I get to travel back home to Altenburg today, so I will share this story that was written on today’s date back in 2017. The original Log Cabin College is still located in Altenburg, across the road from Trinity Lutheran Church and our museum. The Replica was built on the campus of Concordia Seminary in … More The “Lousy Replica” Made with Perry County Logs
In today’s story, you will read about a Magwitz who marries a Stelling. However, this is not the first Magwitz/Stelling marriage to appear on this blog. Another post was written titled, Magwitz-Stelling Mates, and it told the story of the older siblings of today’s couple getting married prior to the wedding I will discuss today. … More Martin and Anna Magwitz Move to Nebraska
I’m home today decorating my own Christmas tree. Although we have two trees on our front porch with lights, we only truly decorate one tree at our house now that the kids are all grown. I would say this tree is decorated fairly typically with some ornaments my husband and I each brought with us … More Museum Musings for Friday, November 29
You are getting another old post today. Our family will not only be celebrating Thanksgiving Day, but our daughter’s birthday, so I am preoccupied. Back in 2021, I wrote the attached post about a couple who were married on November 28th. This year, since that couple was married in 1894, they would be celebrating their … More St. Louis Ice and Coal Man
I rarely find someone who would be celebrating their 200th birthday, but when I do, I jump at the chance to tell their story. I found a Bicentennial Birthday Girl for today. A theme that I found in her story is that there were interesting age differences between the husbands and wives. Magdalena Fath was … More Magdalena Fath and Her Young and Younger Husband
I am about to get behind the wheel to make a Thanksgiving trip, so I am sharing an old story today that was published on this date back in 2017. I will not even write much else to explain it because Grandma wants to get the show on the road. I will take my laptop … More Perryville Blacksmith
In a previous post, Uniontown Hall of Fame Names, I noted that perhaps the most notable “Uniontown Names” were Hemmann, Hopfer, Frentzel, and Telle. You will read a story of a couple that unites two of these names. You will also discover that this couple qualifies to be one of those “cradle to grave” couples … More Uniontown Telle/Hopfer Twosome
Yesterday, I told the tale of a woman who had 2 husbands with children born to each husband. I will tell another such story today. It is a story with a bit of a debate as well as a trace of mystery. I will begin with the birthday girl. Nora Belle Ross was born on … More Nora Ross and Her Kropf and Hintman Husbands
Selma Antonie Rudert was born on November 23, 1882, thus qualifying her to be today’s birthday girl. She would be celebrating her 142nd birthday today. Antonia was the daughter of Ernst and Ernestine (Schneider) Rudert. Her baptism record is found in the books of Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. We can view that record … More Antonia and Her Reisenbichler and Woehlke Husbands
The only thing we have more of in our 20th Annual Christmas Tree Display than Christmas trees is Nativity scenes. That got me wondering about their history. While I promise I don’t usually do this, AI gave me the best overview I could find on the internet. Here it is with a few adaptations: The … More Museum Musings for Friday, November 22
