Family Story Finder

The sweep of family history across the generations

1968 Democratic convention
  • August 26 1968 - August 29 1968

It was a signature moment of the turbulent 1960s. Walter, 18, and Dan, 15, were there in Chicago, working as messengers for the Eugene McCarthy campaign.

Joan and Ruby
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Joan’s second marriage to Rueben Meyers brought her great happiness.

Mercantile roots in old Danzig
  • 1850 - 1910

Three brothers of the Kleemann family from the Weinberg district of 19th century Danzig operated a coffee and tea import business. Hugo Lewi married into the family and was a dealer in military effects. 

Mössbauer man—Stan makes his mark in physics
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Stan's innovations in Mossbauer spectroscopy.

On Hill Avenue
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The Ruby family comes of age in a bedroom suburb west of Chicago

Our Brenner cousins
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Janis, Leslie and Amy grew up—each a star in her own way.

The Kaufhaus at Schloßstraße 97
  • 1907 - 2001

In 1907, Moritz Feidt built a department store in Berlin Stieglitz. It still stands today