Today’s birthday girl is Irene Rosa Hoff, who was born on July 8, 1890. That means today would be her 135th birthday. Irene was the firstborn child of John and Ida Mae (Sanders) Hoff. I located this photo of Irene’s parents. Irene was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. An image of her baptism … More Joseph and Irene – McBride Yeager’s
The second day of our immigration conference is now in the books. We have one more day left. I’m going to include a pair of photos here for now. I hope to eventually write a post describing our conference with plenty of other photos. Below you will see a group photo taken at the Bowman … More Day #3 – Immigration History Conference
Yesterday, I wrote the story of Emma Moldenhauer. As promised, today you will be told the story of her twin brother, Henry. Heinrich Christian Moldenhauer, also born on December 26, 1884, is listed on a Perry County birth record as being the 8th child in his family. Our German Family Tree lists him and his … More Menfro Moldenhauer Twins – The Second One
Not every day is successful. Today was one where, despite quite a few efforts, we were unable to come up with a good story for this blog. We spent a lot of time looking for information about a girl by the name of Hattie Franklin. She was a foster child of Otto and Juliana Palisch … More Genealogy Bummer
