ODER 1873 -The SS ODER was a 3265 gross ton ship, length 350ft x beam 40.3ft, one funnel, two masts, iron hull, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. The steamship ODER, the first of two vessels of this name, was built by Caird & Co, Greenock (yard #177), and launched in December 1873. [...]
Grandpa Poduska’s Punch
For those of you who were fortunate enough to attend one of Mildred and Wes Poduska’s Holiday Dinners can still taste Grandma Poduska’s Goose, saure kraut and the many fixin’s that had been handed down from generation to generation. But before dinner was even served the most popular place to be was the porch, home [...]
Escape from a German POW Camp
1st Lt Robert P Fleege was captured during the Battle of the Bulge on Monday, 18 December 1944. Lt Fleege was taken to a World War II German prisoner-of-war c amp for officers located at Szubin, Poland. Oflag 64 was one of the only POW camps setup exclusively for American Officers. Just the same it [...]
Fleege Poduska Dinsmore Dickinson
My name is Bob Fleege and this website is designed to focus on four families: Fleege, Poduska, Dinsmore & Dickinson. The Fleege and Poduska families are my relatives and the Dinsmore and Dickinson families are my wife’s relatives. From these four families our tree expands dramatically to include thousands of other relatives. Most genealogy websites [...]
The Family Tree is Now Viewable
I’m excited to announce that our website now has genealogy information available on it. When you click on the “Family History” tab a family tree produced by MacFamilyTree will open. It’s easy to view and easy to navigate. The downside to this family tree is that it is a view only page and no corrections [...]
Emily Dickinson – America’s Poet
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a rather reclusive live. Emily never married so that branch of the family tree ends with her death on 15 May 1886. It is said that she wrote over 1,800 poems of which fewer [...]
The Story Tellers . . . we are the chosen
My feelings are in each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again, to tell the family story and to feel that somehow they know and approve. To me doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, breathing [...]
ConAgra
ConAgra is one of the world’s largest and most successful food companies. As North America’s largest foodservice manufacturer and second largest retail food supplier, ConAgra is a leader in multiple segments of the food business and focuses on adding value for customers in retail food, foodservice, and agricultural product channels. Two relatives on the Dickinson [...]
Another Oflag 64 Story
The Camp as We Saw It: Oflag 64 Schubin A German prisoner of war camp is something you never forget, and Oflag 64 was a very special one. Here is a look at those grim, and not-so-grim, days a half century ago. Who would have thought 50 years ago that the survivors of Oflag 64 [...]
WWII Hero
1st Lt Robert P Fleege was a member of the Armies 73 Arm FAB, 9 AD. On Monday, 18 December 1944. Lt Fleege with his unit in Belgium when he was captured by the Germans. He was transfered to a Germany prisoner-of-war camp for officers located outside Szubin, Poland. The name of the POW Camp [...]
