I have known some details of the story I will write today, and I have wanted to tell it for a while. Today is a good occasion to tell it. I do not often write a story that starts with a date of death, but in this case, that is about the only date I … More Pastor Dies While Attending Convention in Altenburg
I am going to write a different kind of post today than I normally do. It comes from a lonely entry we have in our German Family Tree. That entry is one that caused me to think to myself, “There’s a story here, but I don’t know what it is.” In fact, once I’m done … More A Story Here – But I Don’t Know It
The Jahn family certainly seemed to love to have their weddings in the month of May. We may have another one today, although the date of the wedding is a topic for debate. The first of the Jahn weddings took place in 1846 in St. Louis, with Justine Jahn marrying Carl Eduard Roschke, but a … More Tailor to Teacher
