THIS IS THE DAY

CONRAD BECKMANN MY GREAT GRANDFATHER

           DIED FRIDAY 3rd JANUARY,1902

You would find a visit to the Blog:http://conradbeckmann.blogspot.com/ at the very least, interesting, even fascinating. It opens a window on the world of North Europe pre World War I and even further back.


My Great Grandfather, Conrad Beckmann was a very successful painter of the time with major commisssions in Germany, sales in America and England and even having some of his work reported on in pre Federation Sydney!


His success had been marred by the long term tragic illness of his wife , with what appears to have been stomach cancer over more than ten years. Her care and "treatment"such as it was in those days consumed most of his income it seems , and led, after her death to my Grandfather's decision to migrate to Australia.The Blog :http://edwardbeckmann.blogspot.com/
tells his colourful story without which I would not be tapping the keys on this Notebook!


They were both good men of pleasant humour, not without faults no doubt,but solid citizens. Now they are literally out of time - may they rest in peace!