Hillman Family Connections

March 1, 2025 – PUZZLE DISCUSSION

DOUBLE L’s IN THEIR NAME

LORALEI’S HUSBAND/LOWELL — MEGAN’S SISTER/MOLLY
WEEPING TREE/WILLOW — AYIDA’S HUSBAND/RUSSELL

PLAYED JHS/HS SOFTBALL

PIPER — TOMMY’S YOUNGEST/CAITLIN
CATHERINE — MICHAELA, SO I’M TOLD

*I APPARENTLY HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT MICHAELA PLAYED
SOFTBALL IN HIGH SCHOOL, LET ALONE HAVE A PHOTO.

I HAVE PHOTOS OF CATHERINE BUT I
THINK THEY ARE REC LEAGUE PHOTOS.

FIRST-BORNS

RACHEL — BIRTHDAY IS HALLOWEEN/AMBER — RICK — JAN

SERVED IN THE US MILITARY

RHYMING FATHER AND SON/BILL AND GIL
CHRIS AND TOM — MIKE — JIM AND MATT

Nancy Knott

10 responses to “March 1, 2025 – PUZZLE DISCUSSION”

  1. Bonus points if you can ID branches of the military they served in.

    Sorry no photo of Matt, could only find this patch from his Air Traffic Guard unit

  2. This was a fun one. I kept thinking I should get it because I know evreyone in the clues LOLOL Still didn’t help! HA!
    I managed to get the softball players after a few other tries. That was the only one I got. The ‘so I’m told’ was the give away.
    I kept thinking generations. Then after softball I was thinking sports – soccer and baseball.
    And how did I never know that Tom served in the military!
    Fun one, Nancy!

    • Sarah, I only remembered Tom was in the military because
      I dug up most of these same military photos for the
      Hillman Hikes book on the “marching” page.

      I’m in Maine today and didn’t have all my prep work done – was sweating finding images for everyone in all the groupings.

  3. I did finally get it but I went in about a hundred times. I think I tried every combination. I thought the double LL one was July birthdays so had 3 of them(Willow, Molly + Russell) I thought Piper was the fourth. I did get first born. I also got people in the service but not for the right reason.

  5. I didn’t get anything, although I got the clues. Like I knew the weeping tree was Willow.
    Did not get the softball group.

  6. I just remembered to do it now but just didn’t have it in me at this point. I thought red heads at one point. I tried a few times but gave up. I wish I had remembered earlier, it really was a good one. If I had started earlier I might of had more energy but instead I just gave up and came to the discussion.

    • The puzzle is up and active all week until replaced by a née one. And, you can access previous ones via “Past Puzzles” link at top right of page.

  7. I liked this one! Couldn’t figure out how everyone went together but I did know, for the most part, who was being referenced. I also love that picture of me and the camera; and the photo of little Muffin!