The photo below has been displayed before in a post, Tales from a Palisch Picture. It shows the Ernst and Cora Palisch family. Today, I will finally get around to telling the story of Ernst and Cora Palisch, the parents in this photo. Cora, pictured on the right side, is today’s birthday girl. Cora Johanna Mueller … More Ernst and Cora – The Palisch’s
Twice before, I have written posts that highlight a man named Theodore Fischer. The most famous Theodore Fischer around here was the medical doctor who served the Altenburg area for many, many years. The post, Hometown Doc, told the story of Doc Fischer. Another Theodore Fischer was named Theodore E.L. Fischer and had the nickname, … More Yet Another Theodore Fischer
When I saw that there was a Grebing girl who married Jacob Fischer back in the 1800’s, I figured it was a duo made up of two children of the original immigrants. Then I noticed that the New York Group not only included the original Grebing to enter Perry County, Hartmann Grebing, but there was … More Hartmann’s Daughter Marries Fischer from Wittenberg
I am going to begin today’s post by displaying the information we have in our German Family Tree for today’s birthday boy, Gotthilf Ferdinand Fischer. There are only 2 church records for Gotthilf, both from the books of Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. There is also something missing. There is no evidence of an early … More The Braddock, Pennsylvania Fischer’s
I found a birthday girl for today, but was not sure I could find enough information about her because she was single all her life. When there are not marriage records or lists of children in their family, it is sometimes hard to come up with enough of interest for a complete story. However, in … More Wukasch Single Sisters
Altenburg and Frohna, Missouri recently had a Christmas lighting contest called, Light Up the Towns. I discovered a birthday boy today that led me to a Light Up the Town story. The birthday boy was instrumental in bringing electricity to the town of Altenburg. George Ludwig (or Louis) Schweizer was born on January 2, 1895, … More Lights On in Altenburg
One of the fascinating early photos that we have is the one shown below of Emma Marie Palisch. Emma would go on to marry Friedrich Albert Fischer and have 9 children. The first girl born into this family was another Emma. Since the only older child in this Fischer family died about two months before … More A Branch of the Palisch-Fischer Tree
We will be taking a look at another person that would be celebrating her 150th birthday if she was still alive today. She was a Palisch, and she would go on to marry a Fischer. This was not the first time that a Palisch woman would marry a Fischer man. When I do stories on … More A More Recent Fischer-Palisch Pair
Knowing that today is October 10th, which is also sometimes written as 10/10, I decided to look for a 10/10/10 story. I first looked to see if there might be some reference to a special event in our German Family Tree that took place on October 10, 1810. That search was unsuccessful. I then decided … More Hyde’s Mom – 10/10/10
I must admit that every time I recall a post that I wrote several years ago titled, The $15 Wedding, I begin giggling. That post told the story about the stipulations in a will that stated when a single daughter would get married, her brother, the executor of that will, would be required to pay … More The $15 Bride’s First Child
