Comments on: HoleInTheDonut Helps Man Find Long Sought Swiss Family Roots http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/02/18/family-roots-discovered-through-blog-photo/ Cultural travel that delights the senses, nourishes the intellect, and opens the heart Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: expatraveler http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/02/18/family-roots-discovered-through-blog-photo/comment-page-1/#comment-7658 expatraveler Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:03:30 +0000 http://holeinthedonut.com/?p=4673#comment-7658 Wow - what a story. So amazing to hear about the links and findings for Bill and such beautiful photography on your part Barbara. Switzerland was the first country of my journey. I had no thoughts of going there first, but it fell into my lap too... I fell in love and have been to this area on my last trip actually. I loved it! This post really makes me smile. Just another reason why I love Switzerland. Wow – what a story. So amazing to hear about the links and findings for Bill and such beautiful photography on your part Barbara.

Switzerland was the first country of my journey. I had no thoughts of going there first, but it fell into my lap too… I fell in love and have been to this area on my last trip actually. I loved it!

This post really makes me smile. Just another reason why I love Switzerland.

]]> By: Mark H http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/02/18/family-roots-discovered-through-blog-photo/comment-page-1/#comment-5576 Mark H Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:01:37 +0000 http://holeinthedonut.com/?p=4673#comment-5576 What an extraordinary story. The internet making the world a tiny place. The alignment of the old and new photos are amazing and takes an eagle eye. What an extraordinary story. The internet making the world a tiny place. The alignment of the old and new photos are amazing and takes an eagle eye.

]]> By: birth injury attorney http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/02/18/family-roots-discovered-through-blog-photo/comment-page-1/#comment-5554 birth injury attorney Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:28:33 +0000 http://holeinthedonut.com/?p=4673#comment-5554 I am often amazed at how small the world has become especially since the internet. I am an immigrant and really do not know much about my family history past my parents and a little bit about my grandparents. Even my parents really do not know much about our ancestry or where our family really originated. I marvel at your story and am very happy for you to be part of this story. Yes, there was a great deal of serendipity but you were the one who took action. Good for you. I am often amazed at how small the world has become especially since the internet. I am an immigrant and really do not know much about my family history past my parents and a little bit about my grandparents. Even my parents really do not know much about our ancestry or where our family really originated. I marvel at your story and am very happy for you to be part of this story. Yes, there was a great deal of serendipity but you were the one who took action. Good for you.

]]> By: Cairns Hotels http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/02/18/family-roots-discovered-through-blog-photo/comment-page-1/#comment-5548 Cairns Hotels Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:49:53 +0000 http://holeinthedonut.com/?p=4673#comment-5548 Nice of them to help that man find his roots and lucky for him they are there ready to help. Nice of them to help that man find his roots and lucky for him they are there ready to help.

]]> By: Barbara Weibel http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/02/18/family-roots-discovered-through-blog-photo/comment-page-1/#comment-5305 Barbara Weibel Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:40:57 +0000 http://holeinthedonut.com/?p=4673#comment-5305 Hi Rich: Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. I was really honored to play a part in helping connect the dots and the resultant story really resonated with a much wider audience. Barbara Hi Rich:
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. I was really honored to play a part in helping connect the dots and the resultant story really resonated with a much wider audience.
Barbara

]]> By: Rich Diesslin http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/02/18/family-roots-discovered-through-blog-photo/comment-page-1/#comment-5299 Rich Diesslin Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:51:12 +0000 http://holeinthedonut.com/?p=4673#comment-5299 Barbara, interesting. Bill is very active in tracking down his genealogy and has connected to a lot of the extended family. I came across this thanks to the names being in the search. Interesting I may have gone right past this place and not even known it back in 1974 when were visit Europe, including Interlaken. We did search in vain for a Diesslin Strasse in the Black Forest region, but had no idea of this branch of the familie's connection to Switzerland. Thanks for the pictures! .-= Rich Diesslin´s last blog ..<a href="http://the-cartoonist.com/tinc?key=3NAI4l2Z&id=1" rel="nofollow">www.The-Cartoonist.Com</a> =-. Barbara, interesting. Bill is very active in tracking down his genealogy and has connected to a lot of the extended family. I came across this thanks to the names being in the search. Interesting I may have gone right past this place and not even known it back in 1974 when were visit Europe, including Interlaken. We did search in vain for a Diesslin Strasse in the Black Forest region, but had no idea of this branch of the familie’s connection to Switzerland. Thanks for the pictures!
.-= Rich Diesslin´s last blog ..http://www.The-Cartoonist.Com =-.

]]> By: Bankrupt Boy http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/02/18/family-roots-discovered-through-blog-photo/comment-page-1/#comment-4622 Bankrupt Boy Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:29:32 +0000 http://holeinthedonut.com/?p=4673#comment-4622 heh this is awesome still regardless of fluke or not. awesome that what he was looking for was even on the internet heh this is awesome still regardless of fluke or not. awesome that what he was looking for was even on the internet

]]> By: Blog brengt familie samen | Computertaal http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/02/18/family-roots-discovered-through-blog-photo/comment-page-1/#comment-1890 Blog brengt familie samen | Computertaal Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:01:07 +0000 http://holeinthedonut.com/?p=4673#comment-1890 [...] zelf had… en om een langverhaal kort te maken: hij had zijn voorvaderen weer gevonden. Of hoe Internet mensen samen kan [...] [...] zelf had… en om een langverhaal kort te maken: hij had zijn voorvaderen weer gevonden. Of hoe Internet mensen samen kan [...]

]]> By: Karen Haspolat http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/02/18/family-roots-discovered-through-blog-photo/comment-page-1/#comment-1841 Karen Haspolat Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:08:52 +0000 http://holeinthedonut.com/?p=4673#comment-1841 An amazing story! A true example of the communication tools at our disposal today. The chances of this happening are rare today, what about 10 years ago ... or more? <abbr><em>Karen Haspolat’s last blog post..<a href="http://edubuzz.org/blogs/bloggingit/2008/12/18/christmas-cheer-from-humbie-primary/" rel="nofollow">Christmas Cheer from Humbie Primary</a></em></abbr> An amazing story! A true example of the communication tools at our disposal today. The chances of this happening are rare today, what about 10 years ago … or more?

Karen Haspolat’s last blog post..Christmas Cheer from Humbie Primary

]]> By: Barbara Weibel http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/02/18/family-roots-discovered-through-blog-photo/comment-page-1/#comment-1835 Barbara Weibel Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:58:17 +0000 http://holeinthedonut.com/?p=4673#comment-1835 Richard and yup: What I did is quite a bit more than just using the NextGEN Image flow add-on for NextGEN Gallery. That plugin was designed to get the cover flow image into the body of a web page or a blog post, but to my knowledge, no one had successfully figured out how to get it into the header before me, because I contacted the plugin and add-on designers for info. I have since shared what I did with the designer of my WordPress template and she recently wrote a post with all the details. You can see it here: http://www.nickifaulk.com/2009/02/24/wp-themes-how-to-revolving-images-in-the-header/ Barbara Richard and yup:
What I did is quite a bit more than just using the NextGEN Image flow add-on for NextGEN Gallery. That plugin was designed to get the cover flow image into the body of a web page or a blog post, but to my knowledge, no one had successfully figured out how to get it into the header before me, because I contacted the plugin and add-on designers for info. I have since shared what I did with the designer of my WordPress template and she recently wrote a post with all the details. You can see it here:
http://www.nickifaulk.com/2009/02/24/wp-themes-how-to-revolving-images-in-the-header/
Barbara

]]> By: John Davis http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/02/18/family-roots-discovered-through-blog-photo/comment-page-1/#comment-1834 John Davis Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:49:27 +0000 http://holeinthedonut.com/?p=4673#comment-1834 Wow, you have to admit that is like WAY cool! RT www.be-anonymous.us.tc Wow, you have to admit that is like WAY cool!

RT
http://www.be-anonymous.us.tc

]]> By: MIke http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/02/18/family-roots-discovered-through-blog-photo/comment-page-1/#comment-1833 MIke Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:42:00 +0000 http://holeinthedonut.com/?p=4673#comment-1833 Google is the solution! What was the question? Nice story. <abbr><em>MIke’s last blog post..<a href="http://careout.net/post/6/Earn-by-Promoting-CPA-Offers" rel="nofollow">Earn by Promoting CPA Offers.</a></em></abbr> Google is the solution!
What was the question?
Nice story.

MIke’s last blog post..Earn by Promoting CPA Offers.

]]> By: Brad http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/02/18/family-roots-discovered-through-blog-photo/comment-page-1/#comment-1831 Brad Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:22:43 +0000 http://holeinthedonut.com/?p=4673#comment-1831 Great story! It's so cool to see how it all came together for someone to find a piece of family history. Great story! It’s so cool to see how it all came together for someone to find a piece of family history.

]]> By: yup http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/02/18/family-roots-discovered-through-blog-photo/comment-page-1/#comment-1829 yup Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:50:57 +0000 http://holeinthedonut.com/?p=4673#comment-1829 @Richard - Google "nextgen-imageflow" it's a WP-Plugin. Now, the next time you need to find info like this, just look at the source code of the page for clues. @Richard – Google “nextgen-imageflow” it’s a WP-Plugin.

Now, the next time you need to find info like this, just look at the source code of the page for clues.

]]> By: Dan http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/02/18/family-roots-discovered-through-blog-photo/comment-page-1/#comment-1828 Dan Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:48:39 +0000 http://holeinthedonut.com/?p=4673#comment-1828 "Amazing story! But don’t think this is some amazing coincidence. I agree with Keith. “Amazing story! But don’t think this is some amazing coincidence.

I agree with Keith.

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