Yesterday’s birthday girl, Martha Pfannkuchen, was born on October 3, 1879. Today, you will read about a baby boy who was born on the very next day, October 4, 1879. And, in fact, today’s birthday boy was baptized on the same day at the same church as Martha Pfannkuchen. Today’s birthday boy was the firstborn … More First to Last
Today, I start with the beginning of a pancake. I must point out that, in German, the word for pancake is pfannkucken. Clara Martha Pfannkucken was born on October 3, 1879. Martha was the daughter of Wilhelm and Magdalene (Schuessler) Pfannkuchen. Martha was the 6th child of 7 born into this family, but she was … More Pastor’s Pancake
I had some pancakes for breakfast this morning. Considering how hungry I was at the time, those pancakes quickly disappeared. This post tells the story of some other “pancakes” that quickly disappeared in East Perry County. On March 9, 1876, 140 years ago today, Julius Ernst Pfannkuchen was born. Pfannkuchen is German for pancake. Julius … More The Pancakes Disappear
