I cannot even begin to tell you how many times I have mis-typed the word “school” over the years and ended up with “scholl”. However, that is not what happened when I wrote the title to this post. It really is spelled Scholl, and it a rather well-known surname in these here parts. I hear … More Shawneetown Scholl
I am going to cheat again today. I have those typical Thanksgiving obligations to our family, so I’m pulling out an old blog post that was published three years ago. At that time, I wrote this post after Thanksgiving was over. I cannot believe it has been three years since this article was written. I … More Reflections on Thanksgiving
I will eventually get around to including a character from our German Family Tree to today’s story. In fact, that German Lutheran will be today’s birthday boy. However, before I get to him, I want to tell the story of his wife’s family….the Hoffman’s. I have told stories on this blog about Hoffmann’s in the … More York Chapel Hoffman’s – With One “n”
I will be traveling today, so I do not have time to research and write a new post. So I will give you two options. First, you could go back to yesterday’s post if you haven’t read it yet. It actually was a story that deserved to be posted on November 26th. Second, I am … More Lewis & Clark Visit the Rock
My Aunt Dorothy was the last of the aunts and uncles on my father’s side of the family to die. She was a wonderful lady who loved to laugh. She was a pleasure to be around. The photo below shows most of my Schmidt aunts and uncles. Aunt Dorothy is kneeling in front on the … More Aunt Dorothy’s Uncle Lonnie
I am taking a little bit of liberty with the German language today. The name Oster could refer to “Easter”, and the name Muench could mean “monk”. Today I tell the story of a marriage between an Oster and a Muench, and thus, the title, Easter Monk. One thing that attracted me to this story … More Easter Monk
We have a Reisenbichler birthday that will enable me to go back in time to share some documents that show the arrival of a Reisenbichler family that settled in Shawnee Township in Cape Girardeau County. As you can already tell, this is not the tale of a short surname. This will be one of those … More Reisenbichler Roots
Martin Traugott Winter was born on November 21, 1866 in Altenburg, Missouri. He was the son of Friedrich and Christine (Jahn) Winter. We have photos of Martin’s parents. Before I move on to Martin’s story, allow me to discuss the Winter,s that lived in this area. First of all, there were two Winters to arrive … More A Winter’s Tale
From 1976-1981, there was a popular TV series called Charlie’s Angels. Right now, there is a movie in the theaters by that title which attempts to recreate that show. The show highlighted three ladies who teamed as crime fighters. I have three daughters who have on occasion compared themselves to Charlie’s Angels. They even recreated … More Gottfried’s Angels
My head was really spinning for a while trying to figure out the personalities who were involved in today’s family. It all started with looking at the birthday of Mary Poehner, who was born on November 19, 1858. I often go to Ancestry.com once I find a person who would potentially be a character in … More Difficult Dippold Duo
