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!

*HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND THANK YOU

YOUR SCRIBE

As you know, I started this Blog for the use and I hope interest, of my children and their children and... well, you get the picture. That purpose still holds good. But along the way some kind folk from various parts of Australia and the rest of the world have dropped in to see what went on way back when. You are all most welcome , so don't feel you are intruding in any way.

I want to wish every one of you, but family of course most especially and whenever you might read this, a Happy Christmas now or in whatever year you are in(!), and to thank you for reading . I quite enjoy telling the stories and I hope you enjoy the reading of them. 

Special thanks to my Followers on Networked Blogs ,and on GOOGLE Friend Connect, for going that extra re-assuring (to me) step.

Life is good and God is Perfect so we should not be too surprised at this wonderful gift and at a loving Wife and marvellous Children and amazing Grandchildren and family all told , to share the gift of Life, and the Hope "that is in you" as St. Peter puts it - Eternal Life with God.That is, after all, what ITS ALL ABOUT!