Ancestral Breezes

Telling the stories of my past; gently swaying in the breezes of the High Country. Written by Jen Baldwin, Genealogist and Family Historian in Colorado.

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26 October 2014

Keep Looking

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This past weekend, my Aunt from Alabama traveled to Colorado for a visit. My parents, my sister and her family, myself and my family, and ou...

28 April 2014

The Lodges of Central City

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Two weeks ago, my family and I explored Central City, Blackhawk and surrounding areas in Gilpin County, Colorado. We had a great day, which...

25 April 2014

Central City and It's Cemeteries

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The final of three posts focused on our day long family adventure in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado and the surrounding area. We expl...

26 February 2014

Haymakers

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Now that the excitement of RootsTech has died down a bit, and my life is slowly getting back to normal, I wanted to take some time to get ba...

03 February 2014

Elsie the Rebekah

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Recently I received a few more pieces of my own family history. As the designated family archivist, my collection of photographs, ephemera...

29 December 2013

Fact, Fiction or Malarkey?

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Conspiracy theories run rampant in fraternal societies and similar organizations. Hollywood loves them, fictional authors expand them, and ...

22 December 2013

Way out in the middle of nowhere...

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Way out in the middle of nowhere is where my 2x great grandfather, Eilert Heerten, decided to settle. Homesteading in Keya Paha County,...

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