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?
The entry for Gustav Adolph Meyr takes up six pages in our German Family Tree. If you find a relative of yours on one of those six pages, you are a descendant. I figure there must be plenty of such descendants from Gustav out there. I hope some of them will be reading this story. … More A Meyr Multitude
DISCLAIMER: Before I begin today’s post, I must make a disclaimer. Today’s story is a farce. I will make no efforts to try to make you believe what I claim because it is pure fantasy that has but one purpose: to possibly make you laugh. This post might even qualify to be on other purely … More X Marks the Lutheran Spot
Today’s title is intended to mislead you. To understand why, you must once again understand some more East Perry County pronunciation. Although the name Schade looks like it ought to be a one syllable word that sounds like shades, it is not. This name is pronounced with two syllables and is called Shaw-dee. However, today’s … More Cool Schades
