The girls, of course, are Sarah and Rachel after a visit out here to Disneyland in 1977.
Dave
Thursday, September 25, 2008
from Dave
We have been going through old photos gathering up memories to share. I will bring printed copies to the gathering, but these seemed well suited to share on the blog. We have all seen pictures of Henry. Here is a couple of famous ones of Peter in 1975. Could anyone guess that he is Henry's father? Some of us remember when Grandpa Peter looked almost the same as this. note the legendary "mean" look that the elder Peter passed on to his offspring.
The girls, of course, are Sarah and Rachel after a visit out here to Disneyland in 1977.
Dave
The girls, of course, are Sarah and Rachel after a visit out here to Disneyland in 1977.
Dave
Saturday, September 20, 2008
News since the last post...
First off, there are two new mystery photos over in the sidebar. We had an immediate response on the last rodeo queen photo (Laurie identified herself in an email to Mary). If you can identify the cuties in these photos, please respond via the blog! Also needed...from you....more photos and stories! Please email Betsy anything you would like to share!! Inquiring minds want to know...Greg and Karen- how was your trip to England? And Viv- how's the family history coming?
You may have noticed it's been a while since our last post. But now, Mary and Peter have returned from a wonderful trip to England and Ireland....there may be some photos to share, so check back!!! And Webmaster Betsy is settling back in at work since her maternity leave. We hope to be working together to bring you new posts every few weeks.
And the most exciting news in the Peter Herr family is that Elizabeth has become engaged! We are all so pleased that we will be welcoming her beau Van into the family, officially! They are thinking about a September 2009 wedding. Check back for photos of the two of them as well!!
You may have noticed it's been a while since our last post. But now, Mary and Peter have returned from a wonderful trip to England and Ireland....there may be some photos to share, so check back!!! And Webmaster Betsy is settling back in at work since her maternity leave. We hope to be working together to bring you new posts every few weeks.
And the most exciting news in the Peter Herr family is that Elizabeth has become engaged! We are all so pleased that we will be welcoming her beau Van into the family, officially! They are thinking about a September 2009 wedding. Check back for photos of the two of them as well!!
Monday, August 4, 2008
Dear Family (from Bruce)
Dear Family:
Thanks to Betsy for setting up this blog.
As you may know, Vivian has done a lot of genealogical research to track down some of our illustrious (and not) ancestors. Recently, Ellen and I have become interested in another tracking project -- tracking our genetic heritage. National Geographic's Genographic Project will trace your genetic ancestry by means of a DNA mouth swab (for $119 per sample). Men can trace both their paternal and maternal lines; women can trace their maternal lines only (you have to have a Y chromosome in order to trace the paternal line). Ellen and I are both going to do this.
In reading up on this, I learned that my blood type (B negative) is quite uncommon, and that it is particularly unusual in people of European ancestry. It is most often found in the Himalayas (northern India and Pakistan) and in Central Asia. Check out the article and map at http://anthro.palomar.edu/vary/vary_3.htm. Maybe we have some Pakistani or Kazakh blood in our veins! Here's my question -- what is everybody's blood type? Pat, do you know what Ross's blood type was? Viv? Dave? Peter? Second and third gen'ers? If you don't mind, please let me know your blood types (bruceherr@earthlink.net). I'll post the results of my blood typing on the blog when I get them, if they're not too scandalous. And let me know if anybody else decides to send in a sample.
--Bruce.
Thanks to Betsy for setting up this blog.
As you may know, Vivian has done a lot of genealogical research to track down some of our illustrious (and not) ancestors. Recently, Ellen and I have become interested in another tracking project -- tracking our genetic heritage. National Geographic's Genographic Project will trace your genetic ancestry by means of a DNA mouth swab (for $119 per sample). Men can trace both their paternal and maternal lines; women can trace their maternal lines only (you have to have a Y chromosome in order to trace the paternal line). Ellen and I are both going to do this.
In reading up on this, I learned that my blood type (B negative) is quite uncommon, and that it is particularly unusual in people of European ancestry. It is most often found in the Himalayas (northern India and Pakistan) and in Central Asia. Check out the article and map at http://anthro.palomar.edu/vary/vary_3.htm. Maybe we have some Pakistani or Kazakh blood in our veins! Here's my question -- what is everybody's blood type? Pat, do you know what Ross's blood type was? Viv? Dave? Peter? Second and third gen'ers? If you don't mind, please let me know your blood types (bruceherr@earthlink.net). I'll post the results of my blood typing on the blog when I get them, if they're not too scandalous. And let me know if anybody else decides to send in a sample.
--Bruce.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Interesting Fact
So far our reunion blog has had 25 visits from 5 countries: The US, Uganda, Norway, India and Oman!
If you hadn't noticed, there are now two links to personal family blogs in the sidebar. Check those out! And if you have a blog to share, or a website from a company or organization you work with, please share those. It's fun to learn about each other in new ways.
Pete, Henry (4 in November) and Betsy
Clara Jean (So Big!)
If you hadn't noticed, there are now two links to personal family blogs in the sidebar. Check those out! And if you have a blog to share, or a website from a company or organization you work with, please share those. It's fun to learn about each other in new ways.
And....just because I can't resist.....here are a few photos of our family:
Clara Jean (now almost 7 months) and Pete (now almost 35 years)
Clara Jean (now almost 7 months) and Pete (now almost 35 years)
Pete, Henry (4 in November) and Betsy
Clara Jean (So Big!)Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Photos from Rachel
Our first post comes from Rachel who says:
"Here are a few pictures of us - Eve and Grandpa Bruce (Baba), Eve and
Grandma Ellen (Gama), Eve, Guillo and me, and Eve in all her messy
glory."
"Here are a few pictures of us - Eve and Grandpa Bruce (Baba), Eve and
Grandma Ellen (Gama), Eve, Guillo and me, and Eve in all her messy
glory."
Friday, July 18, 2008
Welcome!!!
Here is the new blog, designed to keep us all connected and updated as the reunion draws near. Our goal is for this to be an interactive blog. We invite you to mail pictures (old and new) and stories to webmaster Betsy (Pete jr.'s wife) and she will post them here to share with everyone. We also encourage you to use the comments section to respond to posts. If there is any information about the reunion you wish to see posted here, please let us know.
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