists, we often go searching for milestones: the marriages, the homesteads, and the long lives that built our family trees. But sometimes, we uncover a life cut short—a story that simply slipped through the cracks of family memory over the past century and a half, lost to time until records bring it back to light.
In this post, I am rediscovering and sharing the forgotten story of my great-great-grandfather’s sister, Annie Strahle, 137 years after her death.
The weekly prompt is provided by www.amyjohnsoncrow.com. The prompt for the week of July 13 is "A Source I Want to Understand Better." While Amy Johnson Crow provides a prompt, she understands that people will interpret it in many different ways. I have chosen to interpret a "source" as the specific document used to prove a fact, rather than a broader collection. For this week's post, I am going to get a better understanding of the 1920 U.S. Census for Elizabeth Sulki in the Borough of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.
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| This 1920 Census entry serves as the "fingerprint" of the family after they fled Washington. While the surname is recorded as "Sulki," the seven sons listed confirm the identity of the family. |