Johanne Petzoldt was born on the last day of 1889, so today would have been her 133rd birthday. Three days ago, I highlighted the story of Otillie Petzoldt in the story, Tillie and Theo – Shawnee Scholl’s, and mentioned that Otillie was one of several grandchildren of the man who many call “The Face”. It has … More She Called “The Face”, Grandpa
Yesterday’s post described a Scholl couple that was married on December 28, 1897. Today, you will read about another wedding that took place in Perry County the next day. You will be reading the story of a woman who was born in Perry County, but spent most of her life in St. Louis. Also, because … More It Helps to Have a Goodbrake on a Streetcar
I lost track of how many grandchildren of Friedrich Florian “The Face” Petzoldt have been highlighted in stories on this blog. Whatever that number is, today’s post will add one more. Eventually, I will get around to discussing a marriage that took place on this date, but first, let’s take a look at the granddaughter … More Tillie and Theo – Shawnee Scholl’s
In the past week or two, I have published (or re-published) a pair of stories that come from the family of Charles and Barbara (Hoehn) Thieret. One was titled, Art and Dora – The Popp’s, and the other was re-posted on Christmas Day. That one was called Noel Nuptials. I found yet another story from that … More Bennetta’s Birthday
I confess. When I saw the word, ubiquitous, I had to look up its definition because I did not know it. I was looking for a synonym for “numerous” for a possible title. Ubiquitous means “existing or being everywhere”. It turns out to be the exact thing I needed. That is because whenever I do … More Ubiquitous Uniontown Names
Christmas Day seems like a good time to take a day off from blogging. Instead of researching a new story, I will share one that was published on Christmas Day 5 years ago. It’s the story of a couple that got married on December 25th. No, it’s not one with a plot you might see … More Noel Nuptials
Back in my teaching days, I had a student whose parents had chosen a different name for their baby girl, but because she was born on Christmas Day, she was named Holly instead. Although I cannot say for sure, I think today’s birthday boy was named because of the day of his birth. Today’s tale … More And They Shall Call His Name Emanuel
Heinrich Wilhelm Ludwig is today’s birthday boy. He was born on December 23, 1869, making today his 153rd birthday. Henry was the son of Peter and Elisabeth (Gratz) Ludwig and baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. Henry was one of those fairly uncommon people who was born in one year and baptized early … More Henry and Amelia – The Pocahontas Ludwig’s
A little over a year ago, I wrote a post titled, Art and Dora – The Hoehn’s. I found another “Art and Dora” story today. The characters in today’s story lived about a decade prior to the ones in the previous post. It all begins with the birth of Dora. Amalia Dora Thieret was born on … More Art and Dora – The Popp’s
I must have missed the bicentennial birthday of Jacob Conrad Heinrich Seibel back in 2017. Since he was born on December 21, 1817, we will be discussing the 205th birthday of this man who also happens to be one of my great-great grandfathers. As it turns out, this GG grandfather is a connection that I … More An Original Seibel – One of My GG Grandfathers
