Glen Eyrie Lodge, Colorado Springs. House of William Jackson Palmer after remodel by Peabody and Stearns. c1885. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glen_Eyrie_Lodge,_Colorado_Springs,_1885.jpg As genealogists, we often focus on dates, places, and relationships. Occasionally, however, a name itself becomes a clue. Such is the case with Philip Weidemaier's son-in-law, Glen Eyrie Martin, born in 1887. The name immediately caught my attention. Today, Glen Eyrie is one of Col

Evergreen Cemetery (Colorado Springs, Colorado), Philip Weidemaier (1862-1907), Mary L. Weidemaier (1867-1961), Glen E. Martin (1887-1971), Hazel W. Martin (1891-1970), and John M. Diebold (1909-1969) monument inscription. When most people walk through a cemetery, they see names and dates. Genealogists see questions. Recently, I found myself standing before the gravestone of Philip Weidemaier in Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs. The stone appeared straightforward enough