I was just going to title this post The Klaus Store until I discovered there was another Klaus Store in Friedheim at one time. I figured I might have to tell that story someday, so I decided to the put Farrar into the title. Let me also say that I started looking at this story … More The Klaus Store in Farrar
Herman Gottlieb Gustave Pfeiffer was born on November 26, 1890, making him today’s birthday boy. He would have had to blow out 131 candles on his cake if he was still alive today. Herman was the son of Herman and Louise (Klaus) Pfeiffer. I’m not exactly sure if he is a genuine Herman, Jr., but … More Herman and Hilda
Perhaps it is because I started my search in our German Family Tree where I left off yesterday. The end result is that I found another Hecht story to share with you today. The birthday boy for today is Immanuel Ernst Hecht who was born on February 10, 1885. Immanuel was the son of Heinrich … More Hecht Hardships
I will begin with a discussion of German words today. The word, grosse, in German can be translated to the word large in English. I also found evidence that the German surname, Pfeiffer, can be translated as fifer, one who plays the fife. When I think of a fife, I think of a fife and … More Grosse Pfeiffer
The birthday boy for today somehow got the nickname, Moses. I found evidence for that nickname on both Ancestry and in our German Family Tree. His given name was Emanuel Gustav Newberry, and he was born on May 21, 1882. Emanuel was the son of Thomas Jefferson and Christina (Metzner) Newberry. Emanuel was baptized at … More Moses: Through the Wilderness to the Promised Land
Today was the wedding day for Oswald and Gustav. That may seem quite unusual, but for some reason not known to me, Augusta Pfeiffer became known as Gustav, a name almost exclusively associated with men. A family history on Ancestry.com refers to Augusta as “Gustav”. Today would have been the 123rd anniversary for Augusta and … More Oswald and Gustav Haertling
Written by Fred Eggers: =========== Yesterday I received a couple of Facebook messages from our regular blogger, Warren Schmidt, who is on vacation at an undisclosed location. However, the photo that he posted reveals that he is at a beach or at a very big sand box somewhere. First, “GFT (German Family Tree) says August … More Gus Was A Storekeeper, But It Is Tillie’s Birthday Today
Pictured are cousins, Madison and Luke Klaus, both descendants of our original Pastor G.H. Loeber in Altenburg. They are standing beside the wedding dress of their multi-great grandmother, Wilhelmine Sophie Zahn Loeber. They shared their direct family history with our research library. It was wonderful to spend time with young adults interested in their family … More More Loebers in the House
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