I wrote the attached post 5 years ago. I have some responsibilities today, and I also hope to enjoy some Fair time of my own, so I will only share this old post again today. It documents the gathering of local folks who get to enjoy a little pre-Fair party the night before the Fair. … More The Pre-Fair Fair Is Finished – Let the Fair Begin
I am re-publishing an old post today. I took the easy way out back in 2017, and I am doing it again today. My reason this time is that my wife and I have house guests we need to entertain today. I just have a few minutes to put together this short explanation. I must … More It’s Time Once Again for the Fair!
I just could not ignore the special birthday of a character that has shown up on this blog on several occasions and is also a character who shows up in my Wittenberg books. Not only that, if she was alive today and living where she once did, she would also be my neighbor. I have … More Happy 175th Birthday, Magadalena Mueller Midwife!
I am traveling today, and it did not take me long to decide what old post to once again share with our readers today. That is because yesterday was the funeral of Clarence Schirmer, a longtime local resident who will be dearly missed in East Perry County. I know there are at least 3 characteristics … More Farewell to a Great Local Historian
Two days ago, I wrote the story of an Oehlert couple who had two sets of twins. Yesterday, we had some visitors who live in St. Louis whose grandparents also had two sets of twins…the Poppitz Pairs. I have decided to take a day off from researching today for a few reasons, one of them … More Poppitz Pairs Progeny
A Fond Farewell I’ve been considering what I wanted to say in my last post for several weeks now. I don’t very often find myself at a loss for words, but this has been a tough one. Serving at the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum has been a very rewarding experience. Although I am not … More Museum Musings for Friday, July 31
I’ve spent more time packing this week than working at the museum, so this update is coming a little later than usual. It will also be a bit of a collection of miscellaneous thoughts—because that’s pretty much what’s going on in my brain right now! First, congratulations to our friends at Saxon Lutheran Memorial, who … More Museum Musings for Friday, July 24
Well, this is different, you might be saying to yourself. These posts are usually done on Fridays. The heat must be getting to Warren—he thought yesterday was Thursday and managed to get his post out before I did! Life has been rather chaotic lately as I have been spending much of my time packing boxes … More Museum Musings for Saturday, July 18
Putting Names with Faces in Our Reading Room One of the small projects on my list to finish before I leave was to hang several large, framed portraits that were recently donated to the museum’s Reading Room. At the same time, I wanted to add identification captions for these portraits and for the others already … More Museum Musings for Friday, July 10
I will be enjoying grandchildren time the next few days, including today, so I am once again sharing a story that was previously published. This one tells of some of the earliest Ochs family members to show up in Perry County. This is definitely not the only story on this blog that has been written … More An Ochs Tree Is Planted by a Springer
