Download or read book Ordinary People Who Accomplished the Extraordinary--Our Immigrant Ancestors and Their Descendants written by Delbert A. Ritchhart and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Above is a photograph of Oberhofen Castle where at least three generations (circa 1585 to 1650) of Ritschards served as castle baliff. The photo was taken by the author during a visit in October 2004. This is the village where Christian Ritschhart, his family and 80 year old mother-in-law lived before emigrating to America in 1750.