Well, it's been almost 4 weeks since the fateful day. Diana's ankle is doing much better, but it will be another 3 weeks before the doctor is willing to allow her to put weight on it.

She slipped on the ice outside a local mall and her foot came to a very abrupt stop, followed by a loud popping sound which was subsequently followed by Diana collapsing and screaming.

Pictures of her post-op ankle (and post-cast, at 2 weeks after surgery) are available here.

Well i am still driving myself crazy over the Mildensteins. I have traced some to Cuba and i am still trying to find out which ones on Cuba are in my Husbands tree.
My Mildenstein in laws have just moved 300 miles to the Northeast of England. they now live a 10 minute walk away!
I think i have all of the Mildensteins from my father in laws side sorted, maybe a few strays that i am trying to fit into places.
A new pic of Lewis..he is now 4!
Happy Christmas to all of you from all of us!!

Not only have I not 'blogged' before but this is my first input onto this website!
I'm one of the few UK Mildensteins. I will in time track them all down and start researching the family tree but for now I know that there are only two or three branches here.

I'll endeavour to post some photographs to add to the gallery.

I haven't been that ill in 11 years. I was hit by what felt like a combination of cold and flu unlike any I can ever recall having experienced. Just when that felt as though it was clearing up, my eustacean tubes congested. I could hear perfectly well, but any and all rumblings within my own body were amplified directly to my inner ear in the same way that water outside the ear-drum frequently does. Even though most of this has since dried, I still have a bit of that congestion remaining. It's been maddening, to say the least.

Incidentally, it has been a full 11 years since I last had an ear infection of any kind, though that was a true infection and not mere fluid in the tubes.

I am now tracing the daughter from Gregorio's 1st marriage. She was called Phoebe Brown Mildenstein, and she died in Melbourne Australia 1907. I am in contact with someone who is trying to find out where she is buried. I found her name on a 1906 passenger list to Victoria Australia, and the year she dies another Miss Mildenstein sailed to Australia. I will let you know how i get on
Debbie

When I first started working for my present employer, I was informed I would receive a free server account. This presented me with an opportunity to really have my own webspace. My dream was to create a site where Mildensteins from all over the globe could connect and communicate. That was five years ago.

It would appear that the name Mildenstein can occur in multiple misspellings. It may be difficult to distinguish between actual derivations and similarities to other names.

According to this comment from Debbie Mildenstein in the UK, Meldenstan is a possible variant of Mildenstein.

I can actually follow that. This Gregorio Meldenstan in the Cuba census probably directly correlates to this record on FamilySearch.org, especially in light of the fact that the wife's name, Emma, perfectly matches.

It's about time!

We had a 4 inch accumulation a few days ago, then another inch, and now we're expected to get a lot more over the weekend! My children are overjoyed, and I like seeing the white stuff, if not driving in it.

A part of me feels like a child again when it snows. I like that feeling.