Frederick Wilhelm Brickhaus was born on June 20, 1866, and that qualifies him to be today’s birthday boy. Fritz, as he was called, would be celebrating his 160th birthday today. Fritz was the son of Johann and Hannah (Zoellner) Brickhaus. Some of the Brickhaus children were baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, but others … More A Brickhaus Is Built with the Help of Lowes
When I was a kid, I enjoyed looking through Highlights magazine in the waiting room of doctor’s offices. One of my favorite features was the Hidden Pictures puzzle. I loved searching the illustration for all those little objects cleverly tucked away among the details. That probably sounds like a strange lead-in to a blog post … More Museum Musings for Friday, June 19
Carl Wilhelm Miles was born on June 18, 1891, so he is today’s birthday boy. It would be his 135th birthday today. Carl was the son of Robert and Louisa (Sandler) Miles. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. We can take a look at his baptism record here. Carl is found in … More Miles to Go to San Francisco
Plenty of stories on this blog have been told about people with the Ross name. Today, I will attempt to tell the story of the first Ross’s to be found in Perry County. I certainly will not be able to definitively explain all of the facts in this tale, and I will not have many … More ‘Riginal Ross’s
The birthday boy for today’s post is Otto Gottlieb Thomas, who was born on June 16, 1889. That makes today his 137th birthday. Otto was the son of John and Anna (Moeller) Thomas. Both of his later military records say that he was born in Daisy, Missouri. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in … More Oklahoma City Furniture Firm Employee
Back in 2018, a post was written that mentioned a wedding that took place on today’s date. I will be telling the story of that couple today. However, in that previous post, I put forth a theory about some connections between two surnames that were part of the 1839 immigration…Lindner and Landgraf. Those names will … More Herman and Mathilda – New Wells Landgraf’s
Today’s birthday boy finds a Lutheran bride, and that couple spends their lives in the tiny town of Allenville in Cape Girardeau County. I will begin with the birthday boy. Robert Eakin was born on June 14, 1876, thus making today his special 150th birthday. Robert was the son of Scott and Caroline (Achtermann) Eakin. … More Robert and Louise – Allentown, MO Eakin Couple
On June 13, 1926, a massive celebration was held in St. Louis on the occasion of the dedication of a new campus to house Concordia Seminary in Clayton, Missouri. Today marks the 100th anniversary of that event. It is indeed a special day in the history of Concordia Seminary. In the attached post that was … More Concordia Seminary Clayton Campus Centennial
I’m writing this on Thursday as I will be spending all day on Friday in Cape Girardeau at the MO District LWML Convention. I’ll be manning a table in the exhibit hall for the museum. Then on Saturday, Warren and I are giving a presentation in a breakout session. If you’re at the convention, be … More Museum Musings for Friday, June 12
I located two marriages in our German Family Tree that united a person with the surname Neislein with one who had the surname Tuschoff. In the case of the two Nieslein’s, they were siblings, but not so with the Tuschoff’s. You will be reading about one of those couples today. The Nieslein name is a … More One of the Neislein/Tuschhoff Marriages
