Orest
Olga’s grandfather, Orest Groten, celebrated his 92nd birthday yesterday. We had a great visit. Here Orest opens his gift of gloves and a scarf. This video will give you a taste of what it’s like in a simple Russian flat. You’ll see Olga’s grandmother Ludmilla Groten, Tamara Senkina a family friend since 1957, and Olga’s [...]
Continue reading about Orest Maximilianovich Groten — 92 years old
Nine years ago on August 28 I proposed to Olga. We were at dacha (a Russian country house) celebrating her grandmother’s birthday. A couple of days ago, we had another birthday lunch under the apple trees at dacha. Russians love to give toasts at special occasions. Orest Grooten, Olga’s grandfather, gives a toast to his [...]
We have been invited to attend a reunion of several family lines — Bolton-King-Beck-Klemm-Grootten — in August, in Narva-Jõesuu (formerly Ust’-Narva, formerly Hungerburg), Estonia. Pictured here is our grandfather Orest Maximillianovich Groten (Grootten), with daughter Tanya (Olga’s mom) and wife Ludmilla. You can see Orest’s father as a boy in the picture below. Here is [...]
Continue reading about A Bolton-King-Beck-Klemm-Grootten Family Reunion!
We have mentioned this before, and it’s high time to introduce you to Zhenya, Anya, and Natasha. Just about a year ago, we were in the US when three young ladies from our church, on short notice, needed a place to stay for a few weeks. Well, that ‘few weeks’ has turned into a year [...]
Recently one of Olga’s distant cousins discovered an old photo of her ancestors. Here is the photograph taken at the Silver Wedding of Nestor Grootten and Olga von Klemm. The celebration took place in 1899 in Riga, where Nestor worked at the time. We are working on identifying everyone in the photograph. Maximillian, Orest’s father [...]
