Aptil 6, 2026: Janet's mother, Virginia sent us a thumb drive of all the family photos that she, along with the help of Sarah, had had scanned for posterity. Close to 20,000 photos!
So here they are!
read moreAptil 6, 2026: Janet's mother, Virginia sent us a thumb drive of all the family photos that she, along with the help of Sarah, had had scanned for posterity. Close to 20,000 photos!
So here they are!
read moreMarch 17, 2026: Charles and Tessa drove to Alabama over Spring Break.
20260317 Cloudland Canyon State Park Georgia; 1:05:55 min
20260318 DeSoto State Park Alabama; 2:28:42 min
20260319 Little River Canyon National Preserve Alabama; 1:02:14 min
20260320 Glen Falls Trail Lookout Mountain; 56:27 …
read moreNovember 24, 2025: Charles and Tessa went to Hawaii over Thanksgiving. Part vacation - part Conference.
Walk along the Beach - November 24, 2025; Maui 22:13 min
Waihe'e Ridge Trail - November 25, 2025; Maui 1:49:18 min
Ho'olawa Valley Hike - November 26, 2025; Maui 38:39 min
read moreOctober 14, 2025: We traveled to London, England for 9 days with daughter, Jane. She had never been to England before, so this was a good opportunity for her to organize the things she wanted to see and do. I think she did a wonderful job. I believe she spent …
read moreOctober 10, 2025: This is a compilation of my ancestry as best I can determine. This is based on research of past documentation including Findagrave.com website.
read moreSeptember 21, 2025: Brandt Farm celebrated our family farm in Indianapolis this year. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch at Hollyhock Hill Restaurant on the north side of Indianapolis, where we talked about the farm and family happenings and had great fun.
September 21, 2025 Brandt Farm Hollyhock Hill Photos
read moreSeptember 18, 2025: We took a short two day trip to northeast Indiana with our good friends, Don and Julie. Weather was perfect the entire time.
As I was growing up and with my Mother's family connections, this was always an area we would visit often, especially during the summertime …
read moreJune 29, 2025: Mary & I went to the farm to take care of a few house issues and check on a few things. The corn looked really good.
I made a photo inventory of the farm house and barn interiors just for future reference.
June 29, 2025 Farm Visit and …
read moreMay 20, 2025: Janet & I took a 9 day trip to Copenhagen, Denmark with college classmates and good friends -Don & Julie
DAY 1, Tuesday - Depart for Denmark Depart for Denmark
DAY 2, Wednesday - Arrive in Copenhagen Arrive in the lively Danish capital of Copenhagen, and transfer to your hotel. Spend …
read moreApril 27, 2025: Mary, Will & I went up to the farm on a beautiful spring day for a much needed work day
The corn was planted this past week.
We saw what the raccoons had done on the inside of the house and we did our best to clean up …
read moreApril 20, 2025: Janet & I hosted Easter this year and it was a real joy.
We have some really good cooks in this family, because the dinner was delicious.
Thank you, everyone!
And the weather cooperated, too. It turned out to being a beautiful Spring day.
Miscellaneous pics include …
read moreMarch 10, 2025: Janet & I took a trip to Spain to visit both some new and old sites. Particularly, Madrid and Toledo and Barcelona.
8 Day Madrid & Barcelona by Rail (Monday Departure, New York)
DAY 1, Monday - Depart for Spain
DAY 2, Tuesday - Arrive in Madrid, capital of Spain, and …
read moreNovember 28, 2024: We celebrated Thanksgiving in Bloomington this year. Charles and Tessa hosted. Jane caught a nasty cold a day or two before, so she opted out of trying to join us. The group pictures that I took came out a bit fuzzy so Charles was able to sharpen …
read moreOctober 28, 2024: Janet found some more of her slides and negatives in a Blue Binder in the basement, so I'm taking the opportunity to scan and post what she found.
read moreSeptember 18, 2024: We flew with PolyArk classmate, Don & Julie to to Edinburgh, Scotland. There, we met up with another PolyArk classmate, Karl and Barbara to begin our Gate 1 - 10 Day Classic Scotland Tour and 50th PolyArk Anniversary.
DAY 1, Tuesday arrive Wednesday - Depart for Scotland
DAY 2, Thursday …
read moreSeptember 8, 2024: We drove to Charles' and Tessa's house in Bloomington to celebrate Jane's upcoming Birthday in a few days. We got to see the many upgrades to the main house and patio area, while also spending a little time in the ADU. Charles and Tessa were making and …
read moreAugust 24, 2024: My Niece, Mary, organized a very nice lunch at Brandt Farm to celebrate the planting of three apple trees in remembrance of her Mom (my Sister), Joyce; as well as a tree for Calista and a tree for Joyce Eastburn.
She also invited several dear friends of …
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