Friedheim Winkler’s

Today, I will begin by looking at a man named Albert Winkler. Eventually, I will get around to discussing today’s birthday girl. Albert Louis Charles Winkler was born on March 14, 1881, the son of William and Marie (Schmidt) Winkler. Albert was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. His baptism record from that congregation’s … More Friedheim Winkler’s

Grass Migrations

I will eventually bring this story around to a birth that took place on this day 150 years ago, but I choose to go back a bit farther in this family’s history to show a trend. I have discussed this family to a certain extent in previous blogs. The family highlighted in this post is … More Grass Migrations

A Lot of Grass Died

Normally when I see that a child was born to an original immigrant in December of 1838, I think that the baby must have been born aboard one of the ships coming across the Atlantic Ocean.  Today’s birthday girl is an exception.  She was born in New York City and her parents were already in … More A Lot of Grass Died