Hi. Welcome to ‘Oma’s Attic Treasures.’ I chose this name because I thought it sounded better than ‘Oma’s Basement Bootie’ or ‘Oma’s Closet Clutter,’ although, if your mother is anything like mine, you can find

Oma is my mother. She was not always Oma. ‘Oma’ is what some German children call their Grandmother (and ‘Opa’ is for ‘Grandfather’). Oma became ‘Oma’ when she became

I think I became interested in knowing my antecedants when I was around 16 years old. I remember asking my grandmother, Hazel Gambill (we called her “Mom”) about her mother. She told me her mother’s name was Elmira Mellen and her father’s name was George. After I was married, I started quizzing my mother and […]

All of my great grandparents had large families. One set had 14 children. Another set had 12 children. Two sets had 6 and one of the Great-greats before them had 12.

What is it that makes one person happy with the status quo, and another person need to know details? Almost obsessively.