I decided to write a story today about a couple that got married on March 28th. I had gotten quite a way through researching this couple before I discovered that another couple not only got married on the same day, but at the same church. Then I took a look to see if I had … More Adolf’s Ladies
I certainly had some struggles with today’s post. Even when I’m finished with this story, there will be unanswered questions. However, the story has some interesting characteristics, including the fact that there is a chance today’s main character spent time living on the property that I now own. So, here we go. Emilie Wilhelmine Neumueller … More Emilie and the Unattached
There were four children born into the John and Johanna (Walther) Weinhold’s family. I think once I finish today’s post, I will have written stories about all four of them. Here are photos of the parents and children in this Weinhold family. Today, I tell the story of the baby in the family. Gotthilf Weinhold … More Flour Maker and His Baker’s Dozen
Today would have been the 130th birthday for Hugo Wirth, who was born on March 25, 1890. He was the son of George and Pauline (Schade) Wirth. Hugo was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. We are unable to see baptism records from that church because a fire destroyed them. A later confirmation record … More Wirth-while Merchandise
Today, you are going to read the story of an amazing woman who gave birth to 13 children. Yet she came short of outdoing her own mother, who had 15 children. That mother may have to be a story for another day, but today we will tell the tale of Julia Kasten who is also … More Mama Wunderlich
Fritz was a fairly common nickname around here for someone with the given name Friedrich or Frederick. Today, you will read the story of a man called Fritz, who is also the birthday boy. Since documents differ on whether Fritz was from France or from Germany, I will discuss whether he was Fritz from Germany … More Fritz from France, the Perryville Painter
I am getting old and cannot remember why this is the case, but while I was researching today’s story, I discovered that our collection of images already had several files which I needed for this post. I looked and looked through our blog’s archives to see if I had already written a post about today’s … More Theodosius – The Eldest Frentzel
I am going to use a photograph as the centerpiece of today’s post. I must admit this one made me chuckle. The photo shows a South Dakota family’s children standing in a row with the caption, “S.D. Orgelpfeifen”. Plus, it has a dog photo-bomber. Orgelpfeifen means “pipe organ” or “organ pipes”. The children do look … More The Wiehe Pipe Organ
The situation that I especially found interesting in today’s story is that two cousins with origins in East Perry County, Missouri managed to marry a pair of siblings with their origins near Ogallala, Nebraska. One couple spent their married life in Missouri; the other spent their married life in Nebraska. I began by wondering how … More Missouri Cousins – Nebraska Siblings
I am happily back in Altenburg. I arrived at the museum this morning all ready to get back to work on a blog post. I found a welcoming smile at my computer. Little Marty was quite glad to see me. With our museum being closed these days, Little Marty was getting lonely. I think we … More Charles and His Carolina Companion
