I will describe the life of a girl with a Reformation Day birthday today. Sarah Hedwig Frentzel was born on October 31, 1893, so today would be the 130th birthday for Hedwig, often called Hattie. She was the daughter of Victor and Pauline (Telle) Frentzel. The Frentzel and Telle surnames are common ones found in … More Hedwig’s Herbert and Hecht Husbands
Our museum is always in the business of documenting significant events that occur in and around East Perry County. Today’s post is an effort to document the 2023 Immigration History Conference that was held this past week on October 26-28. Each day of the conference was begun with a short devotion. Rev. Roger Abernathy, Rev. … More Conference Conclusion – 2023
I just want to attend our church’s Reformation Sunday service and reflect on the events of the past several days. Here’s a 5 year-old post.
The second day of our immigration conference is now in the books. We have one more day left. I’m going to include a pair of photos here for now. I hope to eventually write a post describing our conference with plenty of other photos. Below you will see a group photo taken at the Bowman … More Day #3 – Immigration History Conference
We had an absolutely wonderful first day of our immigration conference yesterday. Today should be another terrific one. The highlight of today is a field trip to the Bowman Milling Company in Pocahontas, followed by tours of Stonies Sausage Shop and the Tractor Museum in Perryville. The Tractor Museum building has been displayed in a … More Day #2 of the Immigration History Conference
Our immigration conference begins in Altenburg today, so I am going to be occupied with other things. I do know that we have gotten off to a very beautiful morning. A lot is going on in our nation’s capital these days, so when I discovered this old post that was published on October 26th six … More Day #1 of the Immigration History Conference
A Friedenberg groom married a Longtown bride on this day back in 1898, so today would be the 125th anniversary for this couple. I will attempt to tell this pair’s life story in this post. I begin with the groom. Peter August Fassold was born on August 20, 1877, the son of Michael and Kunigunda … More Perryville’s Fassold Feed Store
Today’s birthday boy is Christian Furchtegott Lorenz who was born on October 24, 1857. That makes today his 166th birthday. Christian was the son of John and Johanna (Mueller) Lorenz. His mother was the sister of Rev. J.A.F.W. (Alphabet) Mueller. Both of his parents had arrived in Perry County as part of the Gesellschaft in … More Christian and Ida – Altenburg Lorenz’s
Back in 2019, this story of a double wedding that took place in Altenburg in 1873 was published. That story highlighted the fact that 2 Grebing siblings got married at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg on the same day. Now, 4 years later, those two couples would be celebrating their 150th wedding anniversaries. German Lutherans … More Sesquicentennial Anniversary x 2
I am once again choosing to post a previously published story today. This one has several ties to my personal activities over the past few weeks. The main character of this story, Teacher William Hemmann, was once a teacher in Carver County, Minnesota. Last week, my wife and I spent time with our daughter and … More Hollywood Hemmann
