(Also known as Judith Ann Moore, née Wiederanders.)

I am a painter who lives in northern New Mexico. Fascinated with the stories of my ancestors, I have researched their lives and history over the past 12 years. I particularly enjoy taking road trips to see where my ancestors lived and what traces remain of their lives. I have driven around this country -- through Texas, Illinois, Iowa, and South Dakota -- and through much of Germany, too, exploring ancestral villages and towns.

My research has led me to translate numerous letters, documents, and articles, and much of my great-great-grandmother’s Stammbuch (journal). She brought this small book to Texas from Germany in 1848. (It languished in a barrel in my own grandma’s barn until 1993.)

I have also painted a series of ancestor portraits. To view these visit www.juliamoore.com.

Please contact me with any comments, questions, or corrections at the following address:
This website was designed by Jason Moore, who pegged his mother as a “problem client” from Day One.