Eugene Emanuel Oberndorfer is today’s birthday boy. He was born on July 2, 1897, the last of 7 children born to Ernst and Gertrude (Hacker) Oberndorfer. Eugene was baptized at the brand new congregation in Longtown, Zion Lutheran Church. I am out of town for a while, so I cannot display church records. However, because … More Eugene and Madge – Longtown Salesman and Teacher
Joseph Zwickelhuber arrived in America on June 13, 1853 aboard the Ernst Moritz Arndt. He was 9 years old at the time. As you can see on the passenger list for this ship, Joseph arrived with his parents, Paulus and Theresia (Kranawetter) Zwickelhuber and three other siblings. There were several other names of families on … More Zwickelhuber Becomes Kranawetter
We hear plenty in the news these days about hackers. There are hackers in America. There are hackers in foreign countries. They make the news when they have succeeded in their hacking. Hackers are a relatively new phenomenon. The advent of hackers only occurred with the advent of computers and the internet. However, you may … More Longtown’s Hair Hacker
