Martin Charles Wukasch II was born in Austin, Texas on August 3, 1940 to Martin and Ruth (Faubion) Wukasch and died March 2, 2026 at home here in Austin under hospice care. He always went by his middle name but was also known to some as Charlie, Chuck, and even Uncle Chuckles to others. He […]
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Often I find myself researching online for Wendish, Sorbian, Upper Lusatian history and discoveries. Instead of watching TV. I find the research and study much more interesting. Some time ago I began receiving scholarly articles from a source called Academia. One such article especially caught my attention. Because several generations in our family have done the DNA testing, we
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This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in Images for East Bernard Express, Feb 9, 2024. My parents loved animals, even their cows, chickens, guineas, and especially their dogs and cats. They passed that love of animals on to my brother and me. Of course, each of us had our own favorite animal
This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES, June 23, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas. Usually, my childhood memories are very vivid, wherein I remember amazing details, — no doubt because childhood was a very happy time for me. However, the one yearly “event” that I remember vaguely with few details is my birthday
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This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES for Oct. 21, 2021, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas. “Mum” is an extraordinary word in the English language, and a very old word, going back to the medieval era. Unlike us, the British tend to call their moms “Mum” rather than “Mom.” We Americans
This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES for August 12, 2021, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas. Although the flute or “pipe” has been played since the beginning of humankind, I never found favor with it, — in fact, hardly paid attention to it, — until recently. Years ago, when I
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Warda — Werten Leser! Ich muß doch wieder ein paar Zeilen einsenden, somit ich nicht ganz in Vergessenheit gerathe. Gegenwärtig ist e shier sehr trocken, und infolge dessen macht sich der Wassermangel recht fühlber. Möchte es doch bald regen. – Sie Baumwollernte ist wohl nun bald drendet, und ist dieselbige stellenweise etwas besser
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