In today’s post, I will eventually get around to a birthday girl, but I have decided to begin with the man who would become her husband. This man had what I would describe as a very complicated and sometimes confusing early life. I hope I get it right, because I think there are several folks … More Fred Fassel’s Friedheim Frau
I have now published my new book, Wittenberg ’04: Coming of a Railroad. I assure you that my intent in telling you this is not to sell my book. This book is classified as historical fiction, but I did attempt to tell the stories of real people and give an accounting of real events. Not … More Who Operated the Telegraph?
A Fassel family moved into Perry County after the Civil War and, although they seemed to have their beginnings in the Roman Catholic Church, some of them became tied to Lutherans through marriage. That is how the Fassel’s get into our German Family Tree. Today’s birthday girl was a local Lutheran who married one of … More Winter and Her Wittenberg Worker
Today would have been the 103rd anniversary of a pair who resided in the village of Frohna for much of their lives. The families of both the bride and the groom had their origins closer to the river, but these two would eventually join up as husband and wife in Frohna. The groom was Arthur … More Frohna’s Postmaster and His Poppitz
