Wedding photo of Georg Michael and Elisabeth Schultheis (1850-1931). In 1906, the Schultheis' immigrated from Russia to San Antonio, Argentina. George Michael and Elisabeth immigrated with two sons, Philipp (Felipe) and John. Their three daughters: Anna Margaret Schuldeis Bohl, Elizabeth Schuldeis Huck and Katherine Schuldeis Spreier immigrated to the midwest United States, thus were separated by distance from their parents & brother's families.
People in photo include: Georg Michael Schultheis
Photos of the 1900's which brought us from the industrial age to the technological age.
From 1900 through 1999 we witnessed the beginning of flight to a man on the moon and a Mars Rover. We went from using phones tethered by cords and computers that filled rooms, to carrying the equivale...
Antique and old photos showing weddings and anniversaries through the centuries.
Did you know that the white wedding dress was popularized in the West by Queen Victoria in the 1800's? In the East, a red wedding dress is considered good luck.
Regardless of particular customs or...
Greetings.
I am a part-time family historian researching my Russian-born German family roots. By invitation of Catherine the Great, my German ancestors immigrated to Russia, settling in the Huck and Norka colonies in Saratov, Russia. During the late 1800's and early 1900's emigration from Russia brought my family lines to the United States and Argentina. Primary surnames of interest include:
BOHL, KAHLER, STERKEL, SCHULTHEIS OR SCHULDEIS, FEUERSTEIN, ZITTERKOPF OR ZITTERKOPH, SCHLEUNING, SPREIER AND HUCK.