I almost always cannot resist the story of a person who is celebrating a 200th birthday, and today is no different. However, I did not expect to end up with the number of questions I had by the end of this story. So, here we go. Johann Heinrich Stuebinger was born on December 21, 1823, thus making … More Stuebinger Stumper
The starting point for today’s post is the birthday of one of the numerous “Miller Weinhold’s” that lived in Frohna. At least, that’s how I located this story. However, I am going to begin by looking at his older Weinhold brother first. Heinrich Gotthilf Weinhold was born on February 26, 1879, the son of Gotthilf and Bertha (Thomas) … More Teacher and Merchant Weinhold and the Kanke Sisters from Carrollton
I am publishing an old story again today. This one was not written by me, but by our previous museum director, Carla Jordan. I am by no means an expert in the art department, but Carla is. She wrote this post about a piece of art that is part of the Christmas history at Trinity Lutheran Church in … More Triptych Altar Art
In 1866, Johann Schlichting arrived in America, married Marie Stueve, and proceeded to have 10 children. You will read the story of child #9 in this post. Alma Margaretha Schlichting was born on December 18, 1894, so she is today’s birthday girl. Alma would be celebrating her 129th birthday today. Like all of her siblings, Alma was baptized at … More Alma: Bride of Busch Bottler Baierschmitt
With today being the Third Week in Advent, three candles will be lighted on Advent wreaths in lots of Lutheran churches. The birthday girl for today’s post is Louise Marie Mehner, who was born on December 17, 1880. If she was still alive today, she would have to blow out 143 candles on her birthday cake. Louise was … More Louise and Eberhardt – Perry County Popp’s
I am sharing an old post today for a few reasons. One is that I am tired. We just completed two days of hosting people who chose to be a part of this year’s Christmas Country Church Tour. About 1000 people made a tour through our museum to view our Christmas exhibit. Secondly, I discovered that today would be … More A Jacob Preacher’s 180th Birthday
There is some debate about the birthday of one of today’s main characters. Christiana Amelia Johanna Nennert, according to her baptism record, was born on December 15, 1873. If that is her correct birth date, then she would be celebrating her 150th birthday today. However Amelia’s death certificate states that she was born on December 14, 1873, and … More Wittenberg Hotel Keeper Marries St. Louis Paper Hanger
One of the dilemmas I faced today was how to spell the main character’s surname. I found at least 3 different spellings…Gierenger, Gerringer, and Geringer. In a Gierenger family book that we have in our research library, it says that the change from Gierenger to Geringer took place in about 1935. Today’s character apparently used … More Ferd and Julia – The Geringer’s
When I wrote my book, Wittenberg ’04: Coming of a Railroad, I used a character named Jesse Hodge. Perhaps I should have done better research because Jesse’s surname was actually Hodges. I used the Hodge spelling because that is the spelling of his name that is found in our German Family Tree. I can tell … More Green Forest Girl Finds Wittenberg Wood Worker
I am going to be a little bit selfish today because I feel obligated to recognize the 150th birthday of Henry Loebs. He was born in St. Louis on December 12, 1873. Henry is connected to my Schmidt family in two ways. First of all, he was the first husband of my grandmother, Bertha (Mueller)(Loebs) … More Happy 150th Birthday to Grandma’s First Husband
