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
Five years ago, on the 245th birthday of our country, I wrote this article about the German Lutherans who began settling in Perry County and how important it was the them to become citizens of a new country. It looks as if it did not take them long to appreciate the newfound freedoms they found … More Assimilating American Ancestors
Happy Independence Day Eve! I hope you are able to some time with family and friends this holiday weekend. That’s what we’ve been doing all week, and it has been great. I’m happy to announce that our new exhibit Faith and Freedom: Church Picnics through the Years is officially open. Come relive the excitement of … More Museum Musings for Friday, July 3
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
