A lonely confirmation record listed in our German Family Tree leads me to tell the story of yet another Lutheran pastor who spent some of his early years in Perry County. This man was also one of those Lutheran pastors who followed in his father’s footsteps. His father was the pastor of Salem Lutheran Church … More Rev. Walter Krueger – Gordonville, Knoxville, and Memphis Pastor
Happy Birthday to us! 🎉Ten years ago today, Warren submitted the very first blog post on our newly launched website. Arrival of the Knickerbocker Posted on January 30, 2016 by Warren Schmidt On January 30, 1839, the riverboat Knickerbocker arrived in St. Louis. Included in the passenger list was the family of Georg Joachim Schmidt. Joachim, his wife Maria, and … More Museum Musings for Friday, January 30
Before I move on with today’s story, let me say that I started my research thinking that one of its main characters was born on January 29th. However, I will give evidence that this woman was not born on that day. However, I will also point out that January 29th is still a significant special … More Casper Umbach – St. Louis Cabinet and Furniture Maker
I saw the surnames, Funke and Ochs, show up in a search for an event that took place on January 28th. My immediate thought was that I had already written a post about this pair. I figured it would be a good story for this blog, but I thought it was also a done deal. … More A Funke-Ochs Longtown Duo
Let me set the scene for today’s post. I began my search with a different approach. I knew that I would likely not be able to make the trip to the museum after our recent snowstorm. So, I looked for a story that would not require any records from our research library. I admit that … More Rev. Carl Bretscher – Wausau, Wisconsin Pastor
When I began doing research about early characters in Perry County Lutheran history after I retired, I discovered how often that Lutheran pastors who would find their wives in the families of other Lutheran pastors. So often, I found Lutheran pastors who married the daughter of another Lutheran pastor. Then, as Lutheran teachers became trained, … More Pastor’s Son Marries Pastor’s Daughter
First of all, I have to issue an apology to today’s guest blogger. At some point in time yesterday, I realized that Fred Eggers had sent me the blog post you will read today in an e-mail, and his post was written to be published yesterday. That is because the main character in Fred’s post … More An Early Perry County English Lutheran Pastor
The German Family Tree directed me to Rev. Johannes Rennicke for today’s tale. Actually, I have previously written a post about Rev. Rennicke that was titled, Yet Another Jahn Marriage. However, that post was written during the first year of this blog and did not contain many documents. I thought I would expand on his … More Rev. John Rennicke Finds Altenburg Bride
As I continue to play catch-up after a very personally chaotic past two months, today’s post is a repeat—one originally written by Warren. When I went searching the archive for posts connected to the word “snow,” I’m not entirely sure why this one surfaced, but I’m glad it did. It caught my attention because it’s … More Museum Musings for Friday, January 23
I think I have already written three different posts that have highlighted a main character whose name was Clara Schmidt. Two of them were born as Clara Schmidt, and one became Clara Schmidt as a result of marriage. In addition to that, I have mentioned my great-aunt, Clara Schmidt, on several occasions, but she has … More Henry Bangert – Gordonville Postmaster
