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. How through love, hope, taking risks, and even tragedy ended up […]
Wisdom In Action – The Principle And Preeminent Thing
Men studied history primarily to discern the ways of Providence and so acquire wisdom for their own age. – Stephen Mansfield One of the four categories of stones in my personal Stonebridge Story I call, “Foundations”. On my About page this falls in the context of our historic home and the lives that are lived there. Another of […]
Powerful Triumph Of Perseverance over Adversity
Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams. – Ben Carson On an extended weekend to attend my 45th high school reunion in Rooks County, Kansas, we added a day in order to visit Jewell County. This is the land to which my mother’s father’s family immigrated from northern […]
A Hidden Airport And The Remarkable Second Amendment
“Your connections to all the things around you literally define who you are.” – Aaron D. O’Connell “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” – Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 Both the Second Amendment and flight are precious to me. Over the years as […]
The Handkerchief – A Lewis Clan Reunion
“He produced a handkerchief—crisply folded—and handed it to her. She took it with silent astonishment. She’d never before known anyone who carried a handkerchief.” ― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones Nothing shows both polish and utility like the nattily tucked pocket handkerchief or ‘pocket square’ in the breast pocket of a man’s blazer, sport coat, or suit jacket. […]
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 […]
If It Is The Joyland Carousel Then It Is Wonderful Wichita!
My husband and I recently visited Botanica, The Wichita Gardens. This is the new home for the Joyland Carousel scheduled to be open to the public fall of 2019. I have know this was coming, seen pictures and layouts, but it was not until this visit and seeing the building site, did I truly […]
Making Time For Family – Stories Then and Now
Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life! – Albert Einstein For the past few weeks I have re-posted content with stories centering on my maternal grandfather’s branch of the family tree. Then I realized that during this time, I had actually been in contact with parts of my grandfather’s side of the family from […]
Generations Passing The Baton
“One generation plants the trees, and another gets the shade” – Chinese Proverb The last of the great generation of Rightmeier men, Lyle Rightmeirer was laid to rest this February with his wife Virginia . They were my Great Uncle and Aunt and passed within two years and two days of each other. My maternal granddad […]