Cousin Rachel found me via an ancestry research-related website. We both were "investigating" the same ancestors and family names....

On 6 July 1861, the Order Sons of Hermann was founded by German settlers in San Antonio. The attempts to create a chapter of the organizatio...

The local library is a place we enjoy visiting. Friendly and helpful staff, good book and DVD collections, and computers when needed. Beside...

Zofie Klis (Žofie Kliš) was born in Frenštát, Moravia (Moravian-Silesian Region) on 15 May 1972, died at 18, in Ammansville, Texas on 3 Febr...

At the end of 1888, Father Chromcik and Czech Catholic men met in Hostyn, TX. The latter expressed their dissatisfaction with the membership...

Not long ago, I wrote about the elementary school/education level I have gone through in Poland. Today, more about tertiary education (post-...

Emil Adolph Loeffler was born in Texas on 8 February 1881 to Paul Loeffler and Mina Neffenorf . Little Emil grew up in Hilda, Mason County. ...