Sally Gustin sent me this blog post a while ago, and I have had it in my back pocket waiting for a day to publish it. I chose to do so today. Sally is a descendant of the Estel family that has been the subject of several stories on this blog. In fact, Sally has … More Tantes Lena and Anna’s Legacies
When you look at certain branches of the Bachman family, you find many, many “Bachmen” and very few “Bachwomen”. Today, one of those “Bachmen” would have been celebrating his birthday. Friedrich Edward Bachmann was born on August 30, 1860. He was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. Edward’s parents were Henry and Ernestine Bachmann. … More Not Many Bachwomen
I never know from day to day where a story will lead me. Today, I started with a baptism record at Salem Lutheran Church. That and a confirmation record for today’s birthday girl are the only records we have in our German Family Tree. The girl’s name was Julia Boehme. Before I go on, let … More Hammerand Carpenter
I am guessing that you know the story of Hannah of Bible story fame. Hannah was childless for a long time. She made a promise to God. If He would grant her a son, she would dedicate the boy’s life to God’s service. She was granted a son, Samuel, and he went on to become … More Another Hanna Story
We will be recognizing a man today who would have been celebrating his 125th birthday had he still been alive. His name was Gottfried Adolph Telle, and he was born on August 26, 1893. He went by his middle name, Adolph, and he was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown, Missouri. Adolph was the … More Nice Try, Adolph
Yesterday’s story was about Gotthilf Frentzel. Today just so happens to be the birthday of Flora Frentzel, Gotthilf’s cousin. She was born four years after her cousin. Like Gotthilf, she was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown, Missouri. This is her baptism record. There is also a birth record in a Perry County Birth … More A Mesker Story
Probably about 90% of the stories I write on this blog start out with me knowing absolutely nothing about the person or persons that are the subjects of the stories. I piece together the stories by looking at any records I can find about them to come up with a story line for their lives. … More Another Grocer with Perry County Roots
Today’s story had too many little interesting tidbits in it that couldn’t be ignored. It’s a story I just had to write. It all started with the birth of Claus Heinrich Brueckner on August 22, 1878. Actually, it also starts with the birth of Katharina Brueckner on the same date. These two were twins. Their … More Brueckner Twins – Strassburg Sisters
We have been fortunate to feature an artist at each of our every-other-year History Conferences. This year not only are we having guests from all over the country (from FL to CA) and Germany, we have booked an exhibition with renowned painter, Dave Carter and his beautiful paintings of regional grist mills. Dave’s exhibition at our site will … More Artist in Residence, Dave Carter
Whenever the Lutheran Heritage Center and Museum receives a box with the return address of Alva, Oklahoma or Perryton, Texas my pulse quickens. Many of you know that I was raised in Kansas in the “Cherokee Neutral Lands” just two miles from the Oklahoma border in former “Indian Territory.” The incredible Rauh Sisters, of Alva, … More A Little Bit of Oklahoma
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