Introductory Notes Having been introduced to Dietrich Olfert in the previous two installments, we now hear from Kathrina Franz Olfert…
This is the second installment of the account of Dietrich and Kathrina Olfert, Oma’s aunt and uncle, telling us about…
To this point, I have focused primarily on direct ancestors of our family: parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc. It is my…
The essay below was written by Opa as a school assignment. However, there is no indication of what class or…
In my blog of October 24, 2020, titled Rethinking Some Details About Franz Toews, I questioned whether the math book written…
Who can find a wife of noble character? For her value is far more than rubies. The heart of her…
Johann (John, Jan) Stierler is my great-great grandfather. Born in Germany on January 21, 1837, he lived most of his…
The fluidity of names in the past is one of the distinct impressions a person gets from looking into ancestral…
We know much about our ancestor Franz Toews, who was born April 3, 1812, in Heubuden, West Prussia (now part…
While our earliest-known ancestor to whom we can trace direct lineage on Opa’s side of the family tree was born…