Since Clara Mueller was born in the late 1800’s, she never would experience the worldwide web. However, she did experience a different W.W.W., one who is today’s birthday boy. Wilhelm Wilson Wagner was born on October 8, 1895, so today would be his 128th birthday. Wilson was the son of Samuel and Margaretha (Sommer) Wagner. … More Clara Enters the www World
I briefly mentioned cows in yesterday’s blog post, so I guess it’s only right to begin today’s tale with a C.O.W. (Is that a cow’s tale?) Charles Oscar Weinhold was born on September 13, 1898, so he would be celebrating a special birthday today…his 125th. This morning we had a beautiful foggy beginning here in … More Charlie and Mary – The Weinhold’s
On this day 125 years ago, a baby boy was born in Frohna. George Karl Robert Fiehler was born on August 26, 1898, the firstborn child of Charles and Clothilde (Boehme) Fiehler. A post was written back in 2018 about George’s parents titled, Charles and Tillie. George was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. … More George and Onida – Some Frohna Fiehler’s
I do not often tell the story of a lifelong bachelor, but that is what I will do today. In the case of today’s character, there is evidence that he spent almost his entire life living with members of his family. What makes this more amazing is the fact that he and other members of … More Always a Brother, Never a Husband
We begin today by looking at a birthday girl by the name of Ella Maria Theresa Schilling. Ella was born on April 30, 1898, so today would be her 125th birthday. She was the daughter of Gotthilf and Juliana (Militzer) Schilling. Ella’s baptism record is found in the books of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. … More The Seemann’s – To Potter, Nebraska and Back
Folks around here pronounce the surname, Doering, as Daring. So today’s post title should be read as, A Daring Pi Day Birthday. After reading today’s story, perhaps you might say that today’s main character could be called a daring man because he was bold enough to go where others “dared not go” in order to … More A Doering Pi Day Birthday
Back in 2020, I wrote a post titled, Nebraska Art. That told the story of Arthur Schuessler who had married Ottilie Steffens, and those two lived much of their lives near Potter, Nebraska. That couple will be tied to the pair highlighted in today’s story…the Schubarth’s. Also, two other posts have been written about some … More Lydia’s and Arthur’s in Potter, Nebraska
Back in 2018, we published a story about a man named Walther Theodosius Weinhold titled, Named After His Grandmother? Walther was the son of one of the Weinhold brothers who operated the Frohna Mill, so he qualified to be called a “Miller Weinhold”. Walther was born in 1891. Today you will be reading about a man … More A Dirt Farmer Takes in a Local Katt
I do not often choose a date of a baptism as the starting point for stories on this blog. However, when I found not just one, not just two, but three baptisms that took place on the same day in a local church, I could not resist writing the story. Add to that the fact … More A Trio of Reformation Day Baptisms in Farrar
A young couple was married in Potter, Nebraska, but both the bride and the groom were born and raised in Jackson County, Illinois. These two would not remain in Nebraska, but shortly after their marriage, they would return to the place of their births and live there the rest of their lives. This story begins … More David and Ida – The Fritsche’s
