Back in March of 2020, I wrote a post titled, George’s Girls. That was a story about George Bingenheimer who had 6 children, all girls. Today, I found the story of George’s brother, John, and lo and behold, he had 4 children, and all of them were girls. I am not sure when exactly John … More Brother John’s Girls
We have an excellent book in our museum’s research library telling the family history of the Sewing family. It is cleverly called The Sewing Circle. Before I proceed any further, let me point out that folks around here pronounce this name as “saving”, not “sewing”. Today’s story will tell the tale of one of the … More The Trinity, Friedheim Sewing Circle
I was excited to write this story about two surnames that have not shown up prominently on this blog before, but after doing further research, I almost decided to trash it. It is one of those posts that makes me feel uncomfortable. I would much rather tell a story that begins and ends well, with … More Adolph and the Kaiser
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