I thought that I would post an old story about a Lichtenegger today. This post was written on March 28, 2019. Today would be the wedding anniversary of the Lichtenegger groom highlighted in this post. I decided that today would be a good day to not only recognize a Lichtenegger man who lived many years ago, but also to recognize a present-day Lichtenegger man.
I know that I am very grateful that my friend, Jim Lichtenegger, has stepped up to the plate to take over the reins of being the president of the Perry County Lutheran Historical Society, which is the organization that operates the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum. I had been the president of that organization for quite a few years, but realized that it was time for me to step down. I know I looked for a period of time for a replacement until Jim agreed to run for that office. I will add that I think he is doing an outstanding job in that position. I know that both Jim and the highlighted character in the attached post, August Lichtenegger, have Pocahontas, Missouri roots, so they are related somehow, but I am not exactly sure how.
As you will read in August’s story, he would become a grocer in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. I have also written about a group of men from the Pocahontas vicinity who formed a band and called themselves the Jolley Boys. August was one of those men. August is the trombone player in the back row that is identified as A.T.
As for me, I am in the city of Ft. Wayne, Indiana for the weekend. We have a pair of twin granddaughter’s whose team from Cross Lutheran School in Yorkville, Illinois has qualified for the National Lutheran Basketball Tournament. I look forward to hobnobbing with Lutherans from all over the country who are gathered here for this event. One of the reasons I enjoy volunteering at our museum in Altenburg is because I get to hobnob with people from all over the country who walk through our doors.