Spiker Family History

Good Afternoon. Must tell you what I have been doing.  I was lucky enough to stumble upon my own family history quite by accident.

I was looking for my Aunt Mary's birthday.  She was my Dad's sister, only sister actually.  You see, I have tried to put all my family, living and passed in my Calendar on my phone.  I have alerts that remind me of birthdays, and passings of family members who are no longer with us in the Human form.  Not to say they are not roaming around among us at different times in their spirit world.  Hey, I welcome them anytime.  Would really love to share a pot of tea with a   number of them.  Especially those who I miss so much.  Well, once I put in Aunt Mary's name.......there it was Spiker, Speicher, and Spieger family.  I clicked and off I went to something quite amazing.  How cool for my family now to be able to follow their family back to first arriving here in America.  I mean come on !  I have to give all the credit for the family members who took the time to do all the searching and the time to gather all the information and then put it together.  All I can say is it's a gift for my family.  Something they can treasure and pass on to their children.

What I now know.....

It started with Ulrich Speicher, his wife Maria who arrived at Philadelphia on October 8, 1737 aboard the ship, "Charming Nancy", (know in Switzerland as Charming Polly).  Yes, that's right Switzerland.  The Spiker/Speicher family seems to have originated in Switzerland during the late 1500's.  In the city  of Bern, there is a "Speicher" Avenue and high in the Alps, east of Zurich, is a small village named "Speicher."  The name is derived from the German verb "speichern" to treasure up: a granary.  In America the name is spelled variously by different branches of the  family.

To the best of their knowledge, he was very poor and possibly became a bound servant to pay for his passage and for the  passage of his family.  But in eighteen years in 1755 he recieved a Grant of land from the Propreitors./  Pretty cool Ulrich !

There is so much more I am finding out.  It's crazy because I was wishing I had a journal or diary from a Great Great Grandmother or something.  Even though this is not that I have gotten a lot of  information and I am so grateful.  What a treasure !!!  Tootles

Saving Flowers

Love it

Houseboat

Getting ready !!   So excited !!

Disneyland Trip

     What a great trip.  We had a ball and then some.  Being with family and seeing all the sites was so much fun.  Then we would all split up, go our separate ways see what we wanted to see and meet back together again for dinner.  It just worked.  And what a wonderful  and delicious dinner we would have.  Wow !  I'm still remembering moments and can close my eyes and see different sites I experienced.  Let me tell you if you think Disneyland is just for kids, you are so wrong.  I can't think of a better place for a Senior Citizen.  We were even in our own carts and were treated just like everybody  else, it was wonderful.  I would have to say that is the only place I have never been treated different.  I was treated just like everyone else (normal). We were able to ride all the rides and no one frowned or set us aside we were able to park our carts and ride what ever ride we wanted.  The days we were there 3 of the 5 it rained.  I should say light rain and not all the time so really that was wonderful as it wasn't too hot and we weren't looking for the shade all the time.  It was pleasant and the temperature was just right.  We couldn't have planned it any better.

We drove down as our Son rented a 15 passenger van and off we went.  There were 10 of us in all and what a bunch we were.  All ages, Senior Citizens, College age, High School and Our Son and his wife.  Funny uh ?  No one under 15.  And you thought Disneyland was for kids.   Tootles

My new Kitchen

Mom's China Closet in my kitchen!

Love it. 

Yum

Treats at Disneyland !

French Onion Soup !!

At Cafe Orlean. Disneyland !!   Yum!