Joe Samson
@joesamson.bsky.social
Interested in genealogy, history, archeology. Sweden, Germany, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Nebraska, Minnesota, Colorado, and Texas. No politics or religion discussions.
My sister Mary and I went in search of our father's boyhood home. My dad showed me back in the 90s. We found it. The biggest question as a result? Did my grandfather build the barn and outbuildings? We then stopped at the cemetery on our way home.
September 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
My sister Mary and I went in search of our father's boyhood home. My dad showed me back in the 90s. We found it. The biggest question as a result? Did my grandfather build the barn and outbuildings? We then stopped at the cemetery on our way home.
I’ve been playing with ChatGPT.
April 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I’ve been playing with ChatGPT.
Gotta love 1600s catholic baptism dates.
April 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Gotta love 1600s catholic baptism dates.
I used ChatGPT to enhance the only picture of my uncle. I first asked to enhance and then they if I wanted to change the background.
April 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I used ChatGPT to enhance the only picture of my uncle. I first asked to enhance and then they if I wanted to change the background.
My backyard this morning!
February 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
My backyard this morning!
Oh look, I am now Norwegian and Dutch according to MyHeritage. 😨 My 10-year documented paper trail has me as Swedish and German. 🤔
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Oh look, I am now Norwegian and Dutch according to MyHeritage. 😨 My 10-year documented paper trail has me as Swedish and German. 🤔
I’m excited to get back to readable parish records from the 1600s. I’m making a spreadsheet with all known surnames from this diocese.
February 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I’m excited to get back to readable parish records from the 1600s. I’m making a spreadsheet with all known surnames from this diocese.
New Year’s dinner. First time smoking a brisket. It fell apart in my hands.
January 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
New Year’s dinner. First time smoking a brisket. It fell apart in my hands.
I came across this in the 1711 Catholic baptism records. Does anyone know what the words in the red circle mean?
December 15, 2024 at 8:53 PM
I came across this in the 1711 Catholic baptism records. Does anyone know what the words in the red circle mean?
I love how clear this writing is from 1704. I just wish they added in the age of the parents.
December 15, 2024 at 6:41 PM
I love how clear this writing is from 1704. I just wish they added in the age of the parents.
Graduation day atMSU. So proud of my son!
December 14, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Graduation day atMSU. So proud of my son!
The tip of the day stays in the middle.
December 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM
The tip of the day stays in the middle.
I guess my British DNA must have come from distant Danish cousins. It looks like Danelaw. Maybe I'm related to Rollo? 😁
December 10, 2024 at 8:12 PM
I guess my British DNA must have come from distant Danish cousins. It looks like Danelaw. Maybe I'm related to Rollo? 😁
I hate when Rudolph tells Frosty a dad joke. Frosty can’t stop laughing. 😂 😂😂😂
December 4, 2024 at 5:01 PM
I hate when Rudolph tells Frosty a dad joke. Frosty can’t stop laughing. 😂 😂😂😂
I bought this book a year ago. I’ve only read about 20 or 30 pages because I go down the rabbit hole with all of the suggested links in the margins. One night, I was looking at old Swedish maps from the 1600s for 4 hours. 1 O’clock am is way past my bedtime. 😂😂😂
November 27, 2024 at 4:37 AM
I bought this book a year ago. I’ve only read about 20 or 30 pages because I go down the rabbit hole with all of the suggested links in the margins. One night, I was looking at old Swedish maps from the 1600s for 4 hours. 1 O’clock am is way past my bedtime. 😂😂😂
I always wondered where my grandparents met. August emigrated to America at 18 when Paulina was 5. So they wouldn’t have know each other in Svarteborg. August was visiting his Dad Samuel and Paulina was living on the same farm. You never know when you will meet your soulmate.
November 23, 2024 at 5:59 PM
I always wondered where my grandparents met. August emigrated to America at 18 when Paulina was 5. So they wouldn’t have know each other in Svarteborg. August was visiting his Dad Samuel and Paulina was living on the same farm. You never know when you will meet your soulmate.
My Big Y-DNA journey from Africa to southwest Sweden. The archeological sites on the map are from people matching my Y-DNA tree. The ones in Iceland are from 2 or 3 mutations with common ancestors dating back to 700 to 900 AD. I hope I explained this correctly. Information from FamilyTreeDNA.
November 20, 2024 at 10:55 PM
My Big Y-DNA journey from Africa to southwest Sweden. The archeological sites on the map are from people matching my Y-DNA tree. The ones in Iceland are from 2 or 3 mutations with common ancestors dating back to 700 to 900 AD. I hope I explained this correctly. Information from FamilyTreeDNA.
Mine come from a few neighboring parishes in Sweden and from northwest Germany.
November 20, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Mine come from a few neighboring parishes in Sweden and from northwest Germany.
2016: I was visiting cousins in Varberg, Sweden when I met cutie.
November 18, 2024 at 3:49 PM
2016: I was visiting cousins in Varberg, Sweden when I met cutie.