I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious – Albert Einstein on Education Maison Steinbüchel, a Kansas State Historic Landmark and our home, is named for the family of Herman Frederick Steinbüchel , the second husband of Marie-Louise Hahn. I have been digging into the details of the three family lines that converged and […]
The Real Story Of Our Stunning “Tiffany” Window – A Sparkling Jewel
“Color is to the eye what music is to the ear.: – Louis Comfort Tiffany At the first turn of the curved front staircase in our home is a stunning Tiffany style mosaic stained glass window. We first laid eyes on it the summer of 1987 when we traveled to Kansas on a “pre-house hunting” […]
Three Reasons To Engage In Historic Preservation
We are the only country in the world that trashes its old buildings. Too late we realize how very much we need them. — Jackie Kennedy My leanings to engage in historic preservation had their roots in my childhood. I was raised by a generation that fixed broken things. Not so much out of preservation for […]
Who Were The Strong Courageous Women Of Stately Maison Steinbuchel?
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Strong, courageous women are not looked down upon much today. However, in the past, being well-behaved was the virtue that rose to the top of the pile. While I do not believe one excludes the other at all, sometimes these attributes are judged more in the […]
The Abstract – Maison Steinbuchel’s Personal History
We have the original abstract of our Kansas Historic Landmark home dating back to the land grant of 160 acres from the Osage Land Trust. In past BLOG posts, I have told how three individual lives, immigrants from France and Germany, converged in Wichita, Kansas. Through love, hope, taking risks, and even tragedy, the three bloodlines […]
Was ist das Steinbüchel? (What is this Steinbuchel?)
A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. Marcus Garvey I have been diving into the histories of the several families which converged and eventually made their home at Maison Steinbüchel. this is the Kansas Historic Landmark where we have made our home […]
The Reveal Of Authentic Kansas “Bee Juice”! (AKA Honey)
And the only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it. – A. A. Milne This past year, we were privileged to host the making of some authentic Kansas honey. Our contribution? Providing a safe place for a single hive of bees to access our gardens from spring to fall. This included fruit […]
Four Examples of How To Renew Old Drawers
Drawer. Noun: a sliding, lidless, horizontal compartment, as in a piece of furniture, that may be drawn out in order to gain access to it. Origin & History of “drawers”: A drawer is literally something that is ‘drawn’ or ‘pulled’ out. The coinage was perhaps based on French tiroir ‘drawer’, which was similarly derived from […]
Why Maison Steinbüchel? The Revealing Details Of A Curious Name!
“And those from among you will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of the streets in which to dwell.” Isaiah 58:12 I am putting together a group of posts about how the families, for whom our historic home […]