INTRODUCTION TO MENKE FAMILY

Welcome to the Menke Family Blog ...

This Blog is historically the first of any Menke Blog on the Network. As such, it shall deal with members of the Menke Family, past, present, and future, and may include the names of Menke Family members who have their own separate blogs (e.g., http://www.menkefam@blogspot.com).

The image in this Blog includes the author with his two daughters and one of his daughters' girlfriends.

The Title Image on this Blog is a photograph of the Menke Home in February 1930. The three people in the picture - from left to right - are: Elizabeth Helena Meyer Menke (1889-1972), and her two children, Dorothy Lilllian Menke (1921-1981) and Wilbert Allen Menke (1914-1972). The photograph was taken by Oscar Allen Menke (1888-1972), the husband of Elizabeth and father of both Dorothy and Wilbert.

The location of the photograph is at 315 South Maple Avenue, Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Missouri. This is a suburb of the City of St. Louis, Missouri. The 2-parcel piece of land was purchased in 1923 by Oscar Menke and the home was built on this north half of the parcel, with completion in 1927. The home was made of brick, stone, and the finest woods (mahogany, oak, and others).

The author of this Blog, Dr Dave Menke (1951-) is the second child of Dorothy Menke.

The topics of the Blog will be restricted to those Menke Family members, with allusion to other relatives. However, this is not a genealogy blog of each and every antecedant of Dr Dave Menke. Rather, this Blog deals only with Dr Dave Menke's direct Menke ancestors, and his Menke descendants, with mention of others. For example, Dr Dave Menke's father's family is named "MacAleney" and may be mentioned, but not covered extensively in this Blog. Dr Dave Menke's maternal grandmother's family is named "Meyer" and again, will not be covered in THIS Blog.

Any comments or questions may be sent to Dr Dave Menke at DrDHMenke@aol.com