I decided to write a story today about a couple that got married on March 28th. I had gotten quite a way through researching this couple before I discovered that another couple not only got married on the same day, but at the same church. Then I took a look to see if I had … More Adolf’s Ladies
I was first attracted to a Brandes/Franke wedding because it took place on this day 125 years ago. As it turned out, this marriage only lasted 12 years. The story certainly contains some tragic deaths, but it is also one of those stories where the extended family pitched in to provide care for children who … More A Uniontown Family Copes with Tragedy
April 28th was not only the birthday of a wagon maker from Uniontown, which at one time was named Paitzdorf, but also the birthday of one of his sons. The wagon maker’s name was Ernst Gottlieb Rudert. He was born in Prussia in 1833 and is reported to have come to America in 1853. I … More Paitzdorf Wagon Maker
