Two hundred fifteen years ago, Ferdinand Boehlau was born in Leipzig, Germany. His birthday was September 16, 1803, just a few months after the official announcement of the Louisiana Purchase. Ferdinand would end up living in a portion of that land acquisition because he became part of the Gesellschaft that arrived in Missouri in 1839. … More Lutheran Hall of Fame Sponsors
The selection of this story began with me finding what would have been a 100th anniversary celebration today. I thought that should be worthy fodder for a story right there. However, when I looked into this situation, I discovered that it was the third marriage for Joseph Schuessler of Frohna. Therefore, you are going to … More Joe’s Wives
I admit there are times when I look for stories that have their beginning in East Perry County, Missouri, but end up taking us on a trip elsewhere. I found one of those today. The story begins with the birth of Sarah Schirmer on September 14, 1876. Sarah was the daughter of Christian and Hermine … More A Schirmer Goes to Sherman
I have been receiving some very interesting input on the last few posts about photographs and photography. You are getting another installment today. This post will discuss Paul Lueders, the photographer….all four of them! First, there was the Paul Lueders from Frohna, Missouri, the youngest son of August and Mary Lueders, who was born in … More Paul Lueders – Time Lapse Photography
The story I ran across for today just so happens to cross paths with the post we published yesterday about the Lueders photographs. In fact, today’s story centers around another photograph taken at a Lueders family event. This story starts with the birthday of Paula Lueders, who was a granddaughter of the August Lueders discussed … More Yet Another Photograph Story
A while back, after we received a wonderful donation at our museum, I wrote a blog post titled, Celebrating an Anniversary in Style. That post told the story of the 50th wedding anniversary of August and Maria (Roth) Lueders of Frohna, and included a photo that was taken on that occasion. Here is that photo … More A Tale of Two Photos
First of all, I want to recognize the fact that today is the birthday of my great grandfather, Gottwerth Schmidt, who came to America as part of the Gesellschaft when he was four years old. However, today I will be focusing on a baby Schmidt girl that was born on September 7, 1865. Her name … More Another Schmidt Birthday
I am going to be a little selfish today. I am doing some research for a book I am writing. The book includes some romance, believe it or not, and one of those romances involves Otto Lueders and Lydia Weinhold of Wittenberg. I am wondering especially about engagement and wedding traditions with regard to jewelry. … More German Wedding Tradition
There are two primary sets of Weinhold families that show up in the history of East Perry County. I was once told by one of our docents, who happens to have married a Weinhold, that her husband was a “Dirt Weinhold”. That is by no means a derogatory term. It simply means that this family … More Otto – One of the Dirt Weinholds
I had today’s story all situated in my mind, with only one detail to figure out, when I decided to go down one last rabbit hole to look for that one detail. In this case, I didn’t find the desired rabbit, I found a snake. Suddenly the story looked a little more sinister, and I … More The Burroughs Famil-EEEEEHE
