May 2014 archive

Tombstone Tuesday–Infant Son & Daughter of A.L. & N.M. Schumm

This is the tombstone of stillborn twins, the son and daughter of Arnold and Naomi (Schumm) Schumm, located in row 8 of Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: Infant Son & Dau. of A.L. & N.M. Schumm 1926 Zion Schumm’s records show only that the infant son and …

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Chattanooga On Google Earth

Last week I wrote about Google Earth and posted some area photos that I screen captured while looking around in the program. It is interesting to look at the photos from various years and different views on Google Earth. This week I have some photos of Chattanooga, Ohio, from Google Earth. Google Earth’s most recent …

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Tombstone Tuesday–Emma Germann

This is the tombstone of Emma Germann, located in row 11 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: EMMA GERMANN 1907-1917 Emma Germann was born 14 January 1907 in Harrison Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of Friederick “Fred” C. and Clara C.M. (Pflueger) Germann. [1] [2] I found …

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Looking Around With Google Earth

If you haven’t checked out Google Earth yet you are missing out on some interesting photos and a whole lot of fun. Google Earth is a program that allows you to look at places all over the earth and view them from the air or at street level. These are not just maps, they are …

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