November 28th, 2024
The McKellogg Christmas Photos
December 16, 2023
Sue and Ken's 50th anniversary party photos at Imperial Beach.
Imperial Beach - April 15, 2023
In Loving Memory of Claire Frances McKellogg
August 26, 1924 - November 12, 2020
The Amazing McKellogg Clan - Stories of Your Ancestors
Travel with the amazing McKelloggs from the British Isles to America's shores. You'll meet your forebears from Scotland, Ireland, and England. Some were aristocrats living in castles; others were farmers escaping famine. Along the way you'll meet war heroes, pioneers, abolitionists, and a few scoundrels, too.
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Our Libertor - Robert McKellogg Thunderbird in WW II
Our Liberator fought in WW II with the 45th Infantry Division, known as the Thunderbirds. Read dozens of his letters to his fiancé, Claire FitzGerald, while he battled the Nazis in French villages. His accounts will take you across the Rhine into the belly of the beast, Germany. Join him in the ferocious battle for Nuremberg. Trudge with him into hell, Dachau.
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Grandma Claire was a great story teller! Listen to her perfectly recite Barbara Frietchie, the poem she memorized in the 4th grade. Click on a story below to hear Claire tell of her childhood in New York, including her move to Ohio. She recalls her first meeting with Bob and her college years at Seton Hill. In one story she chronicles her escape from a cold Ohio to a warm Southern California, which she describes as “heaven on earth.” And Claire reveals the true story of how she managed to fit all those McKelloggs into 900 N. Mountain View Place. Enjoy Grandma Claire in her own words.
- Poem - Barbara Frietchie by John Greenleaf Whittier
- New York to Ohio
- Grandparents
- Meeting Bob and Beyond
- Donating Car Money
- College to California
- 900 Mountain View Place
McKellogg Family Photos
- Uncle Bob’s Visit - 10/9/21
- 900 North - photos of the McKellogg home
- Goodbye 900 North -music video created by Marilyn
- McKellogg Classic Family Photos
Grandma Claire
- Claire McKellogg Memorial - Memorial Ceremony Program & Photos
- Grandma Claire’s informal 96th Birthday Celebration at Carrie’s - video
- Grandma Claire’s 95th Birthday Celebration - Photos from swim club
- Claire’s 90th Birthday Photos
- It’s A Wonderful Life - iMovie by Caryl
- Claire’s 85th Birthday Photos
- Holy Homey - Claire’s 85th Birthday iMovie
- Claire’s 2005 Retirement Slideshow by Marilyn McKellogg
- LA Times article on Grandma Claire - "IN PERSON Reflections on Life, Learning in Classroom 200” from 1995 by Geoff Boucher
- Claire’s Distinguished Alumni Speech at Seton Hill
- Bob and Claire’s Wedding Video by Sara McKellogg Lane
Grandpa Bob
- Our Liberator - Robert McKellogg- Slideshow
- Grandpa Bob’s WW II Scrapbook
- Bob McKellogg’s audio recording from boot camp to Claire
Abigail Foley
- Abigail Foley Slideshow - Dave Forrest
- Abigail Foley Newsletter - Dave Forrest
- Abigail Foley Primary Source Documents
Rufus Putnam
- Rufus Putnam and Your Puritan Roots
- Famous Putnam Cousins - Massachusetts Accomplishments
- Your Puritan Roots - Family Tree
- Robert McKellogg Descendant of Rufus Putnam - Lineage
The FitzGeralds
- Our Fantastic FitzGeralds
- Five Generations of FitzGeralds in the US - Chart
- The FitzGerald Family Tree