Category Archives: Erick Johan Anderson Hyttsten

I was reading a story set in Michigan, 1862. When I’m reading history, I often mentally plug my ancestors into the date to get a glimpse into their specific world. My mom’s family lived in Michigan, so I did the math. My great grandmother wasn’t born yet, so I looked up her mother, someone whoContinueContinue reading “Looking beyond the Names on a Family Tree”