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Did names get changed at Ellis Island?
I recall my dad (Leonard Ghertner) told a story that Simon Ghertner’s name had been changed at Ellis Island to include the ‘h’ at Ellis Island because ‘it looked better’. Actually it appears Simon Ghertner never entered the United States through … Continue reading
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Faylese Gruber unveiling
I visited Memphis over the weekend of 2- 4 April 2016 for the unveiling of Faylese Gruber’s footstone, which is alongside her husband Leslie’s stone. This was at the Temple Israel cemetery. I learned Faylese and Leslie also had another … Continue reading
Tombstones (cont)
When I posted the page of family tombstones (here), somehow two Scharff stones were omitted. Here are the headstones for Jessie Grace Block (1899-1972) and her son, Eduard L. Scharff (1923-2009). Here is a link on Findagrave.com for Scharff’s buried … Continue reading
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Simon Ghertner was ‘So Blooming Happy’
News that Simon Ghertner was elated that his first child, Alven, had been born was reported in the Nashville Tennessean 26 April 1914 which was seven days after the blessed event.
The ‘Leica Freedom train’
From the f-stoppers website. Leica cameras are among the most prized cameras ever made. Leica 35mm rangefinder models were used by many photojournalists to capture black and white images. How the ‘Leica Freedom Train’ Saved Hundreds of Jews from the Holocaust … Continue reading
Tennessean dateline 15 Dec 1965
Joseph Alexander Cullom, co-founder of Cullom & Ghertner Printing, died at age 93. I’d always understood Mr Cullom’s first name was John. This death notice supports the understanding that the firm was founded in 1906. Cullom sold his interest in … Continue reading
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Tennessean dateline 29 August 1961
Published 29 Aug 1961: Cullom & Ghertner buys Stoddard’s office supply.
From the Nashville Tennessean 1908
Frank helped me find this in the archives of the Nashville Tennessean newspaper. There are hundreds of mentions of Simon Ghertner – Cullom & Ghertner, many of which are advertisements. I can say with some confidence the firm started in … Continue reading