Hattie May Story (1896 – 1917)

אַמאַנדאַ-און-דזשארזש-שטיין

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. האַטי ס מוטער מאַרגאַרעט אָדער געשטארבן אין געבורט צו האַטי אָדער געשטארבן

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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אויף אקטאבער 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, מאַססאַטשוסעטץ. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 פונט. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. פאַנס פון ביידע מענטשן אנגעקומען אין

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Frank Moellenberg (1891 – 1941)

פראַנק-מאָלענבערג

מיין סטעפּפאַדער, ערנעסט C. דיאַז, האט מיך אויפגעהויבן, so I included his family in my genealogical research. אָבער, Dad’s father, יוסף דיאַז, עמיגרירט פון מעקסיקא און זיין מוטער מאַריע מאָעללענבערג איז געווען אַן ערשטער דור אמעריקאנער געבוירן צו דייַטש ימאַגראַנץ. Finding information on his family has not been easy. מיר וויסן אַז יוסף ס פאטער איז געווען Ulalio Diaz און זיין מוטער 'ס געבורט נאָמען איז געווען

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George Washington Story (1843 – 1903)

אַמאַנדאַ-און-דזשארזש-שטיין

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, יללינאָיס, 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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The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

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אויף סעפטעמבער 16, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Most Dangerous Game (1932), a film about a big game hunter becoming the hunted. Joel McCrea plays big game hunter Bob Rainsford. Rainsford is on a yacht off the South American coast discussing his latest hunt, when another guest asks him, “Do you ever think how the tiger felt?” Rainsford laughs at

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Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt Available

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“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!"פראַנק גאָטש האט געקוקט אויף זיין קאָנקורענט דזשאָרדזש האַקענשמידט, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt

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Happy Birthday, גראַמאַ!

גראַנדמאַ-עליס-דיין געבורסטאָג

Yesterday, my maternal grandmother Alvina M. Ellis nee Mosblech would have been 100 יאר אַלט. Born in St. לוי, Missouri on May 15, 1916, Grandma was the seventh of fourteen children. She married an only child in 1938 and they would have two children, my mom and Aunt Maureen. גראַנדמאַ האט אַ גרויס השפּעה אויף מיין שוועסטער און מיר ווייַל

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Being a Dad and Coach

קייטס-מעדאַלן

אויף מאי 7, 2016, my daughter Caity returned to Taekwondo competition for the first time in eight years. As her dad but also her coach, I tried to dissuade her from sparring until we had a few more months but she was adamant about sparring at the tournament. Caity likes forms but she always preferred sparring. Reluctantly, I agreed. איך

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