Tag Archives: family-history

Fathers without fathers

Posted on June 16, 2025 by arleebug54

So if you’re following along, you know I have been looking at my matriarchs. But Father’s Day and all the lovely posts my friends shared about their own fathers stirred me up enough to change the progression of these posts, … Continue reading →

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Mothers without mothers

Posted on June 8, 2025 by arleebug54

In the last chapter, I introduced you to Violet Chrudimsky, my maternal grandmother, a woman who rose from humble beginnings to become a 1920s socialite in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Today I’m moving to her mother-in-law, my great-grandmother Alice Louise Button Sellmer, … Continue reading →

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Back to the Motherlode

Posted on May 26, 2025 by arleebug54

While there has been some debate, current research suggests that intelligence comes to us through the x chromosome, meaning that the smarts one possesses most likely come from Mom: https://www.techexplorist.com/scientists-confirm-intelligence-comes-mother/3785/ With this in mind, I thought I might start my … Continue reading →

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