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Interview Photograph #1
Herbert Herman
Photographed by Will Clark
[25 May 2005] |
Interview Photograph #2
Herbert Herman holding his baptismal certificate
Photographed by Will Clark
[25 May 2005] |
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My Baby Photo
Herbert Herman when he was about six months old |
My Herman Family
Grandpa and Grandma Herman are photographed here with their
youngest daughter, Bertha. When Herbert Herman was a young
lad, he was really close to his Aunt Bertha. |
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My Solider Suit
Herbert Herman is photographed wearing his little solider
suit, sitting next to his Aunt Bertha (Roloff) Friegen. Herbert
remembers wearing this suit on New Year’s Day, when
he went out to wish all the neighbors a Happy New Year. |
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Lined Up
"These are the children
attending my rural school" - by Herbert Herman |
My Parents’ Wedding Photograph
Herbert Herman’s parents, Jacob and Ottilie (Roloff)
Herman, were married in Fredonia, North Dakota |
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Class of 1935
A photograph of the 1935 Senior Class at Gackle High School
in Gackle, North Dakota – Herbert Herman’s class
Photographed by Will Clark
[9 June 2005] |
Senior Photo
During his senior year, Herbert Herman served as the class
secretary |
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| "The Gackle grade and high school building
I attended" - by Herbert Herman |
The Hermans
Herbert Herman with his parents, Jacob and Ottilie Herman |
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Boarding #1
"The family I stayed
with while teaching at the rural school" - by Herbert
Herman |
Boarding #2
"I roomed and boarded
with these people while teaching" - by Herbert Herman |
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The CCC’s
Herbert Herman worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps
for a while, helping build dams and bridges [1935] |
I Taught Here!
"The rural school
house I taught at" - by Herbert Herman |
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The Good Ole’ House
"My
parent's house" - by Herbert Herman |
My Confirmation Class
Herbert Herman is in the back row, third from the left
[1930] |
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Neudorf Lutheran Church Conference
"Under a large tent about 1920, southwest of Gackle"
- by Herbert Herman |
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Our Wedding Party
Herbert Herman married Reva MaryEt (Johnson) Herman on 25
October 1947.
Back Row (left to right): Jean Arnson Syftestad [MaryEt’s
cousin], Lavern Johnson [MaryEt’s sister], MaryEt (Johnson)
Herman, Herbert Herman, Hubert Wolfe, and John Armond
Front Row (left to right): Karin Syftestad [Flower Girl] [Jean
Arnson Syftestad’s daughter] |
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The Herman Family
Back Row (left to right): Edward Herman, Lydia Herman, Bertha
Herman, Caroline Herman, and Adolph Herman
Front Row (left to right): Jacob Herman [Herbert Herman’s
father], Grandfather Herman, Grandmother Herman, and John
Herman
This photograph was taken after the deaths of Grandpa and
Grandma Herman. The photographer took an existing photograph
and superimposed it into a new photograph of the Herman children
in 1947. |
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My Grandfather
Herbert Herman has a number of wonderful memories of his Grandfather
Johann Roloff because his grandfather lived with Herbert’s
family during his childhood. According to Herbert, his grandfather
was a slight and fun man. |
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A Family of Three
(left to right) Ottilie (Roloff) Herman, Herbert Herman, and
Jacob Herman IV. This photograph of Herbert Herman and his
parents was taken in circa 1919. During his interview for
the Dakota Memories Oral History Project, Herbert pointed
out that he’s wearing button shoes. |
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A Russian Wedding
"My mother
had brought the picture from Berisena, South Russia"
- by Herbert Herman |
A Wedding Photograph
Adolph and Ann Mary Herman |
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A Wedding Photograph #2
MaryEt's parents, Carl Paul and Edna Louise (O'Brian) Johnson's
wedding photograph |
“That’s what I Picked”
– by Herbert Herman
MaryEt and Herbert Herman’s wedding photograph |
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We’re off for our Honeymoon
Herbert Sr. and MaryEt Herman spent their honeymoon at Niagara
Falls |
A World War II Vet.
Herbert Herman served his country in World War II |
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Oscar & Viola Ost Family
"Viola is my cousin" - by Herbert Herman |
John & Caroline (Herman) Grenz Family
"Caroline (Herman) Grenz is my aunt" - by Herbert
Herman |
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My Family
Back Row (left to right): Herbert Herman, Herbert Herman Jr.
[Herbert Herman's son]
Front Row (left to right): Melinda [Herbert Herman's daughter],
and Charles Snell [Herbert Herman's son-in-law] |
My Wife and Me
Herbert Herman with his late wife Reva MaryEt (Johnson) Herman |
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Gackle’s World War II
Vets
(left to right) Rupert Kleingartner, Herbert Herman, Gene
Haut, Irvin Essinger, and Earl Schaunauver taken in 2004 on
Memorial Day.
These men were honored at the Gackle Legion Hall for serving
their country during the Second World War. |
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Landmark Walk #1
Herbert Herman used this outhouse when he was growing up in
Gackle, North Dakota during the 1920s
Photographed by
Jessica Clark
[9 June 2005] |
Landmark Walk #2
It’s the old outhouse used by the Herman family, when
Herbert Herman was a young lad in Gackle, North Dakota
Photographed by Jessica Clark
[9 June 2005] |
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Landmark Walk #3
Herbert Herman using his key – a hammer – to unlock
his childhood home in Gackle, North Dakota. During his interview
for the Dakota Memories Oral History Project, Herbert took
the Clarks on a tour of his childhood home.
Photographed by Jessica Clark
[9 June 2005] |
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Landmark Walk #4
Herbert Herman grew up in this old house in Gackle, North
Dakota during the 1920s
Photographed by Jessica Clark
[9 June 2005] |
Landmark Walk #5
The old garage/shed on the property of Herbert Herman’s
childhood home in Gackle, North Dakota
Photographed by
Jessica Clark
[9 June 2005] |
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Cemetery Walk #1
Herbert Herman’s parents, Jacob and Otillie Herman,
are buried in the Gackle Cemetery in Gackle, North Dakota
Photographed by Jessica Clark
[9 June 2005] |
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Cemetery Walk #2
Relatives of Herbert Herman who are buried in the Gackle Cemetery
in Gackle, North Dakota
Photographed by Jessica Clark
[9 June 2005] |
Cemetery Walk #3
Herbert Herman’s Aunt Fredricka Krumlich died in 1918
from the Flu Epidemic when Herbert was just a little tot
Photographed by Jessica Clark
[9 June 2005] |
