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My Archived Blogposts

In my Blog Archives you find my older blogposts

I had been writing this blog for several years before

I had to move it to its current webpage. Here's a selection

of my previously published blogposts that you can read

in a pdf-format. For better orientation, I have

catalogued them alphabetically according to

surnames of the strangers I have blogged

about in the past.

You can use the SEARCH function to search

your relevant names in all my blogposts. 

Surname
Title
Region
Remarks
ALSLEBEN
The Alslebens
Germany
BEILER
Mary Beiler
USA
BENUB
Brothers Rudolf and Hermann Benub
Germany
BEULE
Karl & Ida Beule
Germany
BOWDEN, WINCKLER
Grace Bowden Winckler
USA
BROWN
Elmer E. Brown from Iowa
USA
BRUCKMEYER, MAAß
Margarethe Bruckmeyer née Maass
Germany
Reunited with family
BURLINGAME
Judge Edwin Adolphys Burlingame
USA
Donated to Historical Society
BUSHFIELD, CLOSE
Lyda Bushfield Close
USA
COHN, COSSMANN
Cousins Felix Cohn and Heinrich Cossmann
Germany, USA
Reunited with family
CONNERS
Siblings Grace and Robert Conners
USA
COSSMANN
Julie Cossmann nee Cohn
Germany
Reunited with family
CRANNELL, SELLECK
Polly Crannell née Selleck
USA
EAGLER, MARKLEY
Emma Eagler Markley from Irvona
USA
EBELING
Lina, Trudi and Hermann Ebeling
Germany
EISENSTUCK
Margret and Ursel Eisenstuck
Germany
ELLIS
Sisters Leila, Gwendolyn and Irma Ellis
USA
ENO
Leslie Dwight Eno
USA
Reunited with family
ERBEN, RESCH, SCHROTH, WILSCH, LANGE, DIEDEL, TENSCHER, LEHMANN, STROMBE/STRAUBE
The Brick Walls, 5: Erben, Resch, Schroth, Wilsch, Lange, Diedel, Tenscher, Lehmann, Strombe_Straube
Germany
ERHART, ARTMANN
Walburga "Wally" Artmann née Erhart
Germany
FINGERLE
Siblings Adolph and Louise Fingerle
USA
FOWLER, GREEN
Julia Fowler née Green
USA
FRAUEN
Sisters Katie and Tillie Frauen
USA
GATES, WATERMAN
Laura Gates née Waterman
USA
GEBHARDT, BAUER
Actors Konrad Gebhardt and Olla Bauer
Germany
GEIGER
William Dodd Geiger from East Orange, NJ
USA
GOPPINGER, STORCK
Sisters Lula and Elizabeth Goppinger
USA
GOSSMANN
Frieda Gossmann née Hoffmann
Germany
GREIN, SCHNEIDER, WENZEL
Families Grein, Schneider and Wenzel
Germany
HACKNER
Sisters Henriette and Elisabeth Hackner
Germany
HARTT, FAY
Elizabeth “Lizzy” Hartt née Fay
USA
HARTT, STODDARD
Merena Stoddard née Hartt
USA
HENKE
Emil Henke from Bischofsburg
Germany, Poland
HIGBIE, SMITH
Evelyn May Higbie Smith
USA
HOHL
Siblings Emma, Carrie and Walter Hohl
USA
HOWES, NICHOLS
Siblings Barbara Nichols and Luther Howes
USA
HOYT, CLINE
Hazel Cline née Hoyt
USA
HUBBARD, OTIS
Helen K. Hubbard née Otis
USA
Reunited with family
HUGEL, SCHNEIDER
Georg Hugel and Paula née Schneider
Germany
HUNT
John Legus Hunt Sr
USA
Reunited with family
HÄUSLER
Hermann und Clara Häusler from Schreiberhau
Germany, Poland
ILLING
Horst Illing
Germany
KADENBACH
Family Kadenbach photo album
Germany
Reunited with family
KING
Benjamin F. King
USA, Canada
KRAFT
Wolfgang Kraft from Bayreuth
Germany
KRATSCHMANN, GOLDFRIEDRICH, GOTTHARDT, SCHÖNLINDE
The Brick Walls, 7: Kratschmann, Goldfriedrich, Gotthardt, Schönlinde
Germany, Czech
KREMPE
Hermann Krempe
Germany
KREVERT
Heinrich Krevert
Germany
KÖNIG, WISKE, WIDKE, SCHLÄPFER, VOGEL
The Brick Walls, 1: König, Wiske/Widke, Schläpfer, Vogel
Germany
LAIRD
The Lairds from Calais
USA
Reunited with family
LAMPMAN, RAYL
Hattie Lampman Rayl
USA
LIIMAND
Sisters Senta and Ilse Liimand
Estonia
Reunited with family
LOY
Frank Loy, Messia Loy
USA
MARKS
Walter & Gertrude Marks
Poland, Germany
MAUL
Herman & Anny Maul
USA
MAXAM
The Maxam Sisters
USA
MERATH
Family Merath
Germany
MOSEDER
The Moseders from Munich
Germany
MÜGGE
Amandus Mügge from Hamburg
Germany
Reunited with family
MÜLLENBERG, HEROLD, BÖRNCHEN, WILHELM
The Brick Walls, 4: Müllenberg, Herold, Börnchen, Wilhelm
Germany
NEUMANN
Sisters Hedwig and Martha Neumann
Germany, Poland
NICHOLS
Parker Nichols
USA
Reunited with family
NOACK, OBST
Families Obst and Noack from Leipzig
Germany
NORKUS
Carl Julius Norkus
Germany
Reunited with family
O'KEEFE, THOMPSON
Dr. Michael W. O’Keefe and wife Persis
USA, Ireland
OCKERMAN, CRAWFORD
Ina F. Ockerman née Crawford
USA
PICKLESIMER
Flora Marion Allison Picklesimer
USA
Reunited with family
PITTNER
Waltraut and Else Pittner
Germany
POST
PWF Special: William "Billy" Post from Fennville MI
USA
Blogpost for @Paperofthepast
POTRECK, AHRENS, WAERNECKE, STUDENICKA, HÖCH
The Brick Walls, 6: Potreck, Ahrens, Waernecke, Studenicka, Höch
Germany, Poland
PUTLITZ zu
Erich zu Putlitz and Katharina (Käte) née von Kobbe
Germany
REDDEN, RADICI
Dorothy Redden née Radici
USA
Reunited with family
REITMEYER
Senta and Esther Reitmeyer
Germany, Australia
RHODES, PHILLIPS
Emily Rhodes Phillips
USA
RIEHEMANN
Hermann Riehemann and Anna née Lauxtermann
Germany
RIPPETOE
Miss Eleanor Blanche Rippetoe
USA
Reunited with family
ROTHENBERG
The Rothenbergs
Germany, UK
Reunited with family
RUNNE
Ernst August Runne
Germany
SANDEN
Mrs. P. J. Sanden and son Hjalmar
USA
SANDERS
The Sanders from Montpelier
USA
SAVIDGE
Sailor Johnny Savidge
UK
SCHATTSCHNEIDER
Reinhold Schattschneider
Germany
SCHIEL
Samuel Schiel
Romania
Reunited with family
SCHLEGEL
Sisters Gretel and Frieda Schlegel
Germany
SCHUMACHER, FRANK
Valentine's Greetings from Martha Frank to Luie Schumacher
USA
SCHUTT
Heinrich & Martin Schutt
Germany
SCHWARZHAUPT
Wilhelm Schwarzhaupt
Germany
SEIFERT
Friedrich Johannes Seifert and wife Anne
Germany
SELLECK
Eugene and Olinda Selleck
USA
SILD, KAMPUS
Niina Kampus and Vladimir Sild
Estonia
SILIGMÜLLER
Eugenie Siligmüller from Nürnberg
Germany
SMITH
Erle Amariah Smith
USA
Reunited with family
STANGLE, SCHMIDT, PERARD, MARX
The Brick Walls, 2: Stangle, Schmidt, Perard, Marx
Germany
STONE
Aden Stone
USA
STORCK, PIPER
Lorena "Lo" Storck Piper
USA
SUTPHIN, ALFORD
Eva Alford Sutphin
USA
SÖNNICHSEN
Cornelius Sönnichsen
Germany
TROLLMANN
Boxer Johann Trollmann
Germany
UNKNOWN
Unidentified - Beverly from LA
USA
UNKNOWN
Unidentified - Margot from Chemnitz
Germany
UNKNOWN
Unidentified - I call them “Emma” and “Wilhelm”
Germany
UNKNOWN
Unidentified - Jochi & Christel
Germany
VIERHUFF
Wally, Karin and Gert Vierhuff
Latvia, Germany, USA
Reunited with family
WAHLLÄNDER
Valeska and Elfriede Wahlländer
Germany
WANK, SCHROEDER
The children of Anna Wank née Schroeder
USA
WASHBURN, HENDRY
Jean Peck Washburn and daughter Hester Spangler Hendry
USA
WEBER
Dentist Paul Weber
Germany
WILKENS, SCHUTT, ERLER
The Brick Walls, 3: Wilkens, Schutt, Erler
Germany
WULF, HEERING
Marie Dorette Wulf née Heering
Germany
Reunited with family
WUNSCH, SCHMIDT
Family Wunsch
Czech Bohemia
Reunited with family
WYATT, ABNEY
Maxine Wyatt Abney
USA
Reunited with family
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