Helping the present understand the past
This past weekend has been an absolute whirlwind of activity and discovery for me. I had to travel to Fort Worth, Texas for work Thursday and Friday and I took the opportunity to go see the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. Dealey Plaza is where President John F. Kennedy was shot in 1963. The…
Welcome to another edition of Tombstone Tuesday! Today we’re spotlighting my great grand uncle (by marriage), Franz Carl Gottlieb Nohr. Tombstone of Franz “Frank” Carl Gottlieb Nohr Anselm Lutheran Cemetery in Anselm, Ransom, North Dakota Franz was the child of Herman Edward Gottlieb Nohr and Henrietta Natzke. According to his obituary in The Fargo Forum…
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Hello and welcome to Tombstone Tuesday! Today we’re jumping cemeteries and spotlighting my great grand uncle, Robert Altman (not the movie director, haha). Tombstone of Robert Altman Pinecrest Memorial Park in Sandpoint, Bonner, Idaho Robert Altman was the child of Julius Ferdinand Altman and Marie Louise Henrietta (Froemke) Altman. He had four brothers (all older)…
Welcome to another edition of Tombstone Tuesday. Today we’re spotlighting the husband of my first great-grand-aunt Augusta Christine (Altman) Froemke, Carl August Froemke, Jr. Tombstone of Carl August Froemke, Jr. Anselm Lutheran Cemetery in Anselm, Ransom, North Dakota Carl August Froemke, Jr. was the child of Carl August Froemke and Henrietta Elisa (Schwarz) Froemke. It’s…
Welcome back to Tombstone Tuesday! After a break for a couple of weeks we’re back to visiting the Altman family in Anselm Lutheran Cemetery. Today we’re looking at my great grand-aunt, Augusta Christine (Altman) Froemke. Froemke family marker Anselm Lutheran Cemetery in Anselm, Ransom, North Dakota Tombstone of Augusta Christine (Altman) Froemke Anselm Lutheran…
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