Snippets for Aunt Sharon: The Kellings and the Founding of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church
St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, Sheffield, Lorain Co., Ohio. Last fall I wrote about a discovery I made while doing some research for my Aunt Sharon: her great-great-grandfather Bruno Albaugh was one of Lincoln's bodyguards ! I had several other great discoveries about her family that I've been anxious to share. This week's post profiles her Kelling ancestors' connection to a church founding in Ohio. St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church was organized in 1845 by German settlers to Sheffield, Lorain County, Ohio. Among the founding families of the church were my aunt's second great-grandparents, Johan Kelling , and his wife, Katharina Schuber . The book, History of Lorain County, Ohio , published in 1879, includes these notes on the church founding: “St. Theresa Church (Catholic), organized in 1845 by Rev. Peter Griesh, with the following membership (other member names)… John Kelling and his wife Catharine . At the organization of the church, each member paid o...
All very good repositories for family history materials! Sometimes specialized institutions may be interested in specific artifacts and materials. I donated my aunt's WAC book and bite-sized bio/genealogical info to the US Army Women's Museum: https://climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2019/01/finding-home-for-my-wac-aunts-materials.html
ReplyDeleteI remember! That's where I got the idea to donate my grandmother's V-Mail letters to the WWII Museum! At least one thing has a new home. Baby steps!
DeleteThere are also quite a few small local libraries and historical societies which would love to have family history materials pertaining to the local area.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Always worth investigating and "thinking outside the box." Thanks for reading.
DeleteAnother option, if you can't find a repository, is to create pdf's of your story and upload to the Internet Archive. I have done that. It's sort of like posting to FamilySearch Family Tree or Ancestry Trees but more public.
ReplyDeleteI just read about someone else doing that recently, Lisa. I will have to look into that for myself. Add it to the list of "to-dos"! Thanks for reading.
DeleteSharing research and materials is important make sure these bits of history are not lost.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more! (Is this Sandra?)
DeleteGreat article, Nancy! As a retired librarian who has worked in both public university libraries, I want to emphasize to ALWAYS discuss your possible donation with the staff first - don't just drop it off.
ReplyDeleteI meant both public AND university libraries.
DeleteAmanda, that is a GREAT point. I should have said that! And also that it is organized and not just a box of stuff, right? Appreciate you reading/commenting!
DeleteI agree re: the descendants. I have two kids. One is open to getting my materials but not so sure about heirloom stuff. So much to think about and plan for. Thanks for reading, Colleen.
ReplyDeleteGreat reminder and ideas. My kids have already told me that when I go, they will only takes the books I published and don't care about any of the other genealogy stuff I have such as the 1 file box, presentation books, family books, photos (except our immediate family), my online trees, etc. I told them I will leave instructions for where to donate them. :)
ReplyDeleteYou have a good plan together already! Kudos!
DeleteOne of my biggest fears is that I do all this work and then no one continues it. Luckily my son is (mildly) interested, and I'm trying to get a niece or nephew interested as well.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your son is interested, and who knows, that might change over time. For my son I think he is more interested in the really cool stories, but could care less about how I got there (which is the most fascinating part to me in some instances). It's good that you are blogging as well, as that is the permanent way to get the research out there and one of the main reasons I write. I can't tell you how many times distant cousins have contacted me b/c they see something that pertains to their family on my blog. I frequently post on FB genealogy groups when permitted, for localities where I research. Spreads it around. Thanks for reading.
DeleteVery timely article and much needed, as many of us search for permanent homes for our years of work.
DeleteThanks, Molly. I do hope it is helpful to many. I appreciate you reading and commenting.
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