Conquering Chubb Trail

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У понедељак, Новембар 13, 2023, I achieved a major goal when I hiked the entire length of Chubb Trail, an out-and-back 13.6 mile trail in West St. Луј жупаније. The hike took me seven hours and thirty minutes to complete. When my oldest son “Trey” was completing the requirements for the Gold Medal of Achievement in Royal Rangers, equivalent

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Несрећа на дан прања Мели Цимерман

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Мој прадеда Паркер Л. Цимерман се женио три пута. После пар месеци брака са Викторијом Харис током 1897 у округу Франклин, Мисури, Паркер се преселио у округ Болингер, Мисури да буде ближи својој породици. Његови родитељи, Семјуел и Сара Цимерман, живео у Донголи, Боллингер, Мисури. На марта 31, 1902, 27-годишњи Паркер се оженио својом другом женом, 22-једногодишња Мели Болинџер.

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Francis Mosblech Marries Rosemary Kalt

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Фебруара 23, 1946, my great uncle Francis Mosblech married Rosemary Kalt at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The 23-year old Francis had recently returned from service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Aunt Rosemary was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Вилијам Ј. Kalt. Father Clarence Winkler officiated the ceremony. Март 3, 1946 издање

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Grandpa Buys a Pop Rivet Tool

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At one point before I bought my own house, I thought home repairs were one of my skills. I helped my grandfather, Gilbert Ellis, make repairs to our house and the flat he lived in. Grandpa Ellis taught me how to replace electrical outlets, washers on sinks and build lots of things with wood. I put together lots of prefabricated

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Hanging Out With Great Grandma Ellis

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Growing up I heard lots of stories about my Great Grandmother Caroline “Ли” Ellis from my mother. She spent lots of time with her grandmother who lived in St. Лоуис. Grandpa Ellis moved to Illinois a couple of times during the 1940s and 1950s. Mom would come back to St. Louis frequently to see Great Grandma Ellis. Grandma and Grandpa

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Archbishop Kenrick Celebrates 50 Година

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На августа 17, 1891, Свети. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. У 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Лоуис. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. У 1847, the

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Август Д. Elker (1948-1906)

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My second great-grandfather August H. Elker was born in Hanover, Germany on May 22, 1848 in the year of revolutions in Europe. Whether related to the revolutions or not, August’s family travelled to America in 1854. After landing in New York City, the Elker family made its way to St. Лоуис, Мисури. Свети. Louis had a large German Catholic community, који

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Julius W. Johannpeter, Аир Пионеер

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Први рођак мог деде, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, био један од св. Лоуис’ пионири авиона. Јулије, који је у породици био познат као “Пункс”, придружио се Ваздушној националној гарди средином 1920-их. Добио би чин потпоручника. Јулијус је летео авионима и за војни и за цивилни ваздухопловство. Већина људи у његовој јединици, који је укључивао Чарлса

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Ф.В. Johannpeter and 1883 Bar Incident

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Фредерик Вилијам Јоханнпетер (1839 – 1915) was my second great grandfather on my mother’s side. He died 4 months before the birth of his grandson, Гилберт П. Елис, who was my grandfather. Since he died before my grandfather was born, I had very limited information on him, when I started researching the family history. Grandpa didn’t have any verbal history

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Rose Elker Slaps a Masher

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Rosa or Rose Elker was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1890. Aunt Rose was my great-grandmother, Magdalena Elker’s, youngest sister. У суботу, Септембар 22, 1906, the 16-year-old Rose was walking to her job at the Plows Candy Factory in St. Лоуис. Aunt Rose was walking about 8 am in the morning, when she started to cross the 18th

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