Historic Research

The following historic research projects are underway.

Leo Birkmann The Artist - Book Project:  A narrative study involving the German artist Leo Birkmann (1911-1983), following the artist's childhood and education, his creative ambitions during the time of his military service and imprisonment, and his post-war accomplishments as an impressionist painter and sculptor.

→ Visit the Leo Birkmann website
→ Visit the Leo Birkmann Facebook page

Birkmann and Liebert Family Genealogy:  A brief narrative study on the family history of Leo Birkmann and his wife Martha Helene, nee: Liebert.  A compilation of documents, notes, narratives, along with the many family photos left to me by my parents and by my grandmother, Helene Birkmann.  Once completed, interested parties can request a copy of the genealogy via Email.

Ongoing Family Genealogy and Family Tree Project:  Compilation from family letters, notes, photographs and memories, focusing on the individuals Leo Birkmann, Willy Dannhorn, Johann Carl Rohmer, and Johann Robert Rohmer. 

Family tree displayed at ancestry.de, using the following search criteria:

• German Family Tree
• Johann Carl Rohmer
• Rohmer aus Schwabach

Completed Research

Briegel and Dannhorn Family Genealogy:  A brief narrative study on the family history of Karl Briegel and his wife Friederike Briegel, nee: Dannhorn.  A compilation of documents, notes, narratives, along with the many family photos left to me by my parents Olga and Thilo Birkmann.  Interested parties can request a copy of the genealogy by Email.


The artist Johann Carl Rohmer:  We published what is known about the German artist Johann Carl Rohmer, reputedly a relative of Leo Birkmann.  He was active during early 1900s in the area around Nuremberg, Germany.

→  Visit the Johann Carl Rohmer website
→  Visit the Johann Carl Rohmer Facebook page

"The Wheelings and Dealings of George Wheeler" — a biography of a 19th century Rural Industrialist in upstate New York.