I have an amazing story to tell today. Before I tell it, let me describe how I found this story. I happened to be working as a docent at our museum yesterday, and it was one of those days that we had only 2 visitors all day long. So, I had plenty of time to … More Teacher Nennert – Mr. Wittenberg
The name of Friedrich Florian Petzoldt has been mentioned on this blog many times. He has been tagged with the nickname, The Face. In addition, several stories have been written about descendants of The Face, and some of them even carried his name in future generations. Today, you will read a short story of yet … More Yet Another Friedrich Petzoldt
Robert Bruno Constantine Nennert is today’s birthday boy. He was born on Groundhog Day, February 2, 1898, so that makes today his 125th birthday. By the way, the first Groundhog Day took place in 1887, before this birth. Early in his life, we see him called Bruno, but later, he took on the name, Robert. … More Bruno, the Baker and Milkman
I really want to tell this story, but I have to admit that it has me flummoxed. The tale will focus on the life of Rosa Amalia Nennert. I can document many events that took place in her early life, and I can document much about her later life, but the stuff in the middle … More Orphan Rose’s Friend
Today’s birthday girl is Louise Esther Swan, who would be celebrating her 127th birthday today. She was born on May 18, 1895, the daughter of Charles and Pauline (Palisch) Swan. A previous post mentioned Louise’s parents. That post was titled, A Beautiful Swan Joins the Bevy. Louise was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We … More William’s Swan Sweetheart
The photo below has been shown in a few previous posts. It shows a town band that called themselves the Jolley Boys. The band was made up of men who lived in the vicinity of Pocahontas, Missouri. The gentleman kneeling in the front on the right is today’s birthday boy. His name was Henry Lichtenegger, … More One of the Jolley Boys
Toenjes Martin Jacob Schlichting would have been 131 years old today. Almost all the documents I have seen indicate he went by the name Martin. He was born on September 25, 1887 and baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Misssouri. His parents were John and Mary (Stueve) Schlichting. This is his baptism record. A … More Wittenberg Schlichtings
I was not quite sure what to call a group of swans, so I looked it up. Although there are several options that are acceptable, the answer which seemed the most applicable is bevy. The picture below shows a bevy of Swans. The children in the back row of this photo were the children of … More A Beautiful Swan Joins the Bevy
Charles and Emilie (Palisch) Swan were married in March of 1891. Just before the end of 1891, Emilie gave birth to a pair of twin boys. They were another set of twins that were born on different days. Wilhelm Heinrich Swan was born on December 28, and Abel Bernhardt Swan was born on December 29. … More Twins Keeping Folks on the Right Track
