Tag: Miller

Tombstone Tuesday for Memorial Day

Today, some Memorial Day cemetery photos.

Stripping the Bed

I really like quilts. All quilts. But my particular favorites are antique quilts. And I am fortunate to have a few very special antique quilts that were made by my grandma Schumm, my great-grandma Miller, my mother, and a great-grandaunt. A couple knowledgeable quilt people have told me one of the best ways to store …

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Two Christina Miller Family Photos, c1920 & c1933

Here are two old Miller photos, photos of my great-grandmother Christina (Rueck) Miller with some of her descendants. Christina (1858-1945) is in both photos and perhaps these were taken at a family reunion or some time when part of the family had gathered together. Unfortunately the photos were not labeled. Not even the date was …

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Mothers in My Family Through the Years

Today I am posting photos of mothers on both sides of my family to honor their memories for Mother’s Day this coming Sunday. My mom and I: My grandmother Hilda (Scaer) Schumm with her three daughters: My great-grandmother Lizzie (Schinnerer) Scaer with her granddaughter Amy (my aunt Amy). Sarah (Breuninger) Schumm, my great-grandmother, mother of …

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Born in the 1800s

Last weekend we watched a classic movie that we have seen several times before. Driving Miss Daisy is one of those moves that you can watch over and over. Great cast, great acting, and a great story. It is set in the late 1940s and we calculated from things said in the movie that Miss …

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