Edward J. Stratemeyer (October 4, 1862 – May 10, 1930) Out Takes January 7, 2026By Barbara Selig and Mary Selig A writer and publisher of children’s literature, Edward J. Stratemeyer was born to Henry...
Marietta Fauntleroy Minnigerode Andrews (December 11, 1869 – August 7, 1931) Out Takes June 24, 2025A painter, designer and author, Marietta was the oldest of nine children, eight of whom survived childhood. Her parents Captain...
Karl Springer (1931 – December 6, 1991) Out Takes June 24, 2025A designer and maker of luxury furniture and accessories, Springer was born in Berlin and later studied book binding. He...
Edmund Louis Gruber (November 11, 1879 – May 30, 1941) Out Takes April 22, 2025A military officer and a composer of military music, Edmund “Snitz” Gruber descended from the family of Franz Gruber, the...
Ann Gilpin Baumgartner Carl (August 27, 1918 – March 20, 2008) Out Takes April 22, 2025Best known as the first female test pilot to fly a jet fighter during World War II, Ann was born...
Godfrey Weitzel Out Takes March 3, 2025(November 1, 1835 – March 19, 1884) A military officer and gifted engineer, Godfrey Weitzel was born Gottfried Weitzel in...
Karl Earl Mundt Out Takes March 3, 2025(June 3, 1900 – August 6, 1974) An educator and long-serving member of Congress, Mundt was born in Humboldt, South...
Hedwig(a) Reicher (June 12, 1884 – September 2, 1971) Out Takes January 2, 2025A German actress and opera singer, Hedwig came from a family of thespians. Her father Emanuel Reicher was an actor,...
Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (October 28, 1856 – February 9, 1942) Out Takes January 2, 2025A portrait and genre painter, Anna grew up in a well-to-do family in San Francisco. Her father, John Gerald Klumpke...
Adolf Ludwig Cluss (July 14, 1825 – July 24, 1905) Out Takes January 2, 2025An architect, civil engineer, and urban planner, Adolf was born in Heilbronn to a middle-class family. He was the fifth...
