One of the very nice things about the internet and posting family information on a website is the sharing of information it makes possible. Below is some information from other descendants of Heinrich H. & Maria Dyck Zimmermann I've learned since finishing the book. I. Names: The middle initial for Maria and Heinrich's surviving sons … Continue reading New Zimmerman Family Information
Zimmerman Family History
Chapter 11: Lena & Jacob 1909-1919
Note: To read earlier chapters, click on the desired title in the "Chapters" section of the sidebar on the right or at the bottom of the page. “On February 6, 1909, [Jacob C. Willems] was united in holy matrimony to Lena Zimmerman at Rosthern, Saskatchewan by the Rev. Brown. As a young couple they settled … Continue reading Chapter 11: Lena & Jacob 1909-1919
Chapter 10 (con’t): The Zimmermann Clock
Grandma’s Clock The clock in the photo above hung on the wall in the dining room of my grandparents' house on Academy Way in Dinuba, California. Each morning Grandpa Willems would lovingly wind it, pulling each of the brass weights up to the top so they could begin their daily descent, the time weights … Continue reading Chapter 10 (con’t): The Zimmermann Clock
Chapter Ten: Waldheim
Note: To read earlier chapters, click on the desired title in the "Chapters" list in the right sidebar or at the bottom of this chapter. Recreating a sense of the past involves many things: memory, family stories and records as well as much original source material as one can find. This chapter pulls together the … Continue reading Chapter Ten: Waldheim
Chapter 9: The Zimmermanns 1903-1905
Note: This is the second part of the Zimmermann history. The story begins in Chapter 8: Russia 1866-1903. It can be read by clicking on that title in the list of Chapters in the sidebar on the right or bottom of the page. “In the year 1903 [Heinrich H. Zimmermann] emigrated to America with his … Continue reading Chapter 9: The Zimmermanns 1903-1905
Chapter 8: Russia: 1866-1903
Note: To read earlier chapters click on the desired title in the "Chapters" listed in the sidebar on the right or at the bottom of the page. “Mrs. Lena Zimmerman Willems was born in South Russia in the Firstenland in Syejowka on February 6, 1893, to Rev. and Mrs. H. H. Zimmerman, and departed this … Continue reading Chapter 8: Russia: 1866-1903
