We have a birthday boy today, and he just so happens to be in the 1905 wedding photograph that has been the focus point of the last two posts. Not only is he in the photo, but he is the groom. His name was Johann Dietrich Brueckner. His bride was Emma Mary Lohmann. So today, … More Stories from a Wedding Photo – Part 3
Once again, I will begin with the same wedding photograph that was highlighted in yesterday’s post. This time, I will focus on the two young men that are seated on each side of the bride and groom. The caption to the photo says that these two men were John Dreyer (on the left) and John … More Stories from a Wedding Photo – Part 2
Today’s post tells the story of a wedding that took place on this day not long after the turn of the 20th century. However, in order to tell this story, I am going to use the photo of another wedding. In fact, I will likely write more than one post about the photo shown below. … More Stories from a Wedding Photo – Part 1
The 2018 Immigration Conference is now history. We at the museum consider it a rousing success. We received much positive feedback from those who attended the conference. Also, we considered the ones who attended the conference an outstanding group of people. Many new friends were made. I have spent some time putting together a slide … More 2018 Immigration Conference Follow-Up
The blog post today was written by Lynn Degenhardt. I am reluctant to call him a guest blogger, even if this is the first post that has been authored by him. Lynn is a resident of Altenburg and is one of the key members of our research team here at our museum. He is by … More The Trail of Christiane Theilig’s Out of Wedlock Child
While searching for a story to write on November 13th, I ran across several events which took place in the Fiehler family. Today, I will share with you some of these fascinating facts. Before I proceed further, there was a previous post written on this blog about the Johann Gottlob Fiehler family which arrived in … More 11/13 – Fascinating Fiehler Facts
Blog Book 3 is the third publication in a series of booklets containing hard copies of numerous posts which have been previously published on the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum website. As of today, it is available in our Online Store at a cost of $10 plus shipping and handling. This latest edition of our … More “Blog Book 3” Added to Online Store
As most of you know, today is Veterans Day. It is also a special Veterans Day. This special day of remembrance was once known as Armistice Day which began when the November 11th Armistice was signed in 1918 to mark the end of World War I. The photo below shows some American soldiers celebrating the … More Serving Their Country
November 10, 1915 must have been quite the day at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri. There was a double wedding. However, even though a double wedding is unusual in and of itself, this one was well beyond that. You see, on that day, one couple was made up of a Roth marrying a Roth, … More Roth-Roth and Roth-Roth
In the early days of this blog, I wrote a post titled, The Beginning of the Hemmann Herd. As was the case with many of those early posts, it was very short. I have gotten “wordier” as time has gone by, and now WordPress tells me a typical post is over 800 words long. Today, … More The Beginning of the Hemmann Herd -Part 2
