There were 8 children in all: Roman, Norbert, Helen, Alfred, Victor, Dolores, Louise, and Lawrence.
All in all, the family was fairly self-sufficient. Mathilda canned much of the food from their garden, made lye soap out of crackin's, rendered her own lard, made goose feather beds and pillows, baked bread, and made cottage and limburger cheese. Most of this was done in the "cement kitchen" over the cellar which had a two-foot cement floor that was reinforced with railroad ties. In addition, she sewed all of the family's clothes, embroidered, crocheted, and quilted a great deal.
After the children were grown, Mathilda presented each child with a full-sized quilt when he or she married and a baby quilt for each grandchild. Supposedly, Joe would get amused with his wife when she cut up big pieces of material into little ones only to sew them back together.
The Catholic religion played a big part in Joe and Mathildas's home. They attended church every Sunday unless the car got stuck. If the mules could not pull them out, Mathilda led the family with her prayer book. The children rarely missed Catechism, and "Hail Mary" and "Our Father" were said before and after each meal.
Since Joe and Mathilda were both German, many traditions from the "old country" were incorporated into the family's lifestyle. In fact, the children learned the German language before English so that they could converse with Grandpa Fred Bierschenk who also lived in Lindsay. Joe and Mathilda spoke in English when they wanted to keep something secret from the children.
Kenny Bierschenk family history
All in all, the family was fairly self-sufficient. Mathilda canned much of the food from their garden, made lye soap out of crackin's, rendered her own lard, made goose feather beds and pillows, baked bread, and made cottage and limburger cheese. Most of this was done in the "cement kitchen" over the cellar which had a two-foot cement floor that was reinforced with railroad ties. In addition, she sewed all of the family's clothes, embroidered, crocheted, and quilted a great deal.
After the children were grown, Mathilda presented each child with a full-sized quilt when he or she married and a baby quilt for each grandchild. Supposedly, Joe would get amused with his wife when she cut up big pieces of material into little ones only to sew them back together.
The Catholic religion played a big part in Joe and Mathildas's home. They attended church every Sunday unless the car got stuck. If the mules could not pull them out, Mathilda led the family with her prayer book. The children rarely missed Catechism, and "Hail Mary" and "Our Father" were said before and after each meal.
Since Joe and Mathilda were both German, many traditions from the "old country" were incorporated into the family's lifestyle. In fact, the children learned the German language before English so that they could converse with Grandpa Fred Bierschenk who also lived in Lindsay. Joe and Mathilda spoke in English when they wanted to keep something secret from the children.
Kenny Bierschenk family history
There were 8 children in all: Roman, Norbert, Helen, Alfred, Victor, Dolores, Louise, and Lawrence.
All in all, the family was fairly self-sufficient. Mathilda canned much of the food from their garden, made lye soap out of crackin's, rendered her own lard, made goose feather beds and pillows, baked bread, and made cottage and limburger cheese. Most of this was done in the "cement kitchen" over the cellar which had a two-foot cement floor that was reinforced with railroad ties. In addition, she sewed all of the family's clothes, embroidered, crocheted, and quilted a great deal.
After the children were grown, Mathilda presented each child with a full-sized quilt when he or she married and a baby quilt for each grandchild. Supposedly, Joe would get amused with his wife when she cut up big pieces of material into little ones only to sew them back together.
The Catholic religion played a big part in Joe and Mathildas's home. They attended church every Sunday unless the car got stuck. If the mules could not pull them out, Mathilda led the family with her prayer book. The children rarely missed Catechism, and "Hail Mary" and "Our Father" were said before and after each meal.
Since Joe and Mathilda were both German, many traditions from the "old country" were incorporated into the family's lifestyle. In fact, the children learned the German language before English so that they could converse with Grandpa Fred Bierschenk who also lived in Lindsay. Joe and Mathilda spoke in English when they wanted to keep something secret from the children.
Kenny Bierschenk family history
All in all, the family was fairly self-sufficient. Mathilda canned much of the food from their garden, made lye soap out of crackin's, rendered her own lard, made goose feather beds and pillows, baked bread, and made cottage and limburger cheese. Most of this was done in the "cement kitchen" over the cellar which had a two-foot cement floor that was reinforced with railroad ties. In addition, she sewed all of the family's clothes, embroidered, crocheted, and quilted a great deal.
After the children were grown, Mathilda presented each child with a full-sized quilt when he or she married and a baby quilt for each grandchild. Supposedly, Joe would get amused with his wife when she cut up big pieces of material into little ones only to sew them back together.
The Catholic religion played a big part in Joe and Mathildas's home. They attended church every Sunday unless the car got stuck. If the mules could not pull them out, Mathilda led the family with her prayer book. The children rarely missed Catechism, and "Hail Mary" and "Our Father" were said before and after each meal.
Since Joe and Mathilda were both German, many traditions from the "old country" were incorporated into the family's lifestyle. In fact, the children learned the German language before English so that they could converse with Grandpa Fred Bierschenk who also lived in Lindsay. Joe and Mathilda spoke in English when they wanted to keep something secret from the children.
Kenny Bierschenk family history
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