Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Plasings oor familiegeskiedenis, gesinslewe, en diverse onderwerpe.
Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Oom Jules” Johannpeter and his wife Bertha Johannpeter nee Horst. My grandfather Gilbert Ellis spent a lot of his time with Uncle Jules family, while he was growing up. Grandpa Ellis’ father
My oupa Frank O. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” Zimmerman. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. Zimmerman en sy derde vrou Dolly. Oupa gebore sou word Mei 28, 1913. Harry is 'n bietjie van 'n raaisel soos hy gesterf het om die
In die laat 1960's en vroeë 1970's, my grootouers gebruik om 'n maandelikse kaart party aan te bied met drie van Ouma Ellis’ susters en hul mans. Oom Tony en tante Agnes Giraudo, Oom Oscar en tant Dorothy Von Berg saam met oom Kuns en tant Betty Clemmings Ouma en Oupa sou aansluit Pinochle te speel. Each family would host one
Op September 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. Louis’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. Die St. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. Louis’ South
Julius “Oom Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Oom Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Lee” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lee het die uitdaging gehad om haar tweejarige seun Gilbert as 'n enkellopende groot te maak
My oldest son Kenneth will turn 18 this week. It is hard for me to believe he is a grown man already. It seems like five years ago he was a little guy running around and climbing on everything. When he was less than a year old, hy kon uit sy exersaucer hang en sy speelgoed afhaal
My second great-grandfather John Riley Deweese served as Welch Township Republican Committee Chairman in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri for most of his adult life. Besides holding party caucuses in his home, John Riley served as Road Commissioner in the 1910s. Residents mostly traversed the roads by horse and buggy. Een van die meganismes wat regerings gebruik het om gelde vir pad in te vorder
This week my youngest son Caleb turns 16. I can’t believe it has been 16 years since I saw and held him for the first time. Caleb was the baby and waited until he had a good meal at Red Lobster before making his appearance in the world. When he was ready though, he didn’t wait around. He was born 40 minute
Today would have been my maternal grandfather Gilbert P. Ellis’ 100th birthday. Grandpa Ellis only lived to 85 but he imparted 100 years worth of wisdom into the 32 years I knew him. I could write books about him but am going to focus today’s post on how he inspired me by refusing to grow old. Oupa Ellis het sy liggaam behou
In die laat 1990's, my oupa, Gilbert Ellis, het saam met my tannie en oom Maureen Dale. Hulle het besluit om 'n groot garage / afdak geïnstalleer, sodat Oupa en my oom sou 'n werkswinkel het. Hulle moes die skuur vergader en betrokke 'n plaaslike elektriese maatskappy elektrisiteit uit te voer na die werkswinkel. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on