In They Came from North Carolina – Part 1, the story was told about the life of Chalmer Vest Morrison. Today, we will spend time looking back into that family’s past. Chalmer’s father was John A. Morrison. John lived his whole life as a farmer in the Brazeau, Missouri area. John’s father was Andrew Ramsey … More They Came from North Carolina – Part 2
Chalmer Vest Morrison was born on August 16, 1890 in Perry County, Missouri. I was attracted to this name primarily because it is connected to Perry County Lutheran history, but the name does not sound German…..and it isn’t. Chalmer’s parents were John A. and Martha (Self) Morrison, who, as near as I can tell, were … More They Came from North Carolina – Part 1
If you were like the congregation here at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, you may have heard a sermon on today’s Epistle reading from Hebrews 12. Here is verse 1 of that chapter: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which … More Cloud of Witnesses
On this day, (August 13) in 1839 the following advertisement appeared in a St. Louis German newspaper called the Anzeiger des Westens. This is the English translation of that advertisement. We, the undersigned, intend to establish an instruction and training institution which differs from the common elementary schools principally in that it will embrace, … More Advertising a New School
Christiane Seidler was born on August 12, 1834. I found several fascinating details about her life. First, I need to set the scene. Christiane married Valentin Froebel in 1853 at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. Rev. Christoph Heinrich Loeber was the pastor when these two were married. Between 1854 and 1868, this couple had seven … More The Ladies of Valentin’s Day
August 11th in 1839 became a very significant day in the lives of the new immigrants in East Perry County. On that day, Johann Georg Gube died. That fact may not seem important, but because of the circumstances, it was. Johann Georg Gube is described as being a rather wealthy farmer in Germany. He was … More A Consequential Death
Our research library has copies of church records from many local Lutheran churches which are often used by our visitors to study their family histories. We are excited that we will soon also have the church records of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, Missouri, about twenty miles away from Altenburg. The majority of the work … More Friedheim Records
We are eagerly approaching our fourth biennial Immigration History Conference. What a wonderful Reformation trip to visit us in East Perry County, Missouri October 27-29. We still have room available for your participation. Come and join us! The $250. conference fee covers a wonderful chartered bus fieldtrip, great home cooked meals, world-class historic and genealogical presentations, research … More Conference Time is Upon Us!
The above photo shows the interior of the Mueller Store which was located along the bluff in Wittenberg. This photo was taken sometime around 1930. Joseph Mueller had run this store for many years, but he had died in 1920. A photo of Joseph Mueller can be seen hanging on the wall in the upper … More Wittenberg Wares
I am leaving my comfort zone today. I am not an expert on Frohna history, but I am going to give this a shot. My focus will be on the building shown in the above photo which was taken sometime in the 1960’s. August Lueders arrived in Perry County in 1850 at the age of … More Frohna Entrepreneur
