Anna Caroline Dickmann is today’s birthday girl. She would have to blow out 135 candles on her birthday cake if she was still alive today. That means she was born on August 11, 1890. Anna was the daughter of Charles and Mary (Dambach) Dickmann. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. An image … More Friedheim Ruesler’s from Cradle to Grave
A Sewing family arrived in America in 1843…a father, mother, and 3 children. Now, our museum has a family book called the Sewing Circle documenting this family and their descendants. That book is more than an inch thick. Today, you will read about those original Sewing’s. The story begins in Kleekamp, Germany. Friedrich Wilhelm Sewing … More Starting with the Sewing’s
Yes, we have a birthday girl for today’s post. It’s even a very special birthday. In the last post that I wrote two days ago, that story told about a man who married 2 women who were named Louise. Just by chance, today’s birthday girl is also named Louise. However, I think the real interesting … More Louise Roth – Lady Lux
As promised, here is the second part of today’s post. On Wednesday, we had the absolute joy of welcoming a special group: LCMS missionaries from Latin America and the Caribbean! They’re gathering in St. Louis this week for their annual regional conference — normally held in the Dominican Republic. But this year is no ordinary … More Museum Musings for Friday, August 8 (Part 2)
To make up for last week’s mental malfunction, today’s post will consist of two parts. I don’t want either one of them to take second-billing and risk not being seen, so I will make two posts. The conference committee has been hard at work putting together a fantastic program for this year’s conference. While the … More Museum Musings for Friday, August 8 (Part 1)
The event that led me to today’s tale was a wedding anniversary. The husband in this story ended up marrying 2 women, and it will be his first wedding that took place on today’s date, August 7th. I will begin with the husband. Johann Heinrich Bergmann was born on November 1, 1869. I will call … More John Henry Bergmann and His 2 Louise’s
We have a busy day at the museum today. We have a tour scheduled for a group of missionaries from Latin America. We have been told that there will be about 120 people coming. That will keep us busy almost all day, so today you get an old story. I will not go into detail … More You Can Take It to the Hardware Store
Back when Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim got their first called pastor, Rev. Franz Julius Biltz, one of the first baptisms to be included in that congregation’s books was one for the man who will be highlighted in today’s post. The Lutherans in Friedheim had been served by Rev. Charles Gruber from Uniontown for a … More John Henry Kurre Finds a Drum
I found something that was similar to me in today’s highlighted husband. He did not get married until he was 39 years old. I know that in my case, I do not wish that I would have gotten married sooner. I found the right wife. It just took me longer to find her…or have her … More Doberenz and Grosse – Getting Married Later in Life
On today’s date back in 1895, an undertaker in Altenburg and his wife had a baby. Her name was Adele Sophia Preusser. Because she was born on August 3, 1895, she would be 130 years old today. Sophia was the daughter of August and Fredericka (Winter) Preusser. At that time in Altenburg, we find several … More Altenburg Doctor Marries Undertaker’s Daughter
