Circuitous Yet Fortuitous

Pohl Homestead
Albert and Mary Pohl Homestead

This is a case of genealogical serendipity.  I set out to determine the precise location of the house where my maternal great-grandparents, Albert and Mary Pohl, lived.  In this picture taken about 1909, the Pohl family posed in front of their house. 1

From something unexpected, I uncovered a trail of bread crumbs that led me to their doorstep.

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