#52Ancestors – Love, love, love

... who doesn't know that world famous chorus? It's the Beatles' song "All you need is love". Published on June 30, 1967. And since "Love" is this week's theme for the 52 Ancestors challenge from Amy Crow at http://www.nostorytoosmall.com why not picking that date? June 30, 1846 is the birthday of the wife of my …

#52ancestors No 5 – plowing through… NOT :)

Okay, I have to admit, the challenge for week 5 of this years 52 ancestors in 52 weeks challenge gave me a hard time. Why? Because I have no idea what the term "plowing through" means. Of course I know that it is translated to, but I just couldn't get it. Which shows again, no …

#52ancestors 2015 No. 4 – sharing my birthday

This week's theme of Amy Crow's 52 ancestors challenge is called "closest to your birthday". Closest to my birthday are the ancestors I share my birthday with. One of them is Hermann Karl Heinrich KOOP, the brother-in-law of my 2nd great grand uncle August Heinrich Johann WARNKE. We are moving back to one of my …

December 21 – Emma Johanna Maria Hennings

Marie and Pierre Curie discover the chemical element Radium on December 21, 1898. On December 21, 1959 marries the Iranian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi the student Farah Diba. And on my family tree? We meet Emma Johanna Maria HENNING, the niece of my 3rd great grand uncle. Emma was born on December 21, 1882 in …

December 20 – Hans Heinrich Friedrich Vollert

December 20, 1192 - the day that Leopold V of Austria captures and imprisons Richard I of England. King Richard was on his way home to England after signing a treaty with Saladin ending the Third Crusade. On December 20, 1658 Russia and Sweden sign the Truce of Valiesar. According to the agreements Russia could …