Contagious Genealogy: A Pandemic

  JULY 11, 2021 My great grandfather, George LeeRoy Foltz (1880 - 1923), was certainly his father’s son! The pair of them could not be tied down to a single location for very long; the proof being in the evidence of their movements left behind in photos and written documents. George LeeRoy Foltz, postcard to brother Walter in Kansas, 3 Oct 1912, Ft. Rock, Oregon. Week 28: Transportation After growing up and starting his family in Marshall County, Kansas, George filed a homestead application in Fort Rock, Lake County, Oregon with the federal government, intent on securing his own property out on the west coast of the United States. They left behind their home in Vliets, took up residence on the new piece of land in June of 1909, and finished building a home on the property by the 16th of that month. The Albany Citizen, “Fort Rock Country,” Albany, Oregon, 20 May 1910. But once George got his dry farming techniques up and running at home, he was already on to his next venture – which...

  SEPTEMBER 05, 2020 Head on over to MyHeritage.com THIS WEEK to upload your black and white photos for FREE (you’ll need to set up a free registered account with the site first). The system will instantly enhance the image and utilize cutting-edge software to give color to your photo! Check out some of my personal examples below. BEFORE Photo of Dixon Family on wagon, 1904, West Virginia, black and white original in personal possession of Kira D. Foltz. AFTER Photo of Dixon Family on wagon, 1904, West Virginia, black and white original in personal possession of Kira D. Foltz; digital colorized image,  MyHeritage  (MyHeritage.com : accessed 5 Sep 2020). Here’s what the colorizer looks like in action! Screenshot of MyHeritage Photo Enhancer Tool, 5 Sep 2020,  MyHeritage  (MyHeritage.com : accessed 5 Sep 2020); photo of John C. Eggenberger in his confectionary and grocery store, 1905, Boone, Iowa, black and white original courtesy of Sandra (Foltz) Vallo in person...