Heinrich Henry Wellman was born on October 20, 1889 in Aslage by Ankum Germany to Herman and Mary Brinker Wellman. Henry Wellman is Walt’s 1st cousin twice removed.
Margaretha Agatha Straub was born on October 13, 1824 in Beiringen, Gemany to Markus and Margaretha Trufner Straub. Margaret is Walt’s 4th great aunt.
Marian Louise Holtkamp was born to Bernard and Louise Krueger Holtkamp on October 6, 1923. She was born in St. Paul, Iowa. She is a distant relation of Walt’s through his great-uncle Albert Link’s wife, Marie Clemens.
I don’t like mowing the lawn, but I take advantage of the time it takes to listen to music, a podcast, or an audio book. While I was mowing last weekend, I was thinking about the different playlists on my phone.
Margaret Barnes was born to Sylvester and Cornelia Parker Barnes on September 29, 1863. She was born in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Margaret is Michelle’s great, great-grandmother.
It all started so innocently. A simple conversation with a coworker about music. His son had recently gotten a new electric guitar. I mentioned that Walt had been thinking about getting a guitar. The next thing you know, our home is starting to look like a music studio.
Dorothy Menke was born on September 22, 1908 to William J. and Elizabeth Mertens Menke in Salem, Iowa. Dorothy is the cousin of Cletus Fritag who married Walt’s 1st cousin once removed Delores Wellman.
September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. We have enjoyed celebrating this for several years now and thought we should invite our readers along for the fun!