Dear reader, Though little news, I will send you a few lines. The people here are finished with the planting, so now if we will have some good weather, we will have a good harvest. On the 7th of April, we had a nice rain filling up the rivers, tanks and cisterns. […]
Warda, Texas April 29, 1909 Read More »
The best of thanks to the Walburg Correspondent for his friendly inquiry. I had sprained my finger on my right hand, and as a result was unable to write for a long time. There is not much news. Last week we had a very nice rain, and it was really needed and necessary. It
Warda, Texas July 1, 1909 Read More »
Dear Readers! Right now, we are having dry weather, this is very good for cotton, and the boll weevils are pestering better. However, this is not good for the gardens, which could use a nice rain. Mr. M. Kasperik from Waldburg (who seems to be taken a pleasure trip with his wife and
Warda, Texas August 19, 1909 Read More »
Dear Worthy Volksblatt. An event which does not often occur in families, perhaps may be of interest to readers of the Volksblatt. The mother of the undersigned, Mrs. Johanne Zoch, wife of the late Johann Zoch, celebrated her 91st birthday on August 29th. At this ceremony, a friend took upon himself the
Warda, Texas by Traugott Zoch September 11, 1909 Read More »
Valued readers! I must send in a few lines, so I will not be completely forgotten. Presently, it is very dry here, and consequently the water shortage makes itself felt. Oh, that it would rain soon. Cotton products will soon come to an end. In some places it is somewhat better, but in
Warda, Texas October 21, 1909 Read More »
On the 10th of last month, my wife, two kids, Miss Martha Domaschk and I, took a trip to Thorndale to visit old friends and acquaintances. We made our way on the SAP train to Rockdale, where we arrived at 6:30 in the evening. As the last J. & G. R. train from Rockdale to
Warda, Texas January 6, 1910 Read More »
Dear reader! It is well time to hear something again from our corner of the world, otherwise we will be completely oblivious. But oh no! The Walburg Correspondent is always interested in us. However, this writing is less due to his friction boots than to the fact of various events which are worth mentioning.
Warda, Texas June 9, 1910 Read More »
In 1854 Johann Kiesling who was sixty seven years old decided to leave his home and head for Texas on the Ben Nevis with about 600 other people to make a new home and start a new life. Johann brought with him his wife Hanna, age fifty seven and their three children; Johann Kiesling, age
Dr. Ernst Kiesling – The Father of the Safe House Read More »
Jara zajimawe! Sehr interessant! Very interesting! I was once asked if I had any documentation for the quote in my book that Luther had supervised the burning of witches in Wittenberg. (Remember, I was citing the work of another scholar.) An old Concordia friend sent me the link below. Of course, after 500 years it’s hard
Martin Luther and Witches Read More »
The following article first appeared in the Sächsische Zeitung on Tuesday, 19 July 2016. The original German follows the English translation done by Weldon Mersiovsky and Charles Wukasch. Each learned language enriches the human being Sorbian learners from all over the world visited Lohsa and experienced a premiere. Pastor and poet Handrij Zejler (1804 –
Charles Wukasch Attends Sorbian Language Classes Read More »
