Buried in the Attic: Stories Grandma Never Told Us

How does someone set out in a kayak for a peaceful paddle on the river and end up lugging home a random headstone? That’s exactly what happened to Don, who kayaks the rivers and creeks of Ohio. Thanks for listening to Buried in the Attic. If you liked this podcast, be sure to rate and review! Join me next month for a special guest appearance. Buried in the Attic is researched, written, produced, a...

Horace Gilbert, Fritzie Stelter, and James Sefrhans, Jr. all had one thing in common: They all died while in service to their country. Horace in the Civil War, Fritzie in World War II, and Jimmy in Vietnam. Learn more about these three men - my only relatives who didn't come home from the wars in which they served. For more on Jimmy Sefrhans, please view this excellent documentary by Robert Peavey...

On July 12, 1926, two men held up the Galien State Bank in Galien, Michigan. They fled in a stolen Cadillac as town citizens fired at them, then crashed the car 20 miles northwest. From there they escaped into the woods on foot. A posse of men surrounded the woods, but when dawn broke, the bandits were gone. Welcome to Buried in the Attic: Stories Grandma Never Told Us. I'm your host, Lynette. If...

All I ever knew about my grandma's Aunt Blanche was that she owned a farm, she married a man much younger than her, and that they had chickens. I found her fascinating and wanted to know more, but to do that, I had to do my own research. From 1890s Chicago to 1960s New York, come along to learn more about one of my most unconventional relatives. Buried in the Attic is researched, written, produced...

CW: Murder/attempted suicide It was a chilly afternoon in February 1931 when Belle Loewe was stabbed in the rear room of a cheap boarding house in Chicago. By the time police arrived, she was dead, and her roommate’s throat was slashed. Buried in the Attic is researched, written, produced, and recorded by me, Lynette Kleisner. Theme music is by Scott Moore. Find him on Bluesky @Grooveis4life. If y...

On a stormy June evening in New Haven Colony, a ship was spotted sailing up the river from the harbor. Citizens ran to meet it, anxious for news of their own dear ship that had set sail for England six months earlier. As they approached, they were astonished to see it was the very image of their own ship – hanging in the air above the water as if made of mist. They watched in awe as bit by bit, th...

Welcome to Buried in the Attic: Stories Grandma Never Told Us. I’m your host, Lynette, and I’m a genealogist. Each month I’ll share stories I’ve stumbled across in my own research and interview other genealogists, both professional and amateur. We’ll discuss surprising, fascinating, and sometimes unsettling discoveries we’ve made in our genealogy journeys. Things our family never told us. Things o...