Crowley Natural & Cultural History Center, Sarasota, Florida, The Pioneer Museum

Copyright 2014, CABS for Reflections From the Fence

On Valentine's Day Man and I did something different.  No wine, no roses, no special meals out (just a couple of hits at the local fast food joints).  Instead, we drove to Sarasota and chose to visit the Crowley Natural & Cultural History Center.

After a visit to the Visitors Center, armed with the map of the grounds, and suggestions/hints from the docent, off we went.  First stop, the Pioneer Museum.  The museum is arranged as a general store, most of the artifacts were collected by Jasper Crowley.

Gosh, I love old stuff, and there are some great artifacts here.

I have an old trunk similar to this one, see the curved top inside.  That section on mine lifts out.  The curved section is made from a heavy cardboard type material, not wood.

The two children on this tour enjoyed the toy display. Rock the ball and the chickens peck at their meal.

I don't remember ever seeing this toy. Two girls, one jumps rope.

Man turns the handle, err, arm of one sister, and her sister jumps!

Butter churn, I believe.

Always a favorite of mine, bottle displays.

Next came a walk, not far in distance, but long in duration, cause we had the time, so why hurry.  At the end of the walk we found ourselves on the Children' Discovery Path.  We also stopped briefly at the Tatum House.




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Sunday's Stories, 52 Ancestor Weeks, Week # 7, Johann Philipp Rudig & Maria Margaretha Hirsch Rudig

Copyright 2014, CABS for Reflections From the Fence

This is week 7 of my participation Amy Johnson Crow's, once a week challenge to blog about one ancestor a week, tell their story, biography, a photograph, an outline of a research problem — anything that focuses on that one ancestor. More about the challenge can be found at her Blog, No Story Too Small.

This week we are going to talk about a husband and wife.  Two ancestors for the price of one.  And, here is why, their baptisms appear on opposing pages of the church records.  It is not often that we get a future wedded couple being baptized at the same church, just four months apart.  Shown here, both records, at the top of the page.

On the left, Maria Margaretha Hirsch, born November 29, 1762 at Schoenenberg, Bavern, Germany to Johannes Nickle Hirsch and his wife Maria Catharina Wagner.  Maria was baptized on December 4, 1762.  Here is her record.

Her future groom, Johann Philip Rudig was born on April 1, 1763 Schoenenberg, Bavern, Germany to Johannes Philipp Ruediger and his wife, Maria Margaretha Cruetzen.  He was baptized on April 4, 1763.

The church, at Miseau, Germany, taken during our visit in 1997.

Philipp Rudig married Margaretha Hirsch on August 21, 1787  at Miseau, Bayern, Germany.  Theirs is the 3rd record below.  (I can barely read these records, just for the record.  I only read them the first time many, many years ago with the assistance of several other very good researchers who knew how to read this old German handwriting.  I would have very little of this, probably none of it, if it were not for my friends and mentors.  I can pick out names and dates, but, whewie, am I rusty!)

They had six children that I know of, Maria Elisabetha, Margaretha, Johannes Phillip, Maria Catharina, Johannes Jacob and Johannes (known as John).

And, that sadly, is about all I know about Johann Philipp and Maria Margaretha.  I have not discovered their death records.  I  doubt that there will be any record of where they are buried.  I have not looked for any other records than the Lutheran church records on 3 rolls of microfilm that contain baptism, death, marriage and confirmation records of the Protestant Reformed Church (Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche in German) of Miseau and Obermiseau, Bayern, Germany.  LDS films 1457640, 0247639, and 0193094.




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