DISCLAIMER: Before I begin today’s post, I must make a disclaimer. Today’s story is a farce. I will make no efforts to try to make you believe what I claim because it is pure fantasy that has but one purpose: to possibly make you laugh. This post might even qualify to be on other purely … More X Marks the Lutheran Spot
This record very early in the Trinity, Altenburg church books tells of one of the earliest births and baptisms to take place in Perry County after the original immigrants arrived. The baby being baptized was Traugott Gotthilf Kaempfe who was born on this day, August 10, in 1840. It is the name in the red … More Prof. Godfather
Because of the title of this post, I decided to do an internet search on “fisherman struck by lightning” and found this link: NOAA study finds fishing tops U.S. lightning death activities It really does not have much to do with this post, but it is a reminder about lightning safety. However, lightning is part … More Fischer Man Struck by Lightning
Sometimes I assume people will know how to pronounce Perry County names, and as a result, they do not understand some of my terrible plays on words. Today, I want to make sure that people know that the name Telle rhymes with jelly. That way, you understand the title. This weekend, the Lutheran Heritage Center … More Telle’s Deli
Right after the Civil War, in 1865, Friedrich George Wilhelm (Fritz) Mueller and his wife, Johanne, brought their family of nine children to America. Here is the passenger list of the ship, Adler. Here are pictures of Fritz and Johanne. This family settled in Kendallville, Indiana, which is located just a little north of Ft. … More Another Set of Muellers
Is it possible that another connection between a Perry County native and a famous American has been found? While I was looking for an August 6th event that took place in the German Family Tree, I ran across Edna Luella Gerhardt, who was born on that day in 1906. The only thing that is found … More Mrs. Daniel Boone
We start today’s story with the birthday of Margaretha Grosse on August 5, 1860 in Friedland, Missouri, also called The Ridge. She was the daughter of Carl and Emilie (Gebner) Weber and was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. When Margaretha was 22 years old, she married Gustav Gross of Frohna in 1883. Gustav … More Who Buried the Undertaker?
In 1923, a book by the title, Tarzan and the Golden Lion, was published. Its author was a man by the name of Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was just one of numerous books he wrote about the fictional character Tarzan. At about the same time as that book was published, a man by the name … More Tarzan, the Lion, Meets the Wulf
You normally would not think that a Perry County native would spend much of her lifetime in Minnesota and end up in Mexico, but that is what happened with the main character of today’s story. The story starts on August 3rd in 1889 when Agnes Tabia Albrecht was born in Farrar, Missouri. She is what … More Missouri to Minnesota to Mexico
Today’s post is another that was written by Fred Eggers. He contacted me yesterday after the story about the church in Point Rest and asked if he could write today’s post. He wanted to add some more information to yesterday’s story. I love it when Fred volunteers to help us out. He is a marvelous … More The Bottoms Church – Part II
