Yesterday, I wrote the story of a life-long single woman whose middle names were Maria and Martha. I know it made me think of the Biblical story of Mary and Martha. I guess that is why I noticed today’s birthday girl and decided to pursue her history for a possible post today. Her name was … More Herman Koenig’s Huge Family Tree
For a variety of reasons, today’s post may end up to be a relatively short one. The biggest reason is that today’s main character was a life-long single person. Most posts have two main characters, a husband and a wife, so there are automatically two sets of documents like baptism and census records and usually … More Tante Sarah Maria Martha Mueller
A lonely record in our German Family Tree will lead us all the way to Arizona today. Hop aboard the train. We are going for a ride. Edwin Peter Albert Sandler was born on June 28, 1885, so he would be celebrating his 140th birthday today. Edwin was the son of Wilhelm and Anna (Boxdorfer) … More Edwin Sandler – Prescott, AZ Butcher
Despite the heat, work continues on the Log Cabin College. As is often the case with restoration projects, things sometimes have to look worse before they can look better. But this week, we’re starting to get a glimpse of what better will look like. If you would like to make a donation towards this project, … More Museum Musings for Friday, June 27
Olga Agnes Maria Schmidt is today’s birthday girl because she was born on June 26, 1895. That means today would be her 130th birthday. Olga was the daughter of Martin and Elizabeth (Roth) Schmidt. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. An image of her baptism record from that congregation’s books is shown … More 1 Petzoldt + 2 Schmidt’s
Claus Heinrich Brueckner is today’s birthday boy. He was born in Kaken, Germany on June 25, 1850, so today would be his 175th birthday. He was the son of Heinrich and Anna (Rademaker) Brueckner. We are able to view his German baptism record below from the books of the Oldendorf parish which was likely the … More Big Brueckner Bunch
Today’s post is a continuation of the one written by Timm Yamnitz that we published yesterday. I know we got a great response from Part 1, and I trust that today plenty of people will read what Paul Harvey used to describe as The Rest of the Story. Just a quick side note. When I … More Muench & Meyer Migrants Meet, Marry in Missouri – Part 2
I am excited to announce that you will be able to read a blog post today that was written by a first-time guest blogger for this site. If you are a regular reader of this blog you may recall that he has been mentioned before. His name is Timm Yamnitz. Timm lives in Germany, but … More Muench & Meyer Migrants Meet, Marry in Missouri – Part 1
Today’s main character, Charles Frentzel, lived in a variety of locations and was married to 3 different women. Charles outlived all 3 of those wives, and he himself did not make it to his 60th birthday. From what I see in the documents for Charles, I come to the conclusion that he lived a rather … More Charles Frentzel’s Tragic Life
A single church record in our German Family Tree leads us to today’s story about a man named Conrad Kiepe. According to his later obituary, he came to America twice, and shortly after his second arrival in this country, he was married by Rev. Franz Julius Biltz, the pastor of the relatively new Trinity Lutheran … More Libertyville’s Conrad Kiepe
