Family Story Finder

The sweep of family history across the generations

Ed Eilertsen tribute puzzle

Ed loved crosswords, so Dan Ruby created a tribute puzzle for his memorial. Kate and Twyla were the clue crew.

Eilertsen roots in Farsund, Norway

Farmers and seafarers from the south Norway coast

Eilertsens at sea

Members of a farming family took to the sea both as an occupational calling and a means of emigration

Eilertsens by the lake

Ed was the rector at Saint Martin's By the Lake in Minnetonka Beach, Minn. The family was raised in towns around the lake region west of Minneapolis, including in the church rectory

Filming of "The Heartbreak Kid"

Ed officiates at a movie wedding

First grandchild

Twyla Ariel Eilertsen Ruby was born on August 7, 1985

Fourth Generation Rubys

Just a bit about Twyla, Gene, Zach and Lani.

Lest we forget—family Holocaust testimony

1941 - 1942

Remembering our Ringel and Wohlgemuth/Paechter family members who perished in the Shoah.

Our Israeli cousins

Ze’evs progency: a new generation of vibrant, contemporary Israelis.

Seymour Rabinowitz and Harriet Berkowitz

Seymour, also called Samuel, was partly estranged from the family. He worked as a truant officer in the New York City schools. His daughter Harriet Berkowitz discovered our blog and contributed a trove of precious documents.