Oliver Alexander Wolner of Saint James, Watonwan County, MN was born on May 30, 1903 to Caroline Olava (Hanson-Horgan) Wolner and Anton Martin Wolner. He had siblings Leon Christian Wolner, Laura Christine Wolner, Hilda Elise "Alice" Wolner, Otto August Wolner, Henry Walter Wolner, Anna Boletta Wolner, Martin Richard Wolner, Casper Bernhard Wolner, Borgil (Bonnie) Margaret Wolner, Genevieve Elvira (Wolner) Paul, and Thelma Eunice Wolner. He married Ruth Hildegard (Mossengren) Wolner, and they were married until death separated them on February 8, 1968. He had children Joyce Ruth Wolner, James Oliver Wolner, Joan Darlene Wolner, Gene David Wolner, Germaine Hilma Wolner, Joel Charles Wolner, Janet Andrea Wolner, Jane Mary Wolner, John Peter Wolner, Gary Dean Wolner, Robert Lee Wolner, Richard Dwight Wolner, Stephen Lynn Wolner, Mark Bradly Wolner, and Rebecca Marie Wolner. Oliver Wolner died at age 64 years old on February 8, 1968, and was buried at Oak Lawn Cemetery, in St. James,Minnesota.
We didn't have photos before the mid 1800's, but we do have paintings and sculptures. These are some of the representations of people and places before 1600.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...
The 1920s Changed Our Daily Lives & Not How You Might Think . . .
In the 1920's life changed drastically for the average American and for people all over the world. Airplanes began to be a mode of transportation and communication. Automobiles, rather than horses, ...
The single most popular fashion accessory for men and women used to be the hat - practical or decorative!
Etiquette used to dictate that it would be "a disgrace to venture out of the house without a hat and gloves" and it was not unusual at the turn of the 20th century for both men and women to change the...