I located today’s story because our German Family Tree says that a man named Gottfried Pfau was born on February 8, 1826, and if that was the case, then today would be his 200th birthday. However, I will provide evidence showing that was not his birthday, but it was close. I believe that Gottfried Pfau … More The Pfau’s from Großstechau and Großstöbnitz
There were occasions in days gone by when a pastor wrote a death record in the church books, he would indicate how many years, months, and days that person lived. In some instances, backtracking that person’s length of life would be the only way to determine his or her date of birth. The problem is … More The Original Dirt Weinhold
Yesterday, I was going to write a blog post even though I knew I had two museum meetings in the afternoon. Then, yesterday morning, Altenburg and its surrounding area lost power, making it impossible to write that post. Long story, short…you are going to read yesterday’s story today. Here we go. A young woman and … More A Voelker-Biltz-Lindner Trio – Add a Boehme
Pauline Clara Pfau is today’s birthday girl. She was born on June 23, 1864, the daughter of Gottfried and Amalie (Draman or Trummann) Pfau. There is a little bit of a puzzle having to do with this Pfau family. Clara’s parents arrived in America aboard the Magdalene in 1859. Take a look at the passenger … More Popp’s Pfau Frau
Not long ago, the story was told with the title, Bock Beer. After seeing the surnames involved in today’s tale, I couldn’t resist using the term Bock Wein in today’s title. After all, wein is the German word for wine. So today, you will read about the marriage between a Bock and a Weinhold. It … More Bock Wein…………..hold.
