Chinese proverbs are a short saying that gives us inspirational words of wisdom. These bits of wisdom help to instruct or teach us about life and living. My grandparents, Arthur, and Ruth Hummel, lived in China in the early 1900s. During this time, they started to collect and translate Chinese proverbs. Below we have over…
My grandfather, Dr. Arthur W. Hummel, edited the Eminent Chinese of the Ch’ing Period biographical dictionary. This landmark book drew together scholars from all over the world to collaborate on this important work. The editor of the book Eminent Chinese of the Ch’ing Period is my grandfather, Dr. Arthur W. Hummel. But he did not…
When you are doing Swedish genealogy you will quickly notice that so many last names end in “son.” It can make the Swedish genealogical research seem a bit confusing. Many Swedish last names have the ending of “son or “sson” as they are patronymic names. When doing your Swedish family history research, one of the…
When you start on the journey to discover your family history, there are many wonderful things you can learn and discover through the discovery of your family and their history. By researching your family history, you can learn about new family members you did not know about. You will learn about the place where your…
One descendant we all have in common is Johann Gottlieb Hummel. According to his Probate Court Records, he went by Gottlieb Hummel, sometimes spelled Gottlob. He was born in Erdmannhausen, Württemberg, Germany in 1829. The city of Erdmannhausen is in the southwestern state of Germany in present day Baden-Württemberg. Part of the state of Baden-Württemberg borders on…