George and Fern – Muench’s from North of Perryville

A little over 2 years ago, a post was published on this blog titled, P Is for Pancratius. That article told the story of man who had the unusual name of Pancratius. In that post, I referred to the main character as P. John Muench…the “P” standing for Pancratius. P. John and his wife, Caroline … More George and Fern – Muench’s from North of Perryville

Peter and Della Wills

Not long ago, a story was written that included a woman by the name of Dixie Wills titled, Art and Dixie. Dixie had siblings with the names of Grover Cleveland, Oscar, Pearl, Golda, and Homer. Today, you get the story of another brother in that family who had a rather boring name in comparison with … More Peter and Della Wills

Art and Dixie

I admit that today’s story is one that is difficult to tell. I almost chose not to write it. It starts with the birth of a boy who was born just one day after the birth of yesterday’s birthday girl, Lydia Lungwitz. Arthur Edwin Rabold was born on August 2, 1882, the son of Gottlieb … More Art and Dixie