Category Archives: Paul line

Christa Nolan obituary

Posted on June 30, 2020 by familyhistorymix

My beloved aunt Christa died on March 14, 2020, less than a month before my mother Birgit Stolt, her older sister. I used to speak to Christa a couple of times/month and have many cheerful memories from spending time with … Continue reading →

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The Pauls in the Great Depression

Posted on June 4, 2020 by familyhistorymix

My grandmother Hildegard appears to have been a bit clueless when she was pregnant with Heye, her first child. Her father had to advise her that she needed to get prenatal visits and prepare for the delivery. When giving birth … Continue reading →

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Birgit Stolt’s obituary in SvD May 7, 2020

Posted on May 30, 2020 by familyhistorymix

Translation of Bo Anderson’s obituary in Svenska Dagbladet May 7, 2020 Birgit Stolt, professor emerita at Stockholm University, has died at age 92. She is mourned primarily by her husband Bengt and children Veronika and Pelle with families. Birgit Stolt … Continue reading →

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Biggi in Berlin in the 1930s, WWII

Posted on August 4, 2015 by familyhistorymix

In 1931, when Birgit (Biggi to family members and friends) Paul was 3 years old  and about to turn 4, the family lived in Lichterfelde, in the outskirts of Berlin. It was an area with many children and Birgit enjoyed making friends on … Continue reading →

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Berlin 1939-43, Christa farmed out

Posted on July 30, 2015 by familyhistorymix

The Paul family was reunited after six years of living apart; Hildegard and the children with her parents and Bengt with a maternal aunt who had a Ph.D in chemistry and worked in the porcelain industry. In 1939 World War II started and … Continue reading →

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Hildegard and Bengt

Posted on July 14, 2015 by familyhistorymix

Hildegard, WWI and the Paul Family In 1912 Germany formed The Triple Alliance, also called The Central Powers, with Italy and Austria-Hungary. On June 28, 1914 Austrian archduke Frances Ferdinand and his wife were shot in Sarajevo and Hungary-Austria declared … Continue reading →

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The Koenigs – Huguenots, physicians, merchants and ministers

Posted on April 23, 2012 by familyhistorymix

My grandmother Hildegard was the daughter of Harry and Auguste (born Siegismund) Koenig. Hildegard was born on November 20 in 1899 in Bremenhafen, a coastal town in northwestern Germany. Hildegard came from a family of merchants and ministers. Harry’s mother … Continue reading →

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Adolf Paul, my great grandfather, part 1

Posted on November 17, 2011 by familyhistorymix

My great grandfather Adolf Paul was a writer who wrote novels and plays. He lived his adult life in Berlin, Germany where he was friends with Swedish writer August Strindberg, Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, Norwegian painter Edvard Munch and Finnish … Continue reading →

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