Category Archives: Nickel Family History

Marian McKew

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Scott Huffines

By Jackie Nickel (The Essex Times, January 4th, 1996) As many of you know, my mom, Marian McKew, died of lung cancer two days before Christmas, 1996. First, I want to thank everyone who visited the funeral home, sent flowers, … Continue reading →

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Gayety Theatre, 1935

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Scott Huffines

(Md. Historical Society Photographs, 8/22/2012) Gayety Theatre 405 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore ca. 1935 John Dubas (fl. 1904-1973) 8 x 10 inch film negative Baltimore City Life Museum Collection Maryland Historical Society MC9253 .1

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For some, Independence Day is Christmas in July

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Scott Huffines

By Jackie Nickel, The Avenue News, 7/4/2006 Following the excitement over the June 30 Marine Trades Fireworks Extravaganza, I’m focusing now on the real Independence Day, Wednesday, the 4th of July. Working folks will get a solitary day off from … Continue reading →

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A Good Cow Electrocuted in Baltimore (1901)

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Mary Nickel was Jackie’s great-great grandmother, the first of the Nickels to come to Baltimore from Bavaria. She operated a dairy farm near Dundalk. My mother (Mary Jacqueline) was named after her. Good Cow Electrocuted (The Baltimore Sun, 9/24/1901) A … Continue reading →

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Family Expands Through Genealogy Research (Part 1)

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Scott Huffines

From Census Records To Cemetery Tours By Jackie Nickel I found some relatives I didn’t know I had a couple weeks ago. Or rather, they found me. It started out with a phone call I received on Friday the 13th… … Continue reading →

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Family Expands Through Genealogy Research (Part 2)

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Into the Archives By Jackie Nickel After being introduced by my new cousins, Pat Parker, Kathleen Head and Eleanor Roth, to genealogy just three weeks ago, I couldn’t wait to dig through historical records. I made a date to meet … Continue reading →

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Family Expands Through Genealogy Research (Part 3)

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Ancestral History In Our Own Back Yard By Jackie Nickel The world’s largest family history library is located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The main library building of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints there contains 142,000 square … Continue reading →

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Family Expands Through Genealogy Research (Part 4)

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Maryland Archives: A State Treasure By Jackie Nickel Several weeks ago when I received a call from a member of the Roth family of Essex suggesting that I might be their distant cousin, I had not the slightest interest in … Continue reading →

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Family Expands Through Genealogy Research (Part 5)

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Scott Huffines

The Final Resting Place By Jackie Nickel What started out as a brief story about my phone call from a distant relative has resulted in a five-part series on the search for my great grandmother Mary Nickel’s grave. Last episode … Continue reading →

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