A little over a month ago, I posted a story titled, Tales from a Tombstone…in a Barn. In that story, this photo was posted with a question about who Gertrude Mueller might be. I now know who Gertrude was and will include her in today’s story. Here is that photo. I tell this story today … More Tillie and Her Girls
One hundred twenty-nine years ago today, Sarah Mathilda Poppitz, known as Tillie, was born. She was baptized eleven days later on Reformation Day in 1888. Tillie’s parents were Carl Ferdinand and Ernstine (Oehlert) Poppitz. She was the fourth child born into this family. Unfortunately, two of those children died at very young ages. Amazingly, one … More Gust and Tillie – A Father’s Day Edition
Written by Fred Eggers: =========== Yesterday I received a couple of Facebook messages from our regular blogger, Warren Schmidt, who is on vacation at an undisclosed location. However, the photo that he posted reveals that he is at a beach or at a very big sand box somewhere. First, “GFT (German Family Tree) says August … More Gus Was A Storekeeper, But It Is Tillie’s Birthday Today
