52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks–#5 Claire Theresia Spiegel

January 25, 2014.Reading time 10 minutes.

Here is my 5th post for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, a challenge posed by Amy Johnson Crow. I love this undated picture! I don’t know a lot about my Aunt Claire. I remember her as glamorous and funny. Her accent was thicker than her sister’s (my grandmother) and she always appeared so fashionable to me – […]

Peter Klauss Schuster

November 11, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

Peter Klauss Schuster was born on 11 Nov 1929 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He was the only child of Felix Schuster and the former Claire Theresa Spiegel. Peter was my first cousin, once removed. He was like a brother to my mom, who was an only child like Peter. Peter and his parents lived in Prague but I always […]