Sadie is turning more red than golden this Spring.
She was waiting patiently for someone more exciting than me to come home!
Who knew? Sadie can hear me say popcorn downstairs when she is upstairs, she comes running! She sometimes has great expectations when I put my corn bag in the microwave to heat it up...and looks so disappointed when I say nope not popcorn this time.
She is very good company for all of us.
Far Side
Far Guy, Jen and Andy went to the movies. They were all interested in Project Hail Mary. They report that the movie was really good. Sadie and I stayed at home.
I finished the blue blanket.
We left East Grand Forks to go back home and sign our taxes so they could be electronically filed.
The fields were steaming it was so warm. We picked a couple of great days to travel!
64 degrees in March...now that was nice! We went out for supper in downtown Park Rapids and then back to our home for a good nights sleep. The next morning it was still 50 some degrees as we welcomed the first day of Spring!
Not much snow as we travelled back up North.
It was a good trip and Sadie was happy to see us again.
Far Side
Jen and Far Guy have 3D printing fever. One of them is always printing something.
This one is worth a number of smiles.
Far Side
I still have some questions about my Mother's side of the family. I know that her Paternal Grandmother was a twin and was born in Germany in 1878. Not sure what ship they came over on but I do know the year...1884. The parents (Christina and Fritz Kuhn) came along with eight of their children according to an old obituary...but I believe that only six of the children were born in Germany and came along on the voyage and two children were born after their arrival in the United States. Children with their parents were ages 14,12,10,9, 6 and 6. Hattie or Hadwig ( My Great Grandmother) was 6.
First they settled in Kansas (Olathe) and then in Missouri before they came to Minnesota in 1896.
My hunch is that they came with other relatives to the United States.
Far Side
Update from Frank who did some research!
In the 1900 U.S. Federal Census for Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, there is a record that matches the author’s clues almost perfectly:
Name: Fred Berg
Birth Date: May 1879
Birthplace: Germany
Immigration Year: 1883 (Aligns closely with the Kuhn family's 1884 arrival).
Connection to "Penmanship": While later records show him as a caretaker or laborer, census records from that era often show young men with "beautiful penmanship" working as clerks or in postal service before settling into other trades.
The author mentions her Great-Grandmother Hattie (Hadwig) Kuhn was born in 1878 in Germany. This Fred Berg was born in 1879, also in Germany.
The Hunch: Given their nearly identical ages and birth country, Fred was likely a first cousin.
The "Fred Berg is a common name" Problem: The author is right—there were many Fred Bergs. However, this specific Fred lived in Mill Creek Township (Onaga), exactly where the Kuhn family postcard originated.
The author asks if the Kuhns lived at the hotel in the postcard. Historical records for Onaga show:
The Landon House (Landon Hotel): Built in 1877, this was the first hotel in Onaga and a major hub for travelers and new settlers.
The Connection: If Fred Berg worked or lived near the Landon House, he would have had easy access to the postcards he sent to the author's family. In 1900, many young single men in Onaga lived in boarding houses or hotels while establishing themselves.
