When I was a youngster, my parents talked about going to a “filling station” to gas up the car. You do not hear that term used much anymore. I suppose that is at least partly because the place where gasoline is distributed has changed dramatically since it was called a filling station. Back in my … More Schamburg Filling Station in Perryville
Yesterday, I wrote a post about a bride and groom who both had surnames that began with a “K”. Today, I ran across the story of a pair that each had names starting with an “H”. The birthday girl for today’s post is Anna Sophie Hilpert, who was born on May 31, 1878, so she … More A Double-H Wedding – Haupt-Hilpert
When I was a rookie teacher in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, in addition to my 4th grade class, I taught a 5th and 6th grade boys’ physical education class. In the 5th grade, there were two boys that had the name, Doug Bell. In order to keep them straight, the teachers called them Doug A. and … More The Other Theodore Engert
