Swede Mysteries of Life<\/a>. DNA tests had revealed a branch of the family with connections to Philadelphia previously unknown to my Ohio clan, so an uncle, two, cousins, and I headed there for some research and recreation. By spending a couple of nights near the city’s Independence National Park, we were able to include a look at some of our nation’s history along with some of our family’s. The ship in the picture is a reproduction of the Kalmar Nyckel<\/i> which brought our ancestors here in the seventeenth century. There’s no question that our afternoon cruise on the reproduction was infinitely more comfortable than their ocean crossing voyage.<\/p>\n
\nTrip Peeks are short articles published when my world is too busy or too boring for a current events piece to be completed in time for the Sunday posting. In addition to a photo thumbnail from a completed road trip, each Peek includes a brief description of that photo plus links to the full-sized photo and the associated trip journal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>This picture is from a 2017 trip I called Swede Mysteries of Life<\/a>. DNA tests had revealed a branch of the family with connections to Philadelphia previously unknown to my Ohio clan, so an uncle, two, cousins, and I headed there for some research and recreation. By spending a couple of nights near the city’s Independence National Park, we were able to include a look at some of our nation’s history along with some of our family’s. The ship in the picture is a reproduction of the Kalmar Nyckel<\/i> which brought our ancestors here in the seventeenth century. There’s no question that our afternoon cruise on the reproduction was infinitely more comfortable than their ocean crossing voyage.<\/p>\n