Passing the Torch

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This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 lat. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. Z biegiem lat, I have trained 14 nieces and nephews plus all three of my children in the martial arts. W zeszłym tygodniu, the first member of the third generation started with us. Do

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Ad Santel Brings The Pain

reklama Santel

Ad Santel gained his reputation as a dangerous catch wrestler from his frequent bouts with judoka from Japan during the 1910s and a story from the second George Hackenschmidt training camp for the Frank Gotch rematch. According to legend, Frank Gotch paid Santel, a skilled submission wrestler, $5,000.00 to injure Hackenschmidt’s knee in training. Chociaż ta historia może lub może

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Hattie May Story (1896 – 1917)

Amanda i George Steen

My great grandmother Lydia Margaret “Dollie” Story Zimmerman’s youngest sister Hattie May Story was born on August 20, 1896. Hattie was Dollie’s half-sister as she was the daughter of George Washington Story and his second wife Margaret Sweat. Dollie’s mother was George Story’s first wife Malinda Davis. Matka Hattie, Margaret, zmarła przy porodzie Hattie lub zmarła

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

ned-obaldwin-nagrodowiec

Październik 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Massachusetts. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 funtów. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Przybyli fani obu mężczyzn

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Frank Moellenberg (1891 – 1941)

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My stepfather, Ernest C. Diaz, wychował mnie, so I included his family in my genealogical research. Jednak, Dad’s father, Joseph Diaz, wyemigrował z Meksyku, a jego matka Marie Moellenberg była Amerykanką pierwszego pokolenia urodzoną w rodzinie niemieckich imigrantów. Finding information on his family has not been easy. Wiemy, że ojcem Józefa był Ulalio Diaz, a rodowe imię jego matki brzmiało

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George Washington Story (1843 – 1903)

Amanda i George Steen

My second great-grandfather George Washington Story was born in August 1843 to Gilford Dudley Story and his second wife Nancy Jane Story nee Womack. George was born in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. He was the fourth of Dudley’s and Nancy’s nine children. George Washington Story married his first wife and my second great-grandmother Malinda Davis on November 26, 1863,

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