Most of you know of Eugene Von Fange's book, Professional Creativity. But did you also know that 'new' copies are being sold on eBay? I'm not paying $43 to find out, but I'm wondering if someone has taken one of the original 1959 copies, scanned it, and is now selling it for their profits??
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Professional-Creativity-Fange-Eugene-K-Von-/380526311159?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item589922b6f7
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Remember Gerhard's Children?
Do you still have those old copies of the VF Genealogical Newsletter to help you keep track of family members from long ago? Herman Von Fange was a brother of our great-grandfather William and he resided in Seymour, Indiana. To this day you can Google the "Von Fange Ditch" and read about that famous VF landmark which is there to this day (and causing problems!). Here's a link you'll want to explore!
Back to Herman; he married Wilhelmina Bode in 1874:
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Back to Herman; he married Wilhelmina Bode in 1874:
Family Visit, 1941
From the Society Personals in the Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, Kansas, April 10, 1941:
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Von Fange Alien Enemies!
Hard to believe, but less than one hundred years ago, the US government required all non-naturalized citizens -- "enemy aliens" by definition -- to
register with U.S. authorities in the interest of national security. This
included all non-citizen males over the age of 14, and their wives, even those
women born in the United States but married to non-citizens. The registration
focused primarily on non-citizen German residents.
The information derived from this registration included immigration, birth and parentage, names of family members, address, occupation and employer; residents were also asked if they were sympathetic to the enemy and the names of any relatives serving in enemy forces. Registrations included a physical description, fingerprints and photograph.
According to the National Archives, most of these records were destroyed by authorization of Congress in the 1920s, but some survive, including state and/or local records for Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Phoenix, Arizona, and others that are scattered, some through state libraries and archives and elsewhere.
By sheer chance I came across an existing document for Lena Von Fange Wolting, daughter of William Von Fange. All Von Fanges who were not naturalized citizens in 1917/18 would have been in these documents. This may be the only one with family connections still existing.
The information derived from this registration included immigration, birth and parentage, names of family members, address, occupation and employer; residents were also asked if they were sympathetic to the enemy and the names of any relatives serving in enemy forces. Registrations included a physical description, fingerprints and photograph.
According to the National Archives, most of these records were destroyed by authorization of Congress in the 1920s, but some survive, including state and/or local records for Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Phoenix, Arizona, and others that are scattered, some through state libraries and archives and elsewhere.
By sheer chance I came across an existing document for Lena Von Fange Wolting, daughter of William Von Fange. All Von Fanges who were not naturalized citizens in 1917/18 would have been in these documents. This may be the only one with family connections still existing.
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