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"The German People Offers Peace"
circa November 1918
A German propaganda flyer titled "The German People Offers Peace" was dropped by planes in France shortly before Armistice. One side is written in English and the other side in French.
Albert Lauber and Marie Metzger
Sept. 22, 1907
Albert Lauber and Theresa Marie Metzger came to America from Germany. They entered through Ellis Island and were married there on September 22, 1907.
Albert came to the United States with Fred Gerteis and established residence in Derby in 1900. He…
Albert came to the United States with Fred Gerteis and established residence in Derby in 1900. He…
Lauber Farm & Silo
Brookwood & Redwood
(Historic Landmark #5)
In 1869, Fred Gerteis homesteaded this land. In 1900, he traveled back to Germany to get his 23-year-old nephew, Albert Lauber, to help work the land by promising the farm eventually would become his. After Albert Lauber returned to Germany to get…