Monthly Archives: March 2024

Photo Friday – Berryman, Morse, & Smith

I identified two people from the Linwood Dyer Collection:
Lewis John Berryman, circa Oct 1901 & Elizabeth Hight Smith, 1896. Continue reading

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Hefti – Surname Saturday

Darling-Huber-Trümpi-Dürst-Hefti LineDarling-Huber-Trümpi-Dürst-Streiff-Hefti LineDarling-Huber-Trümpi-Becker-Wichser-Zweifel-Hefti LineBy Don Taylor Name Origin[i] Family Search indicates that Hefti is a Swiss German surname from Middle High German heftec or heftic, meaning ‘strong, durable.’ “Hefty” is an Americanized form of Hefti. Geographical In the world, Forebears … Continue reading

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