Group Photo 01

This group photo was taken in front of George DeSombre's home on April 14, 1946. It was his son Ken DeSombre's confirmation.


Ken by himself on that same day.


Identification of the group. I will edit this post later when I find out who the people are that I don't have names for.


01 - Walter Schmidt
02 - August Pfeiffer, Sr. (not part of family tree)
03 - Helen Schmidt (Walter's (#1) wife)
04 - Viola (Schmidt) DeSombre (1906-1992)
05 - August Pfeiffer (1901-1960)
06 - Meta (Gartman) DeSombre (1893-1994)
07 - Richard DeSombre
08 - Lester Engelhardt (1913-1990)
09 - Donald DeFere
10 - Clemawelle (DeSombre) Engelhardt (1911-1990)
11 - Ferdinand DeSombre
12 - Anna (DeSombre) Laubenstein (1895-1970)
13 - "Grandpa Schmidt" (Viola Schmidt DeSombre's father - not part of family tree)
14 - "Grandma Schmidt" (Viola Schmidt DeSombre's mother - not part of family tree)
15 - Ella (DeSombre) Pfeiffer (1902-1987)
16 - George DeSombre (1905-1961)
17 - Julianne DeSombre
18 - Kenneth DeSombre
19 - Eugene DeSombre

40s Movie 2 ID

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Meta DeSombre (L) and Julianne DeSombre (R)


00:02:05
Oliver and Alice DeSombre


00:02:18
Ferdinand DeSombre (L), Clemawelle DeSombre (C) and Julianne DeSombre (R)

40's Movie 2

Another black and white movie from the 1940s. The beginning is the start of a parade. I believe the entire clip takes place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

One of the floats has a sign "Gertie the duck that made Milwaukee..." on it. Gertie the duck's story began in April of 1945.

Her story according to Wikipedia is: "Gertie the Duck is a world famous mallard and an icon of Milwaukee history. The story of her heroic efforts to hatch six ducklings became an inspiration for many Americans near the end of World War II. Gertie's story unfolded as a daily serial in the local newspaper for 37 days, captivating the residents of Milwaukee, the state and eventually the country."

The second half is a gathering of relatives. My father remembers Ferdinand DeSombre fondly. He had passed away before my birth, so I only got to know his wife Meta. He appears in this clip.

Cool Wedding Photo

The photo is of Ferdinand Bahr and Sara Eisold's wedding. There is only one relative in the photo, Clemawelle DeSombre. She is the bridesmaid standing on the far left of the picture. All of the remaining folks are not part of the family tree.

Lynn's 4th Movie Clip ID

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Emma is not a relative on the family tree. She and her family were close friends of my family. She was also my proxy sponsor (godparent) along with her husband Al.


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There are also two other women towards the beginning of the clip that I will have to identify.

Lynn's 4th

My sister Lynn DeSombre's 4th birthday party. The film was taken at our family home on North 9th Street in Sheboygan during August of 1966.

Party 3

Yet another movie clip that I cannot identify many of the people. I do see Lester and Clemawelle (DeSombre) Engelhardt, George and Viola DeSombre and August and Ella (DeSombre) Pfeiffer. At least part of the movie appears to have been taken at August and Ella's home. It may be their 25th wedding anniversary celebration.