I will begin today by asking for forgiveness. I am going to get a little naughty today. I am going to talk about a family whose name was Heine, which would be pronounced “hiney”. Eventually I will get around to talking about clean hineys, which, as you might expect, refers to a person’s backside. Let’s … More Two Stories: A Heine and a Hiney
Today would have been the 134th wedding anniversary of an Emmanuel and an Emma. Emmanuel is an interesting first name. My experience with it is that this name which means “God with us” in the Bible, is spelled two different ways. Sometimes it is spelled beginning with an “I” and is followed by a double … More Emma-nuel and Emma Wallmann
I debated whether to write this story today. I found a birthday for February 4th, but it did not take me too long to see it might be a challenge. Here are some reasons I came up with for not doing this story. I only found one record in our German Family Tree for this … More Texas Ted Palisch
I was attracted to today’s story by a first name. Buelah. To be more complete, her name was Beulah Blanche Childs (or Chiles). What were my first thoughts? First, Beulah is not a German name. Second, it is not a Lutheran name. I was right on both counts. So, how did Beulah make it into … More Beulah’s Beauties
Today is not just Groundhog Day. Today is not just Super Bowl Sunday. You can also point out that today’s date when written as 02/02/2020 is a palindrome…it can be read the same backwards and forwards. However, today also happens to be the 180th anniversary of the establishment of the Lutheran church in Paitzdorf, Missouri. … More Grace, Uniontown Turns a 180
I have not written many stories including the surname, Bronenkant, but when I do, I always ask myself the question, “Is it Bronenkant, or is it Bronnenkant?” One ‘n’ or two ‘n’s’? I see it spelled both ways. Today, especially since both of the Bronenkant’s in this story spell it with one ‘n’ on their … More Martha and Martin
