Category Archives: Family History

Always remember them. . .

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

From our Sunday School lesson today: Referring to the pioneers, President Hinckley said: “I will never get over being thankful to them; I hope you never get over being thankful to them. I hope that we will always remember them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Insights and Thoughts | Leave a comment

Keep you a diary, my friend

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

On Journal Writing, from the London Magazine, reprinted in the Deseret News 16 July 1862 From the Deseret News, July 16, 1862 If a man keeps no diary, the path crumbles away behind him as his feet leave it; and … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Insights and Thoughts | Leave a comment

Grace Laemmlen, teaching at Washington School in Leitersberg, Maryland 1955-1956

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

My mother, Grace Laemmlen, was a school teacher.  After she and my dad married in June 1954, they traveled to Hagerstown, Maryland where my dad served for two years as the administrator of the hospital at Brook Lane Farm.  As … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History | 1 Comment

Cecilia Samuel Paul, LDS Pioneer in Eket, Nigeria

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

In 1984 Mary Ellen Edmunds and I went on a grand adventure.  We went to live in a village called Eket in Cross River State (which is now in the Ikwa Ibom State), Nigeria.  We were sent by the Thrasher … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Humanitarian Work | 1 Comment

A Visit from Roger & Jeanne Minert

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This morning we stopped at Johnson’s Fruit Stand for delicious cherries, apricots, plumcots and peaches.  I love the feel of this family fruit farm.  We also picked up a warm cherry pie and some oatmeal pear cookies, our favorites!  We … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Lewis Family | Leave a comment

The Dedication of the Historical Marker at the Churchville Cemetery 8 July 2017

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

My 3rd Great-grandfather, Theodore Turley moved his family from England to Upper Canada around 1825.  He settled in York, then later moved his family to Churchville, where he acquired some land along the Credit River. This weekend a family history … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History | 1 Comment

My Grandfather, Franklin Smuin, LDS Missionary 1915-1917, Southern California

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

    Today I received a fabulous treasure in the mail–these two photographs of my grandfather, Franklin Smuin, who served an LDS mission 100 years ago. I can’t even remember what took me to the Early Mormon Missionaries database, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History | Leave a comment

God’s Perfect Scheduling

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

We are on the road, away from our Yakima home for several weeks each transfer.  Our lives revolve in these 6-week periods.  This afternoon we were returning home through the Canyons behind our mission home and the hills that were covered … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Insights and Thoughts | 1 Comment

“to be held in remembrance”

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This afternoon we attended a Stake Conference in The Dalles Stake.  During the 4:00 Priesthood Leadership Meeting, I sat in the foyer, preparing my talk for the evening session.  I couldn’t help but notice a grandma near me writing in what … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Insights and Thoughts | Leave a comment

Ann Laemmlen and Mary Ellen Edmunds in Nigeria: Our report to headquarters 27 October 1984

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

From 1984-1987 I lived in Eket, Nigeria.  Mary Ellen Edmunds and I were sent to direct a child health project for the Thrasher Research Fund in Salt Lake City.  I recently found this report we sent to headquarters not long … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Humanitarian Work | 10 Comments