In today’s mobile society, a situation like that found in today’s story is rather rare. Both the husband and the wife in a couple were born, baptized, confirmed, married, raised a family, died, and were buried while being members of the same congregation. Today’s such couple would be celebrating their 130th wedding anniversary today. I … More The Brune’s – Trinity, Friedheim from Cradle to Grave
Not long ago, I made a quick stop at the museum. As it turned out, I stayed a bit longer than expected because a woman came through the door who was on a mission to find out if we had any information about her ancestors. Gerard and I were asked if there were ever any … More Fritz and Lottie – Nebraska Damme’s
Today’s birthday girl is Anna Louise Martha Brune, who was born on March 23, 1885. That means today would be her 140th birthday. Martha, or Mattie, as she was often called, was the daughter of Christian and Marie (Sewing) Brune. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. An image of her baptism record … More Friedheim Friese’s
Today’s birthday girl does not have much of a presence in our German Family Tree. At least not yet. Below is an image of the items included in that document for Bertha Wilhelmine Scholl. If you look closely, her baptism and first marriage record are not indexed in the GFT. The only church record listed … More Scholl – Seabaugh – Bergmann – Ochs
