Today is a driving day for my wife and me, so I am not publishing a new story. It’s not new, but it is embellished. I will be adding several documents that have not appeared in a blog post about Rev. Ottomar Fuerbringer’s life. Today is Ottomar Fuerbringer’s 216th birthday, but I am not able … More Log Cabin Builder’s Legacy
If you’ve stopped by the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum lately, you may have noticed that things look a little different. After about a year of talking about it, planning it, and (if I’m honest) staring at walls wondering where to begin, we are finally giving parts of the museum a little “facelift.” Some signs … More Museum Musings for Friday, June 26
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
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
Early on in my tenure at the museum, one question that I couldn’t answer right away was, “Why Missouri?” I could explain why the Saxon immigrants left Germany. I could explain why they settled in Perry County. But why Missouri in the first place? Why not Texas, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, or any of the other places … More Museum Musings for Friday, June 5
Today’s Musings will be short but (bitter)sweet. I will start by making another plea for help. While there are still two more weeks left for The Joy of Red & White quilt exhibit (if you haven’t heard, we’re extending it so that it will still be up for any ladies traveling to the Lutheran Women’s … More Museum Musings for Friday, May 29
On this Memorial Day of 2026, I decided to share the stories of 3 young men who are found in our German Family Tree that were each killed in action (KIA) during World War I. First of all, the post that I attached below tells the tale of a man who was even born in … More Arno, Walter, and Norman – KIA in WWI
I am sharing another old story today. On other occasions when I have republished an old story, I add some more documents that I located. That will not be the case today. I think I pretty much exhausted all the documents for the story of Paul Eggers when I first wrote this post on this … More Missouri Man Marries Nebraska Woman in Oregon
This wall has been blank since the Christmas trees came down in January. And, frankly, it’s been bugging me. Every time I walked down the hallway, it was a reminder that my project of redoing the signs to tell the story of the Saxon Immigration was still unfinished. Part of the problem is that while … More Museum Musings for Friday, May 22
