Today is a good day to discuss the story of one of our historic buildings in Altenburg. Nowadays, the building is usually just called “The Mud”. The first record I can find of this building’s use was as Weber’s Hardware Store. I do not know exactly when it was built, but in 1900, it was … More The Mud
Today’s story takes us all over the place. We will be in Kansas, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and California. Martin Henry Mueller was born on this day, August 30, in 1883. Martin came from what we call the Frohna Muellers. His parents were Rev. Friedrich Wilhelm and Clara (Schuppan) Mueller. A previous blog post told a … More Mr. Mueller, the Salesman
Today’s story begins with a photo. This is a photo of the Koestering store and it came with a description that Gotthold Seibel was in the picture. I have to assume that Gotthold Seibel must be the one with his backside to the camera hoeing in the garden. If that is Gotthold, then there is … More Koestering Store
Ninety-seven years ago today, on August 28, 1919, Heinrich Joseph Mueller died. It was where he died that attracted my attention. He died and is buried in Monte Vista, Colorado. As I pursued this story, it kept leading me to more interesting places. In fact, this story just may lead me to write more … More Rocky Mountain Muellers
Yesterday, our blog, Just What Went on at the Wagner Hotel?, told some stories about the Wagner Hotel which was once located in Altenburg, Missouri. Today, we will look at a few more stories involving that establishment. We mentioned yesterday that Gustave Wagner and his wife, Theresa, first ran the hotel. For a while, Gustave, … More More Hotel History
The starting point for today’s blog is the marriage between Joseph Wagner and Fredericka Estel. They were married on August 26th in 1896 in Altenburg. Once I started looking into these characters, it led me to the Wagner Hotel shown below. Joseph Wagner was son of Gustav and Theresa (Palisch) Wagner. Early on, Gustav was … More Just What Went on at the Wagner Hotel?
An interesting event took place on Sunday, August 25th in 1839. Five people were confirmed on that day at the camp church which at that time was located in the area of Perry County known as Dresden. Two of the five were also baptized. All five of these people had come to Perry County as … More Camp Church Confirmations
I just returned from taking my wife to her family reunion in Minnesota. When her brothers and sisters get together, it has become customary for those of us who are married to them to call ourselves the outlaws in the family (as opposed to in-laws). Well, it just so happens that there is an interesting … More The Mueller Outlaws
It was a sad day for the German Lutherans in Altenburg on August 19th in 1849. On that day, their beloved pastor, Rev. Gotthold Heinrich Loeber, died at the age of 52. He is said to have died from typhoid fever, but I would submit that exhaustion may well have been a factor in his … More Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant
A few of our locals were recently lamenting that those with the name Schmidt around East Perry County are becoming more aged and less numerous. I daresay, however, that there are some in the community who think that this is a good thing. There are fewer and fewer younger Schmidts around. In fact, there are … More Schmidt nee Schmidt
