
Frederick Simon Fiedler (1835-1901) Frederick Simon FIEDLER was born on the 8 June 1835, in the small town of Eckartsberga, in the province of Saxony, in what is modern-day central Germany. During Frederick ’s childhood this was part of the Kingdom of Prussia. He was the youngest son of Johann Christian and Emilie FIEDLER. In

The Finney/Ireland Roots Bertha Finney was born in New Canaan, Connecticut, and lived her entire life there. She was the daughter of a local estate caretaker. Through the writing she did late in her life, we get a glimpse into her memories of childhood in this idyllic community. Bertha was born to George Edward and

By Bertha Ireland School was out, birds were singing, sun was out, a perfect day to hunt for wildflowers. We had already visited the patch of adders tongues or dog tooth violets and wind flowers or anemones which grew near a large rock covered with wild honeysuckle, so we thought we would go farther afield.

Letter to the Editor written by Bertha Ireland published in the New Canaan Advertiser December 13, 1990 EDITOR’S NOTE: Mrs. Ireland, a life-long resident of New Canaan, grew up on a farm here on property where she still lives and attended a local one-room schoolhouse. Editor, Advertiser, At this time of the year, memories of