Martha Braun Informative Speech

Hi guys! It’s Avery. I am here to tell you about my pilgrim. My pilgrim is my great-grandmother. Her name was Martha Marie Braun (say it like brown), or Marie Martha Braun. I’ll explain that later. For now, I’m just going to call her Martha.. Martha was born on May 10th, 1908, in a town called Degersheim (De-grrs-hime), in Switzerland. Martha had 5 older brothers. Sadly, Martha’s mom died when she was 4. Later, Martha’s dad remarried, and Martha got a step-mother, half-brother, and half-sister. Martha grew up in a house with a lot of embroidery machines, because her dad was in an embroidery business. At least 2 of Martha’s brothers went into the embroidery business too. Martha went to school until 8th grade. In Switzerland, they only went to

In America, Martha met a man, who also came from Switzerland. His name was Emil (aim-u’ll) Joseph Koller. Emil lived from May 2nd, 1906 - February 18th, 1988. They got married in 1933. Martha went from Martha Marie Braun to Martha Marie Koller. They had four children. They had Martha Koller, Edward Koller, Jeane Koller, and Debbie Koller. Martha, who was named after her mother, was born in 1935, and is still alive. Edward was born in 1937, but sadly passed away in 1953, when he was 16, due to a hunting accident. Jeane, my grandmother, was born in 1942, and is still alive. Lastly, Debbie was born in 1956, many years later than her siblings, and is still alive. Some facts that help understand some stuff about my history or culture are really cool. One fact is: Martha always loved to cook. She made money by cooking for families. She cooked for 2 or 3 families in her life. She made a special mac and cheese dish, called Kasenudeli (cazz-noodley), which is still being passed down in my family, and what I brought to school today. Another fact is: Emil grew up on a farm in Switzerland, and wanted to be a farmer here, in America. He and Martha did have a farm, and it affected how my grandma and great aunts and great uncle grew