1873 Birth
Name: John Augustus Goerlech
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 22 Dec 1873
Event Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: John Goerlech
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Mother's Name: Christina
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Reference ID: 64
GS Film Number: 1428076
Digital Folder Number: 4212534
Image Number: 461
'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FX4H-33B : accessed 15 June 2015), John Augustus Goerlech, 22 Dec 1873; citing Pittsfield, Massachusetts, reference 64, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
1910 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: John Goerlach
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Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Pittsfield Ward 4, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
District: 75
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1877
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
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Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: Michigan
Sheet Number and Letter: 26B
Household ID: 540
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Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
GS Film Number: 1374586
Digital Folder Number: 004330042
Image Number: 00459
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Goerlach Head M 33 Massachusetts
Fanny Goerlach Wife F 30 Massachusetts
Gerald Goerlach Son M 2 Massachusetts
Ellen Stearns Mother-in-law F 64 Massachusetts
John Goerlach Sr. Father M 64 Germany
World War I Draft Registration
Name: John Ernist Goerlach
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Pittsfield City, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Nationality: United States
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1874
BirthPlace: , , United States
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
GS Film Number: 1674425
Digital Folder Number: 005216039
Image Number: 05500
1920 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: John E Goerlach
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Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Pittsfield Ward 1, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
District: 53
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Own or Rent: Own
Birth Year (Estimated): 1875
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
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Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: United States
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Household ID: 72
Line Number: 84
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film Number: 1820680
Digital Folder Number: 004301046
Image Number: 00409
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John E Goerlach Head M 45 Massachusetts
Fanny S Goerlach Wife F 40 Massachusetts
Gerald Goerlach Son M 12 Massachusetts
Frances Martelle Boarder F 18 Rhode
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: John Goerlach
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 2, Pittsfield, Pittsfield City, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 66
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1874
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 2-86
Family Number: 53
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Line Number: 20
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1569
Digital Folder Number: 005460841
Image Number: 00264
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Goerlach Head M 66 Massachusetts
Fannie L Goerlach Wife F 60 Massachusetts
Gerald F Goerlach Son M 32 Massachusetts
Raymond S Goerlach Son M 18 Massachusetts
Eva A Goerlach Daughter-in-law F 34 Massachusetts
Gerald F Goerlach Grandson M 11 Massachusetts
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
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