Robert Wieneke

Robert Wieneke
  • Age: 46
  • Interview Date: 7/16/2008
  • Interviewer: Mark R. DePue, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
  • Interview Length: 40 minutes Sit Down Interview, 67 minutes Walk and Talk Interview
  • County: Calhoun
  • Robert Wieneke was born in 1961 in Hardin, Illinois and grew up on the family farm dating back to his great-great grandfather who emigrated from Hanover, Germany. Robert discusses the evolution of his family farm, as well as the switch from growing apples to peaches and starting a wine operation.

Wieneke Farmstead, 1893: Charles and Mary Wieneke (great-grandparents), Bill, George, Rose, and RoyWieneke Farmstead, 1893: Charles and Mary Wieneke (great-grandparents), Bill, George, Rose, and RoyCharles and Mary Bush Wieneke with Family on Farm, 1940sCharles and Mary Bush Wieneke with Family on Farm, 1940sGertrude Wieneke (grandmother), Leroyand Rosemary (parents), and ChildrenGertrude Wieneke (grandmother), Leroyand Rosemary (parents), and ChildrenLeroy and Rosemary Wieneke (parents), 1960Leroy and Rosemary Wieneke (parents), 1960

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Robert Wieneke