Abraham & Anna (Streit) Baur and their nine children. This family who only spoke German were left to support themselves after Abraham Baur died in 1875 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, only two years after they immigrated from Switzerland.
In this photo: Maria Magdalena "Mattie" Baur, Anna (Streit) Baur, Johann "Gottfried" Baur, Ernest Baur, Alfred Edward Baur, Emil Baur, Emma Baur, Robert Baur, Arnold Christian Baur, and Adolph Baur.
Arnold Christian Baur was born on December 16, 1862. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Arnold Christian Baur.
Antique photos showing men's grooming habits - their beards, mustaches, and other types of facial hair.
Did you know that at times in which there are more women than men - that is, when there is a smaller chance that a man will find a mate - beards become more fashionable? It's not that women prefer fac...
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...
The 1800s where the end of the industrial revolution and the birth of scientists.
The Industrial Revolution began around 1760 and ran through the 1840's. Then began the birth of the profession of science. Louis Pasteur, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Te...
Discover how fashion has changed over the years with this collection of photos.
Fashion styles & vintage clothing throughout the decades that will inspire, make you wish for those times again, or may make you ask "What were they thinking"?
Clothing styles have obviously changed ...
The single most popular fashion accessory for men and women used to be the hat - practical or decorative!
Etiquette used to dictate that it would be "a disgrace to venture out of the house without a hat and gloves" and it was not unusual at the turn of the 20th century for both men and women to change the...
My husband and I have been married 42 years and have two adult children. We are retired. I am researching the surnames Baur, Kappen/Koeppen, Raines and Vogel.