2018 archive

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from Karen’s Chatt! Wishing each one of you a blessed and happy Thanksgiving. May your home be filled with happiness and joy and thankfulness as you gather with family and friends today.

Tombstone Tuesday–Edward Ludwig Schumm

This is the tombstone of Edward Ludwig Schumm located in row 1 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: Edward Ludwig Schumm Sohnlein von Heinrich u. Rosina Schumm Died 5 Oct. 1885 Alter 5 Jahre, 8 Mo. u. 3 Tage. Edward Ludwig Schumm, little son of Heinrich and Rosina …

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Linthal, France, Honors WWI Fallen Americans

This past week, on 11 November, marked the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, the official end of WWI. In last week’s blog post I mentioned Private August Froning, a soldier from Mercer County, Ohio, who was killed in action in the Vosges Mountains, near Linthal, France, during WWI. Froning and Venedocia native Private Glenn Homer …

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Tombstone Tuesday–Iris Blanch Schumm

This is the tombstone of Iris Blanch Schumm, located in row 1 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: Iris Blanch Dau of G. & S. SCHUMM Died 24 Aug. 1884 Aged 1 Y, 4 M, 22 D Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them …

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Veterans Day 2018

This coming Sunday, 11 November, we commemorate Veterans Day. Originally called Armistice Day, Veterans Day was created to recognize of the end of World War I. Fighting between the Allied nations and Germany ceased on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. That date is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.” One …

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