This is the family that started my journey into Genealogy, and which feeds my love for all things Cheese.
The Fassbender Stories Choose Your Own Adventure
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- Choice in Life – 1906. The marriage of Henry Fassbender and Ida Schultz
- Letters to Germany – 1917. “No More Mail to Germany”
- A Story Too Late – 1920. Butch Fassbender is “Run Over by Auto”
- Auto Theft – 1937. Henry Fassbender’s car is stolen from a parking spot at St. Elizabeth Hospital.
- Out With the Old. In With the New – circa 1941. The early courting days of Butch and Marie. [13 February 2016, The Aroma of Bread post]
- Till the End of Time – 1945. “Till the End of Time” piano music. [22 October 2013, The Aroma of Bread post]
- Women Drivers – 1947. Marie gets her first drivers license. [13 September 2013, The Aroma of Bread post]
- The 4th of July is for Celebrations – July 4, 1948 in Dundas, Wisconsin. [2 July 2012, The Aroma of Bread post]
- It’s the Whisky – 1949. [19 Jun 2012, The Aroma of Bread post]
- A Trip to Hollandtown – 1950. The 1950 U.S. Federal Census. [The Aroma of Bread post]
- August in Little Suamico, Wisconsin – circa 1960. Renting cottages in Little Suamico. [21 July 2013, The Aroma of Bread post]
- It Wasn’t About the Food. But the Fellowship – 1963. Christmas Eve traditions. [22 January 2013, The Aroma of Bread post]
- Grasshoppers for Everyone! – circa Labor Day weekend 1971. [17 June 2012, The Aroma of Bread post]
- Rainy Day Easter Egg Hunts – 1984. Easter Egg hunts inside White Clover Dairy. [20 April 2014, The Aroma of Bread post]
- The Hen Parties – 1988. White Clover Dairy Shareholder Meetings. [3 March 2013, The Aroma of Bread post]
- The Holiday Table – 1991 [25 May 2012 The Aroma of Bread]
- Cranberry Sauce and a Birthday – 1992. Butch’s 80th Birthday [8 December 2021 The Aroma of Bread post]
- Family Reunion 1996 – 1996. A Fassbender Family Reunion in Hollandtown. [19 July 2016, The Aroma of Bread post]
- The Kitchen was the Heart of the Home – circa 1995. [15 July 2012, The Aroma of Bread post]
- The Road Trip – 1996. A road trip to Mayo’s in Rochester, Minnesota
- The Kitchen is the Place for Celebrations – 2012 [23 May 2012, The Aroma of Bread post]
- It’s All About the Sauce – 2012. [29 May 2012, The Aroma of Bread post]
- Bread Revisited – 2012 [27 May 2012, The Aroma of Bread]
- Angel Food Cake is for Birthdays – 2012 [1 June 2012, The Aroma of Bread]
- The Smell of Baked Goods – 2012. Marie was Known for her baked goods. [16 Jun 2012, The Aroma of Bread post]
- I Made Sauce! – 2013. Nothing says summer like rhubarb sauce. [14 July 2013, The Aroma of Bread post]
- The Rooms are Silent – 2013. Saying a final farewell to the family home in Hollandtown. [13 August 2013, The Aroma of Bread post]
- The Tree Must Come Down – 2013. Six tornadoes rip through the Fox Valley. [18 August 2013, The Aroma of Bread post]
- Strong Like Bull – 2013. Cleaning windows. [12 October 2013, The Aroma of Bread post]
- The Thrill of the Hunt – 2013. Marie’s stuffing recipe. [1 December 2013, The Aroma of Bread post]
- A Christmas Respite in the Midst of Preparation – [20 December 2015, The Aroma of Bread post]
- A Remembrance of a Beautiful Life – 2016. Reflections on Anniversaries and Mother’s Day
- Feeling Thankful – 2016. Thanksgiving Day reflections
- Learn Something New Every Day – 2016. Researching the Schwamers
- New Beginnings – 2017. Thoughts as grandchildren of Butch and Marie move across country, and some marry.
- A Lasting Impression – 2018. Remembering Butch Fassbender
- “Our Favorite Recipes,” – 2021. [2 December 2021, The Aroma of Bread post]
- Thanksgiving Memories – 2002. Memories of cranberry sauce and the early days of my genealogy research.
Peter Joseph Hubert Fassbender
- Behlsmühle
- It’s a Google World. St. Mary’s Marriage Chapel in Oedekoven
- Johann F. Faßbender and Salome Barbara Bel
- In the Beginning…The Fassbenders, the Cheese, and Wisconsin
- The Early Years. The Fassbenders, the Cheese, and Wisconsin
- A Trip Home. Peter returns to Germany for a visit with family
- John Stephens 1872 Map of Appleton. The House on State Street, Appleton, Wisconsin
- A Closer Look at the Map. The State Street neighborhood in Appleton, Wisconsin
- It Takes a Village. And a Family. The death of Peter Ellenbecker
- Schafkopf in the Afternoon. Playing Schafkopf at Fire Station No.