...a battle took place that the whites called "The Battle of the Little Bighorn." A railway would pass by near that battle site in about 10 year. Thanks for your piece!
Yes, it was quite a time in all its glory and shameful incidents. There was a lot of each. It's interesting to see how perspectives change (and sometimes not) over the years. Some things, alas, are just the same but in a modern format.
Thanks for reading and commenting. Much appreciated.
Uncovering family history seems to be part archeological dig into family artifacts and part detective sleuthing into public records. As I was reading about the first worlds fair, I immediate thought about the one in Chicago. You answered my question in the last part of your post. Love going on this journey with you!
Thank you! Your comments mean a lot to me. Very kind. You are definitely correct about the detective work. Fortunately, thanks to my cousins and my grandmother, there are quite a few artifacts to sift through and dust off. I plan to write about some of those and what I can surmise from them.
Again, I appreciate your kind and enthusiastic comments.
😆😆. No, it wasn’t THAT hotel but had Victor’s wife not been intelligent with a good head on her shoulders, she could have been one of H.H. Holmes sweet female victims. She came to Chicago like thousands of other young ladies who flocked to Chicago from mid-western towns looking for one of those new jobs opening up for women. Her employer had his own dark story but that’s for another time…
Thanks, Joseph! This post led me to learn more about the importance of World's Fairs which has been a surprisingly interesting journey. Another world's fair will come up in my Snippets from Spain post this week. Pure and delightful serendipity.
Wow, what a wonderful story! I was fascinated to read of the Falkenau brothers experiencing the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia and thinking of how this may have impacted Arthur’s future career as a mechanical engineer and inventor, as it did Victor’s and Louis’s contributions to building our nations infrastructure. Thanks for stitching together the family history, whereabouts and the chronology of travels to Funchal. Your writings enable me to continue to learn about and appreciate our ancestors.
I knew you'd share my excitement, LLL, engineer that you are just like your great-grandfather, Arthur, and others down the line. It would have been soooooooooooooo cool to overhear the conversations of these bright and ambitious young men. I'd love to know what excited and surprised them.
I do know that Victor kept up-to-date on new technologies in his professional and personal life. He was first and second on the block where they lived in Chicago to have a car and a phonograph. Don't know which was which. And he always had a Pierce Arrow.
I thank you and Raynelle for helping me fill in the puzzle pieces.
Excellent sleuthing! This time in U.S. history had huge impacts across thev land, with railroads, mining and industrialization booming unchecked. Your great-grandfather (also mine) and his brothers seem to have been part of this upheaval.
At the same time as the 1876 fair, far to the west in Dakota Territory
Wow, this was so interesting! You are going a great job of bringing his story to life! Can't wait to read more!
Thank you! Much appreciated. Learning about the World's Fairs has been an intriguing journey. So much to know and ponder!
...a battle took place that the whites called "The Battle of the Little Bighorn." A railway would pass by near that battle site in about 10 year. Thanks for your piece!
Yes, it was quite a time in all its glory and shameful incidents. There was a lot of each. It's interesting to see how perspectives change (and sometimes not) over the years. Some things, alas, are just the same but in a modern format.
Thanks for reading and commenting. Much appreciated.
I really enjoy reading about your journey finding information about your ancestors. I can’t wait to read more.
Thank you so much, Robin. I deeply appreciate your taking the time to read and comment.
Uncovering family history seems to be part archeological dig into family artifacts and part detective sleuthing into public records. As I was reading about the first worlds fair, I immediate thought about the one in Chicago. You answered my question in the last part of your post. Love going on this journey with you!
Thank you! Your comments mean a lot to me. Very kind. You are definitely correct about the detective work. Fortunately, thanks to my cousins and my grandmother, there are quite a few artifacts to sift through and dust off. I plan to write about some of those and what I can surmise from them.
Again, I appreciate your kind and enthusiastic comments.
I have my own family artifacts that I have just scratched the surface of. Your efforts give me inspiration!
So cool! You've of course read Devil in the White City? Assuming the family hotel wasn't THAT hotel...
😆😆. No, it wasn’t THAT hotel but had Victor’s wife not been intelligent with a good head on her shoulders, she could have been one of H.H. Holmes sweet female victims. She came to Chicago like thousands of other young ladies who flocked to Chicago from mid-western towns looking for one of those new jobs opening up for women. Her employer had his own dark story but that’s for another time…
Thanks for reading!
Oooooh! Looking forward to that post!
Looking forward to THAT post. I read Devil in the White City too. Even more chilling because it was true.
Plus Erik Larsen is a fabulous author of historical narrative. He's my literary hero :)
That post will be a fun one to write...
Great historical information. Also great pictures of the 1876 Fair, Victoria and Congress Hotels. All impressive!
Thanks, Joseph! This post led me to learn more about the importance of World's Fairs which has been a surprisingly interesting journey. Another world's fair will come up in my Snippets from Spain post this week. Pure and delightful serendipity.
Wow, what a wonderful story! I was fascinated to read of the Falkenau brothers experiencing the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia and thinking of how this may have impacted Arthur’s future career as a mechanical engineer and inventor, as it did Victor’s and Louis’s contributions to building our nations infrastructure. Thanks for stitching together the family history, whereabouts and the chronology of travels to Funchal. Your writings enable me to continue to learn about and appreciate our ancestors.
I knew you'd share my excitement, LLL, engineer that you are just like your great-grandfather, Arthur, and others down the line. It would have been soooooooooooooo cool to overhear the conversations of these bright and ambitious young men. I'd love to know what excited and surprised them.
I do know that Victor kept up-to-date on new technologies in his professional and personal life. He was first and second on the block where they lived in Chicago to have a car and a phonograph. Don't know which was which. And he always had a Pierce Arrow.
I thank you and Raynelle for helping me fill in the puzzle pieces.
Excellent sleuthing! This time in U.S. history had huge impacts across thev land, with railroads, mining and industrialization booming unchecked. Your great-grandfather (also mine) and his brothers seem to have been part of this upheaval.
At the same time as the 1876 fair, far to the west in Dakota Territory