December 03, 2005

Minden Site

After our recent trip to Germany we decided to set up a Wiki site for the Werberg Family History in Minden.

Posted by Sam at 01:40 AM

October 16, 2005

Stepping Stones

Stolpersteine: http://www.stolpersteine.com/

Posted by Sam at 05:14 PM

July 07, 2005

She's Just Better Than Me

In the absence of any recent posts from my blog, may I direct the dear reader once again to my wife's blog, where one can read about recent journeys, see pictures and experience all that there is to offer in life.

Posted by Sam at 01:50 PM

December 17, 2003

The young diplomat

Here's me at a young age, already working the phones, talking to other world leaders.

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Posted by Sam at 09:17 PM

September 08, 2003

Grandma Bella

My father's mother, Bella, as a child in Germany.

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Posted by Sam at 11:58 PM

August 29, 2003

Watchoo talkin' bout, part 2

Doesn't my wife looks like Gary Coleman? I think she does.

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Posted by Sam at 08:52 PM

Tennis anyone?

We wen to the US Open last night, got to see Capriatti and Agassi play. Agassi is older than me, and in much better shape.

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Posted by Sam at 08:37 PM

August 19, 2003

Grandma.

One of the grandmothers I never knew. This is my Mom's mom, Bessie, though I believe she went by "Betty".

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Posted by Sam at 11:34 PM

In the woods.

Spent a weekend up in the Adirondacks, with two friends, my wife and a dog. I made Pad Thai and Cauliflower Penne. Only the dog threw up, but the hosts claimed it wasn't totally my fault...

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In case you're looking for a getaway, this place was really nice.

Posted by Sam at 12:02 AM

August 08, 2003

The Russians

My mom is the baby in the picture below, and the woman in the middle is her mother, Bessie. The woman on the right would be my great-grandmother, Sarah Lechter, who was born Sarah Mehlman. The man, we think, is her second husband, Josef Lechter.

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Posted by Sam at 09:28 PM

Keep on Dancin'

My Great Aunt Rose and Uncle Bill at our wedding, dancing the night away:

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August 04, 2003

Dirtbikes

My brother got a dirtbike recently. I need to ride it soon, it looks fun.

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August 03, 2003

Great Uncle Fritz

My father's uncle, Fritz Philipp, the watchmaker. In this picture he's calibrating the timing on a watch. Fritz was a dwarf, left Germany in the 1930's, and died in Norfolk, Virginia of cirrhosis of the liver.

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August 02, 2003

Family Archives

Going through some old family pictures at home, found this one of my Mom being taught Braille by Helen Keller.

Mom & Helen Keller

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