We Get Mail – Reeve Griswold Portrait
We recently received a message from Gene Meier from Sycamore, Illinois: “Hello, I am a Watertown, Wisconsin historian living in Sycamore, Illinois. My Old Lutheran ancestors settled in Lebanon, Dodge …
We Get Mail – Polly Griswold
Jennifer Mayer recently inquired about the following: I’m looking for parents for Polly Griswold born: Oct 2, 1793 in Vermont and died in Lisbon NY Nov 27, 1870. She married …
We Get Mail – Elmer D. Griswold
Arlene Atkins Keehn also contacted us recently: My father’s mother was Almeda Laura (Griswold) Atkins and I am looking for her brother Elmer D Griswold. I am looking for information on Elmer D. Griswold born …
We Get Mail – Grace Hall Griswold
In our April 2024 bulletin, we featured an article about Grace Hall Griswold, a faculty member and entomologist from Cornell University. In response to that article that was also shared …
Autograph Book of Lydia Ella Griswold Buchholz (1877-1944)
The granddaughter of a family friend of the Buchholz/Griswold family from Michigan submitted to the GFA photographs of an autograph book from the early 1890’s that belonged to Lydia Ella …
We Get Mail: Nelson Lee Griswold and Thelma Odell Truett Griswold
In a recent inquiry to GFA, John Griswold inquired about marriage records for his grandparents: Nelson Lee Griswold, Sr (born 1902 / died February 18, 2000) and Thelma Odell Truett …
We Get Mail: WW II Veteran Honored
In November, GFA member, Paul Griswold took his family to Ames, Iowa, home of Iowa State University, to participate in a Veteran’s Day Ceremony honoring three graduates who paid the …
Griswold DNA Project
Member William Griswold recently contacted us with questions about the Griswold DNA project: “I signed up to participate in the DNA project and received the below email. However, there are …
Assistance Needed to Attribute Historical Photos
Geoff Griswold recently shared some lovely historical Griswold family images, which are displayed below. “I’ve attached images of glass slides that, except for two, have been carried forward for many …
In Search of Photo of Vincent Rugg Griswold
Geoff Griswold recently wrote to GFA to inquire if anyone has a photo of Vincent Rugg Griswold: “We were wondering if you might have any pictures of Vincent since we’d …