I’m going to start today’s story with a photograph. The above tombstone can be found in my barn. Today I will tell you why several such stones are located in my barn. I will also tell you why this stone would show up in a post written on March 30th. First, let me explain the … More Tales from a Tombstone…in a Barn
Arthur Wilhelm Stueve was born on March 28, 1896. He was the son of Peter and Mary (Engert) Stueve. Right away when Arthur was born we find a somewhat unusual fact. Even though he was born in Jackson County, Illinois, he was brought across the river to be baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. … More Arthur Stueve – MP
August Arensburg is today’s birthday boy. He was born on March 26, 1843 in Kassel, Germany. His father’s name was Frederick, but his mother’s name is not in any records that we have. August had an older brother named Christoph, and his first two children died in 1857, and their death records can be found … More Barkeep’s Boy
One hundred years ago today, Paul Walter Kasten was born in Uniontown, Missouri. He was born on Monday of Holy Week and baptized on Easter Monday (April 1). The baptism took place at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. Paul was the son of Carl and Elsa (Bultmann) Kasten. This photo shows Paul at a rather … More Stand Firm in the Faith; Act Like Men
Today’s story once again comes out of Farrar, but before I tell the story, I want to plug an event that is taking place in Farrar this weekend. Tonight and tomorrow are the final performances of a play that a group of folks mostly from Salem and Zion Lutheran Churches are putting on. Here is … More Teacher, Soldier, Postmaster
Last October, I wrote a post about R.E. Mueller, who operated a hardware store in Altenburg, Missouri. It was titled, Hardware Rudy’s. In that post, it was said that there were two R.E. Muellers, and both of them were born in 1894. Today’s post will focus on the other R.E. Mueller because today would have … More The Other R.E. Mueller
Our birthday boy for March 19th is Edmund Reinhard Mueller. At our museum, Gerard Fiehler has come up with some classification names to describe the four major Mueller clans that have lived in Perry County over the years. It helps us comprehend the Mueller maze that makes researching the Muellers such a challenge. Edmund was … More Butter, Bank, and Band
First, let me tell you how today’s story developed. I wanted to see if there was any evidence of a person who may have had some connection to St. Patrick’s Day. I searched for such things as “Patrick” and “Ireland” in our German Family Tree. I pretty much found nothing that I could use. I … More A St. Patrick’s Day Puzzle
August John Oberndorfer was born on March 15, 1880. March 15th has gone down in history as the Ides of March, the day on which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC. That tragedy was supposedly predicted by a soothsayer who proclaimed, “Beware the Ides of March.” It is now remembered as being an “ominous” … More Born and Died on Ides of March
Almost two years ago, I wrote this very short post about wedding photographs which show a bride wearing a dark dress with a white veil. Here is that post….with some additions.+ ================================= While searching for a historical occasion that occurred on this date, I ran across the death date of Ida Emilie Martha (Mueller) Doering…..April … More Another Black and White Wedding – Revisited (With Pi for Dessert)
