I haven’t often written about deaths recently, but I couldn’t resist one today. It is another story that is connected to the production and distribution of beer, and when I get a whiff of beer, my radar goes up, and I start researching. I cannot help myself. Walter Deer (yes, that rhymes with beer) died … More Green Tree Brewery
I know this is a great stretch, but I cannot resist a possible connection between historical people. In the Roman Catholic Church, there is a feast celebrated in some places called the Feast of Gertrude the Great which takes place on November 16th. Gertrude was a German nun who became notable for her spiritual writings … More Lillian the Great
This blog post begins as we notice that today is the 126th anniversary of the day that Valentine Otto Hoehn married Maria Margaretha Fassold. They were married in 1890 at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. That is where we begin, but this event takes us on several side trips. First of all, we see on … More Let’s Go to America to Get Married
