September 14, 2009
Christian Birky (1783 – abt. 1840) has been added as a new name in the Family Histories section. He was son of Christian Birki (abt. 1700-abt. 1750) and the father of eight children. His wife is unknown. Thought to have had connections to Lutterbacherhof (near Saar-union) where other Birki families lived. Photos included.
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February 24, 2009
156 year-old Sampler Surfaces and Escapes Auction Oblivion
Co-authored by Donna Schrock Birkey and Donald D. Kauffman
Originally published in the Fall 2003 issue (Vol. XXX, No. 3)
Illinois Mennonite Heritage Quarterly (http://www.imhgs.org)
(Used with permission of original publisher)
1. Introduction, description, present owner
A 10″ x 10″ unframed piece of embroidered linen fabric almost disappeared into “auction oblivion” recently in [...]
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