Zion on the Mississippi lists a bunch of Hoffmann’s who came to America aboard the Johann Georg as part of the Gesellschaft in 1839. Almost all of them were said to be from Frankenberg, Germany. I will be attempting to tell the story of the 17 year-old weaver named Friedrich Ernst in the image below. … More One of the Original Hoffmann’s
What are the chances? After yesterday’s story about a Hoffmann, I found another Hoffmann story for today. Not only that, but both yesterday’s and today’s posts include a Hoffmann who had a name that included Carl. And, if that is not enough, both stories include women who took on the name, Wilhelmine Hoffmann. If you … More A Hoffmann from Frankenberg
The post we publish today was written by one of our guest bloggers whose posts have shown up here before. Clayton Erdmann took time out of his busy Lutheran teacher schedule to write a story about one of his ancestors. He shares that story with you today, and as usual, it contains lots of photos … More Kunigunda’s Little “Phene”
