Arthur Heinrich Dickmann is today’s birthday boy, being born on April 13, 1895. That means today would be his 131st birthday. Arthur was the son of Carl and Maria (Dambach) Dickmann. Arthur was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. An image of his baptism record from that congregation’s books can be seen below. Arthur … More Friedheim Dickmann Marries Longtown Springer Twin
A search for today’s date in our German Family Tree led me to a woman who was born on March 30, 1876. If that is correct, she would be celebrating her 150th birthday today. However, the image below shows everything that is found there about Eleonora Angermann. That entry says that Eleonora was born on … More Nora and Edgar Farrar Advance to Junction City
As a result of a misunderstanding, I was not able to research for a new story today, so I found this old story to re-share. It tells the tale of a husband and wife that were both born on this date, September 11th. The husband would be 136 years old today, and his wife would … More A Birth Date Couple
Today is one of those days when I discovered a bicentennial birthday, and it happened to be a woman who has had her story told on this blog before. So, I decided to share that old post. It was written back in the early days of this blog. The bicentennial birthday girl was Felicitas (Lang) … More Happy Birthday to “Happy” Angermann
I was 39 years old before I got married, and when I did, my wife had 3 children by a previous marriage. As that turned out, those were the only children in my household. Today you will read about a man who did not marry until he was 38 years old, yet he still managed … More George Springer – Older Father, Younger Brides
I have absolutely no church records from Lutheran churches in East Perry County to accompany today’s story. It is a tale that takes place almost entirely in St. Louis. However, the two main characters had families that originated in this area. It begins with the birth of a Telle. Martha Amalia Telle was born on … More Wm. Kurre – Leather Goods Salesman
Margaret Sandler was born on this day 150 years ago. We will begin this post by looking at her early years. She was born on February 26, 1871, the daughter of Wlhelm and Anna (Boxdorfer) Sandler. We have photos of Margaret’s parents. In fact, I have written a post about Margaret’s parents titled, Another Sand-Box … More George and Margaret Angermann
In ancient Rome, there was a goddess named Felicitas. She was the goddess of happiness, abundance, and good luck. A coin once had an image of Felicitas shown on it. Felicitas is shown holding what is called a caduceus, a symbol often used to represent medicine, and a cornucopia, a symbol for abundance or plenty. … More Felicitas?
