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If This House Could Talk -- Blog Post #24Charles didn’t miss anniversaries. August 7, 1900, was a meaningful one. It was the 40th anniversary of his arrival in Marysville. He ho...
If This House Could Talk -- Blog #23What a difference 40 years makes. Charles arrived in Marysville on a wagon pulled by oxen the night of August 7, 1860. Almost 42 years l...
If This House Could Talk -- Blog post #22 -- A Fine HousePerhaps it was losing his childhood home in Germany or maybe it was moving from town to town as a recent immigrant in America that cause...
If This House Could Talk -- Blog #21Before me, Charles had an immigrant’s journey. Having lost their home, he and his family left Germany when he was 10 years old and saile...
If This House Could Talk -- Blog post #20Charles Koester who built me emigrated to America in 1852. Like many immigrants, he and his family, having lost their home and livelihoo...
If This House Could Talk - Post #19Every once in a while, someone takes down one of the books from my library’s shelves. Just think what would happen today if a well-meani...
If This House Could Talk - Post #18My summer kitchen was a beehive of activity from May to October each year as the housekeeping chores of cooking, baking, and laundry wer...
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...