The story I tell today brings together three surnames that have shown up in this blog on many occasions….Engert, Gerler, and Palisch. And the Palisch surname actually shows up twice in this story. It all starts with the birthday of Gotthilf Engert, who was born on September 30, 1845. He was the son of Friedrich … More Engert-Gerler-Palisch
This post will have four major themes: A character would have been 200 years old today. A mother gives birth to three different sets of twins. All but one of the girls in this family who lived to adulthood never married. A name disappears. Johann Christian Friedrich Saalfeld was born on September 28, 1819. That … More Trios of Twins and Spinsters
Theodore Wachter was born on September 27, 1886 so today would have been his 133rd birthday. He was the son of Wilhelm and Ernestine (Bodenschatz) Wachter and baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Here is his baptism record. When Theodore was rather young, he was included in a Wachter family photo taken in front … More Ted and Thekla at Two Trinity’s
For one season, he was my coach. I was a scrawny little guy who loved to play soccer, and I thought that I could be a kicker for the Concordia Teachers College football team. I did just that. The football program listed me as being 125 pounds, tied for one of the lightest players on … More Congratulations, Coach Meyer
Because of other happenings today, I do not have the time to do my normal research. However, I do have something interesting to share and will take some time to make some observations about blogging in general. After publishing yesterday’s post, Getting Used to Girls, I received an e-mail from a descendant of the Heins family … More Getting Used to Girls Again
I will be discussing a Miesner/Heins couple today. To begin with, let me say that these two names can easily cause research issues. There were Miesner’s and Heins’s who were found on both sides of the river, both here in Perry County, Missouri and across the river in Jackson County in Illinois. Just this morning, … More Getting Used to Girls
According to my reckoning, a budding romance between two schoolkids began behind my barn back in the early days of settlement in East Perry County. That may sound a little risqué, but these two youngsters had plenty of chaperones. You see, this romance had its beginnings in the Log Cabin College. The two characters were … More A Budding Romance Behind the Barn
A few morning sprinkles did absolutely nothing to dampen Day #2 of the 2019 edition of the East Perry Community Fair. All the events were conducted as planned, and as far as I could tell, a good time was had by all. There was no way, however, for me to document all that was going … More Delightful Fair Day
On normal days in Altenburg, Missouri, whose roadside sign proclaims it to have a population of 352, we do not have traffic issues. However, once a year, on the occasion of the East Perry Community Fair, we do have traffic congestion. And when it comes time for the parade, that traffic has to be stopped. … More Stop the Traffic! Let’s Have a Parade!
The East Perry County Fair is just one day away. Many preparations have already been made, and still more are happening as I write this post. I took a trip to the fairgrounds just down the street from our museum and took some more photos this morning. I think a general statement that can be … More Another Attraction at the Fair…..Our Museum
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