I trust that if I get anything wrong in this post, our research partner who is the authority on the Miesner family, Lori Adams, will set me straight. I start this story in the middle. Here is a passenger list from the ship, Braunschweig, which arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, in June of 1892. There are … More Brought by an Angel
Today’s account will be a difficult one for me to share. That is because there was an event early in my life that is brought back to my mind that I would just as soon forget. It involves a type of death that still haunts me. Before I get to that part of the story, … More Birner’s Remains Return Home
Today I will attempt to tell the tale of a family of Brunkhorsts who hailed from across the river in Jackson County, Illinois and were members of Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob for a while. It is a story which involves several Johann Brunkhorsts, and I was confused for a short time. I hope I … More JW
May 28th was the birthday of a tall Oklahoman by the name of Newton Amos Bodenschatz. He was not born in Oklahoma though. He was born into the family of a farmer from north Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Newton was born in 1922 as the tenth child out of eleven to Herman and Rosa (Landgraf) … More Oklahoma Ground Sweethearts
