I know that I will not have time to research a new family the way I normally do today, so I put together this quick post.  In 1895, a booklet was published titled, A Modern Eden, that was designed to tell the history of Perry County, Missouri up to that time.  It is a good resource for a person like me who enjoys studying this history.  In 1991, that booklet was reprinted.

In order to finance that booklet, they solicited ads from businesses in this county.  I decided to collect images from that book that showed the advertisements for establishments located in what could be described as the primarily Lutheran East Perry County communities.   I will put these images into 4 categories:  Longtown/Uniontown, Frohna, Altenburg, and Wittenberg.  I find these ads quite interesting as well as helpful for my research.  I think you will enjoy them too.  Several of these businesses were operated by folks that have shown up in stories on this blog in the past.

Longtown/Uniontown

 

Frohna

 

Altenburg

 

Wittenberg

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I took two photos at our building site yesterday.  Being a Saturday, there was no work in progress, but it does show what work has been done up to this point.