A flower child was born on this day not long before the turn of the 20th century. Her name was Flora (which is Latin for flower) Suzanne Drumtra, the youngest daughter of William and Susanna (Mueller) Drumtra. We have this photograph of Flora’s parents. Flora was born on December 4, 1893 and baptized at Trinity … More Flora and Her Baker
Our birthday boy for this post would have turned 120 years old today. His name was Paul Alfred Gemeinhardt. A few days ago, in another story written about Gemeinhardts titled, Selma’s Last, this photo was included. There are two Gemeinhardt houses on this photo. Paul Gemeinhardt was born into the Martin Gemeinhardt family which lived … More Pastries for Preparing Pastors
On September 2, 1891, Joseph and Hulda Josephine (Palisch) Strubinger became the proud parents of their first child, Josephine Strubinger. Josephine was born in Sacramento, California and lived her entire life there. So the first thing that we notice is that since Hulda Josephine apparently went by the name Josephine, we have a Joseph marrying … More The Wonder Man
