This little batch of photos came to me from German ebay. These are photos of one family Schlegel: sisters Gretel and Frieda and their parents. Although all the photos are identified with names and I have clues regarding locations, I don't find anything on this family in the papertrail, available to me online. Firstly, were … Continue reading Sisters Gretel and Frieda Schlegel
Category: Forgotten Faces
Eugenie Siligmüller, Nürnberg
This tender being came to me from German ebay. Isn't she just breath-taking, like a 1920s silent movie star! Her name was Eugenie Siligmüller and she had her photo taken in Nürnberg, Germany. If I'm correct with my research, her full name was Barbara Eugenie Siligmüller. On September 28th,1920, she married Dr. Bonaventura Friedrich Karl … Continue reading Eugenie Siligmüller, Nürnberg
The Kadenbach family photo album
Another family treasure has found its way to me - a photo album that used to belong to the family Kadenbach before it ended up on sale on German ebay. Some time in the last 130 years, someone made the effort to glue these photos onto the album pages with some kind of a vintage … Continue reading The Kadenbach family photo album
The Moseders from Munich
This small lot of photos of the same woman came to me from the German ebay. The identity of this lady was haunting me several days and it began to look like another brick wall. There were hardly any clues to hold on to. One of her photos was taken in Munich, Germany. So perhaps … Continue reading The Moseders from Munich
Margarethe Bruckmeyer née Maaß
UPDATED: The photo has been returned to the family! Plus a HUGE update below! First of all, Happy New Year of 2021 to everyone! Thank you for taking interest in my blog about persons and their photos lost to history! Let's hope 2021 will allow me to return more of those lost photos to their … Continue reading Margarethe Bruckmeyer née Maaß
Horst Illing
This little darling and his teddy bear came to me with other photos, taken in Mülsen in Sachsen, Germany, through German ebay. The boy is identified as Horst Illing (from Mülsen St.) Micheln. The photo was taken in Mülsen St. Jacob where the family lived at the time. Horst Illing was born on June 10th, … Continue reading Horst Illing
Ernst-August Runne
This little darling came to me in a photo lot of 5 photos. The other photos were taken in Mönchengladbach, Germany. This one was the only one identified. The back of the photo reads: Ernst August Runne, November 1914, Uefingen (Brschwg). Ernst-August Runne was born on February 19th, 1914, in Üfingen (today in the region … Continue reading Ernst-August Runne
The Brick Walls, 7
Random faces, they all walked this Earth and left their prints behind. And yet, it's as if they never existed. Maybe I've been looking in the wrong places? By sharing these photos with you I hope to receive new clues. Let's find them! Hilde Kratschmann in June 1936. The photos were taken in Zwittau (Svitavy … Continue reading The Brick Walls, 7
The Brick Walls, 6
An old cigar box, full of old photos. And some of them identified! I was more than excited to start my "detective" work. Only to hit some new brick walls. Gertrud Potreck in Königsberg (formerly Prussia, now Kaliningrad in Russia) in 1917. She was a nanny of two children whose names have been scribbled in … Continue reading The Brick Walls, 6
Family Merath
This is a small-sized photo album from German ebay. The tiny photos in it are full of life and laughter, an homage to friendship. But unfortunately, it does not hold many clues. The "main characters" in this photo album are who I refer to as "the tall lady" and "the fur coat lady". There are … Continue reading Family Merath