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    Stories from the Koester House 


    If This House Could Talk -- Blog Post #17True to his nature, Charles improved on my summer kitchen in 1887. He had his carpenter, Mr. Grimm, add a courtyard veranda that connect...
    If This House Could Talk - Blog #16I was glad when Charles built a summer kitchen. Adding a summer kitchen away from me made a difference because cooking, washing clothes,...
    If This House Could Talk - Blog #15Music was an important part of Charles’ life. He enjoyed music and delighted in his children’s musical accomplishments. He was pleased w...
    IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK - Blog #14In today's blog, Earl writes about a memorable concert in the Gardens at the Koester Home during Charles' time. I think those of us wh...
    IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK - Blog #13I’ve been fortunate to have had family here long after Charles and Sylvia died. Jennie lived her entire life here. Tinnie, after she was...
    Bonus Post for IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK Charles J.D. Koester’s nineth birthday was memorable. When he was four, Charley was given a toy horse he called Old Hobby because he lov...
    IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK -- Blog #12IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK ---Blog #12 I remember June 9, 1881, the day that Charles John Daniel was born. The night before was a restless...
    IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK -- BONUS BLOG -- JENNIE THE ARTISTJennie Lucy Koester Scott, Charles and Sylvia Koester’s middle child, was born 146 years ago. Affectionately known as “Jinks” by her fam...
    IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK -- Blog #11IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK—Blog #11 Jennie Lucy, Charles and Sylvia’s second-born, lived her entire life here. The middle- child, she was ...
    A Little More About Tinnie -- Bonus Blog InformationTinnie Ludowine Koester Helvering, Charles and Sylvia Koester’s oldest child, was born 148 years ago in the house that is now the Koeste...
    IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK - Blog #10 by Earl SchreckengastSylvia’s and Charles’ first child, Tinnie Ludowine, lived for most of her 79 years here in this house. She was born June 26, 1877, a yea...
    IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK -- Blog #9I call June “Birthday Month.” All three of Charles’ and Sylvia’s three children were born in June. Talk about planning. The oldest, Tinn...