Today’s birthday girl leads us to a tragic story from Perryville’s past. It begins with the birth of Dora Matilda Mecker, who was born on May 10, 1891. That makes today her 135th birthday. Dora was the daughter of Henry and Catherine (Bangert) Mecker. Dora was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. Her baptism … More Friendly Fire Kills Perryville Policeman
The Gruber Group arrived in America in November of 1839 aboard the ship, Johann Georg. On that ship was a family of Sittner’s. The book, Zion on the Mississippi, says the Sittner’s were made up of a father, his wife, and 4 children. We can also view the Sittner family as it appears on the … More Joseph and Martha – The Sittner’s
I’m writing this on Wednesday because we’re in Kentucky today celebrating one of our grandson’s third birthday. That gave me even two fewer days to settle on a topic! So, I decided to let you do some of the work for me. One of the projects I’ve been working on for quite some time—and which … More Museum Musings for Friday, May 8
My searches for stories have led me to find several recent tales centered on the village of Friedheim. Today is another one. It is one that has its beginnings in or near Friedheim, and it ends in Friedheim. I will begin with the groom. Henry William Pohlmann was born on August 20, 1887, the son … More Henry W. Pohlmann – Friedheim Merchant
Back in 2022, I wrote a story titled, The Trinity, Friedheim Sewing Circle, which highlighted a very large family with the name Sewing. The father in that family was a man named Henry Frederick Sewing. Our German Family Tree lists 12 children born into this Sewing family. Just one of those children died as an … More Henry J. Sewing – Son of Henry F. Sewing
Today’s birthday girl was reportedly born in Rochlitz, Germany and came to America as a young child. Her name was Amalie Pauline Mehner, who was born on May 5, 1853. Amalie was the daughter of Johann and Juliana (Lindner) Mehner. The Mehner family traveled to America in 1855 aboard the ship, Emma Lincoln. The Mehner … More A Sauer Catholic/Lutheran Couple
In today’s tale, you will read about a couple made up of a Griffaw and a Juengel. The name, Griffaw, has only shown up in one previous post, and it was not a main name in that post. The name, Juengel, has never shown up on this blog. Neither one of these surnames had a … More Lawrence and Anna – Crosstown Griffaw’s
I will begin this post by recognizing today’s birthday girl. Her name was Bertha Anna Catherine Popp, who was born on May 3, 1876. That means today would be her special 150th birthday. Bertha was the daughter of John and Margaret (Gerstacker) Popp. She was born in Cape Girardeau and was baptized at Trinity Lutheran … More Theodore Ochs – Pioneer Orchards Pioneer
I know that the most notable photographer in East Perry County’s history was a man named Paul Lueders. Paul had a studio in Frohna, and I am sure that he is the one who took quite a few photographs that have been displayed on this blog. In another post written back in 2018, Paul Lueders … More Another Lueders Photographer
Today’s post has it’s beginnings with a phone call I received several weeks ago. The gentleman told me that his sister was downsizing and had 4 oval-framed portraits that she was looking to donate. The people in them had been members of Salem, Farrar. The family also had connections with the out-migration to Alva, OK … More Museum Musings for Friday, May 1
