William Vogel would be celebrating a very special birthday if he was still alive today. Since he was born on December 5, 1845, he would need 175 candles for his birthday cake. In the German language the word, vogel means bird. William was the son of August and Katherine (Doering) Vogel and baptized at Concordia … More Bill Bird’s Bountiful Babies
We will begin today with a girl who was born on this day back in 1853. Her name was Ernestine Magdalena Doering. She went by the name Magdalena, so that is what I will use in this post. Magdalena was born on October 30, 1853, the daughter of George and Theresa (Schlimpert) Doering. She was … More Meyr or Meyer?
Martin and Dora Brunkhorst would be celebrating their 105th wedding anniversary today if they were still alive. I will be attempting to tell their story today. In the case of Dora, I have already attempted to tell part of her story in a previous post, Seelitz to Jacob. However, I may not have gotten her … More Martin and Dora
Today would have been my Grandma Schmidt’s 142nd birthday. On June 7th three years ago, I wrote a post about my grandmother titled, The Loebs-Schmidt Connection. I will try to avoid repeating a lot of the information that was found in that story, but I have located a few more photos and documents relating to … More Happy Birthday, Grandma Schmidt
A birthday that took place 170 years ago attracted my attention for today’s story. Heinrich Gotthold Doering was born on June 2, 1850, the firstborn child of George and Theresa (Schlimpert) Doering. Before we discuss Heinrich’s life, let’s take a brief look at his parents. According to a Doering family book we have in our … More The Doering-Petzoldt Pair
Two teenagers made the voyage as part of the Gesellschaft aboard the Copernicus in 1838. If the teenagers back then were at all like teenagers nowadays, they would have likely found opportunities to hang around each other while on the voyage. If they didn’t know one another before they got on the ship, the may … More Copernicus Couple
You might call today’s post a continuation of yesterday’s. I will tell you the tale of Arthur Estel’s younger brother, Walter. I found this story quite easily. I started my search in the German Family Tree where I left off yesterday, looking for a life event that took place on April 12th. The search took … More Brother Walter – The Station Agent
I confess. I was attracted to today’s story because of a personal reason. A birth took place on this day 170 years ago in Perry County. Maria Amalia Mueller was born on January 29, 1850. It just so happens that I was born on January 29, 1950. Yes, today is my birthday, and I will … More Birthdays of the Century
From 1976-1981, there was a popular TV series called Charlie’s Angels. Right now, there is a movie in the theaters by that title which attempts to recreate that show. The show highlighted three ladies who teamed as crime fighters. I have three daughters who have on occasion compared themselves to Charlie’s Angels. They even recreated … More Gottfried’s Angels
I have several errands to run today, and I had no plans to write a blog post. However, I just had to take a quick look to see if any special event might catch my eye that occurred on November 1st. I found one. It also happens to be one of those occurrences that our … More Charlie Boehme Meets Charlie Boehme
