Book - Poesie Book, c1885

Historical information

According to a handwritten note inserted in the volume and dated 22 March 1959, the notebook contains a collection of original German poems written by Charles and members of his family. The volume also contains a bookplate commemorating the confirmation of Otto Ziebell in 1887 and a loose prayer sheet titled Be Faithful Unto Death. The notebook formed part of a group of German-language family items inherited by Janet Hubbard from her grandfather, Henry Christian Ziebell (1911–1988), and was later donated to Ziebell's Farmhouse Museum by Janet Hubbard

Physical description

Bound notebook containing handwritten poems in German, likely compiled for personal use or family exchange. The volume includes a bookplate recording the confirmation of Otto Ziebell in 1887, along with two loose inserted papers: a prayer titled Be Faithful Unto Death and a handwritten note dated 22 March 1959 describing the book as a collection of original German poems written by Charles and family.

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