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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
Min styvfar, Ernest C. Diaz, föddes i St. Louis, MO på lördag, Maj 21, 1932. It was the same day Amelia Earhart became the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane. Pappa var yngst av fem barn till Joseph (Josef) Diaz och Marie Diaz Moellenberg. Dad said the family did not have a lot
Vad som händer är den första kommersiellt framgångsrika konstfilm. Det kabinett av Dr. Caligari (1920) släpptes i januari 1920 bli en tysk och internationell sensation. It marked the beginning of the German film revival during the 1920s The German Expressionist Movement in German art strongly influenced this film. Expressionistiska målare ritade byggnader som lutade i udda vinklar, oddly shaped furniture,
Joseph (Josef) Diaz was my stepfather, Ernest C. Diaz’s father. Ernie or Dad was the son of Joseph and Marie Diaz nee Moellenberg. Joseph was a first generation immigrant from San Miguel de Allende, Mexiko. Joseph was born on May 12, 1893. Enligt hans dödsattest, his parents were Ulalio (Eulalio) Diaz and Betty Diaz nee Ramiro. I have
The deadliest incident in St. Louis Police history was not a shootout, natural disaster, or act of terrorism. The deadliest incident in St. Louis Police history occurred on the night of Monday, September 3, 1900. El var angriparen som en kraftledning med 3300 volts of electricity fell onto the telephone lines, at Eight Street and Carr Avenue. Den
In a previous article, I talked about field trips and how they enhance a homeschool education. I dag, I will recount a “field trip” that I took with my daughter Caitlin, when she was three years old. I subtitled it “How to Leave the House with $25.00 and Come Home with $0.75.” I slutet av 1990, St. Louis Zoo had
Min morfar brukade berätta för mig att mamma och farmor var nära varandra. Great Grandma could be very stubborn, so Grandpa used to send Mom to talk to her about going to the doctor, etc.. I will let Mom tell you about her grandmother in her own words. Caroline better known as Lee was a woman before her time. I
Min mormorsmor, Caroline Leah “Lee” Ellis nee Johannpeter föddes till Frederick William augusti Johannpeter, 1839 – 1903, och Joanna Grieve, 1843 – Okänd, i St. Charles, MO juni 13, 1881. Hon var näst yngst av sex syskon, Gustav, Anna, Amalia “Mary”, Julius “Stud” och Charles Frederick. Great Grandma was said to be a very strong-willed person.
På fredag, April 24, 1953, three men and a getaway driver tried to rob the Southwest Bank on the corner of Southwest Avenue and S. Kings Boulevard i St. Louis, MO. The St. Louis Polisen omintetgjort rånet, som blev föremål för en 1959 film, The Great St. Louis bankrån. Filmen är nu i det offentliga området. Fred.
Detta är en berättelse om 1942-44 Hebert Street, which is in the Old North St. Louis stadsdelen St. Louis, MO. Like its neighbors, denna struktur har sett bättre dagar. Jag blev intresserad av byggnaden eftersom min mormor bodde på denna adress i 1930. My maternal grandfather’s family lived in the northern part of St. Louis during his
William P. Ellis var min farfars far. Tyvärr, Han gick bort när min farfar, Gilbert P. Ellis, was only two years old. Min stora mormor inte visste mycket om Williams familj. The actual information Grandpa had on him was sparse, so William was the real mystery man in the family history up until 2006 eller 2007. Grandpa had a