Today’s tale will take us all around the Perry County and northern Cape Girardeau County area. The post will mention Friedenberg, Uniontown, Friedheim, Longtown, Cape Girardeau, Point Rest, and Crosstown. Some stories, like the one I wrote yesterday, take place almost entirely at one Lutheran congregation. That will certainly not be the case in today’s … More Mehner Store – Crosstown
When I saw that today’s married couple had the names, Schattauer and Wallmann, I figured that it was going to be a post that discussed members of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Missouri. I was correct. We will start the story with the Schattauer birthday boy. Heinrich Johann Carl Schattauer was born on April … More Henry and Lucy Schattauer – Pocahontas Partners
I located another person who would be celebrating a 150th birthday today. His name was Herman August Lorenz, who was born on April 28, 1875. Herman was the son of Traugott and Anna (Kropf) Lorenz. That also means Herman was the grandson of Johann and Johanna (Mueller) Lorenz, who each came to America as part … More Herman Lorenz – Wisconsin Pastor
Maria Magdalena Hansen was born on April 27, 1875, so not only is she today’s birthday girl, but she would be celebrating a special 150th birthday. Maria was the daughter of Peter and Sophia (Poehner) Hansen. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. We can take a look at her baptism record below. … More Emanuel and Maria – Perryville Hoffstetter’s
Today is the birthday of Johanne Amalie Bolz. She was born in St. Louis on April 26, 1847, so she would be celebrating her 178th birthday. Amalie was the daughter of Johann Traugott and Augusta (Wirth) Bolz. Each of Amalie’s parents were part of the Gesellschaft that arrived in Americia in 1839. Johann Traugott Bolz … More Another St. Louis Native Marries a Seminarian
Currently on display in our South Gallery is the Doll Quilt Collection of Perry County native Ann Hazelwood. This exhibit features quilts dating from 1900 to 1980, mostly gathered during her travels over the years. What exactly is a doll quilt? A doll quilt is a small quilt, typically no larger than 24 inches on … More Museum Musings for Friday, April 25
One of the places where quite a few German Lutherans who were born and raised in Perry County ended up living much of their lives is the area around Potter, Nebraska. I have written several of those stories on this blog. You will read another one of those stories today. I will begin by looking … More Mueller Becomes Miller in Potter, NE
I was reminded of a recent conversation I was part of when I looked into today’s couple. The discussion was about beer, in particular about Stag Beer, which is a local favorite around here. In the course of that conversation, someone referred to Anheuser-Busch as “AB”. As you can see in the title, today you … More An A-B Pair – Armbruster and Boxdorfer
We will be looking at another couple today in which the bride and groom have surnames that can be found toward the end of the alphabet…Wilke and Zoellner. It is the groom that would be celebrating a special birthday today. William Friedrich Wilke was born on April 22, 1875, so today would be his 150th … More William and Mathilda – Friedheim Wilke’s
The story I have to tell today has some missing pieces. My wife likes to do jigsaw puzzles. If and when she realizes there is the possibility of a missing piece, she starts looking on the floor and elsewhere to see if the piece managed to escape her table. Every once in a while, she … More Albert and Mary – Fredericktown Klemp’s
