Heinrich August Miesner is today’s birthday boy. He was born on January 26, 1888, the son of Frederick and Sophia (Korte) Miesner. This man went by the name of Henry Miesner, and that means I once again have to be careful, because we find several Henry Miesner’s in our German Family Tree. The Miesner family … More Henry A. Miesner – Cape Car Guy
Friedrich Joseph Arthur Preusser is today’s birthday boy. He was born on January 25, 1882, the son of Gustav and Anna (Jahn) Preusser. Today would have been his 139th birthday. He went by the name of Arthur during his lifetime. Arthur was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri. Below is an image of … More Arthur, Anna, and Albert Preusser
I have to be very careful when telling the story of one of today’s main characters. The birthday boy for today was named Henry Guetersloh. However, this post is not the first one that tells the tale of a Henry Guetersloh. There was a Henry Guetersloh in the previous generation of this Guetersloh family. In … More Henry and Lydia Guetersloh
The story I tell today is one that involves a special birthday, and those often attract my attention. However, today’s character hardly shows up in our German Family Tree. I also was attracted to the surname, Bach, a famous German Lutheran name of musical fame. This will not be a story of a German Lutheran … More Theodore and Emily Bach
I will begin today with an admission that there is some dispute about the birthdate of today’s main character. Our German Family Tree states that Herman Ludwig was born on January 22, 1859. However, his later death certificate not only states that his birthday took place on January 21st, but it also says he was … More Herman the Brewer
Ella Amalie Schuessler is today’s birthday girl. If she was alive today, she would have had to blow out 124 candles on her birthday cake. She was born on January 21, 1897, the daughter of Theodore and Hulda (Roth) Schuessler. She was the firstborn child in her family. Ella was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church … More Martin and Ella Miesner
Elmer Putz would have been celebrating his 125th birthday today. He was born on January 20, 1896, the son of Henry and Christiane (Ruehling) Putz. Elmer was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Missouri. We have transcriptions of the records from that congregation, but I cannot display actual church records. Below is the … More Elmer and Ada Putz
The story I tell today comes from two entirely different directions. It begins in Jacob, Illinois, meanders through Perry County for a short time, and moves up to St. Louis. A spouse’s life begins in Tennesseee, makes its way to Vancouver, Washington, and that life, too, ends up in St. Louis where these two individuals … More Steamboat Mate’s Daughter to Submarine Chaser’s Wife
Our museum’s great friend and neighbor, Sally Buerck, sent me a couple of photographs showing what is going on these days with our museum’s addition. I thought the least I could do today would be to share these photos with our readers. It has been a while since I’ve given an update on our progress. … More Building Progress
I have debated for a few days whether I should write this short post explaining why I have not been very faithful in posting articles lately. The short answer to this question is that I am sick. For over a week now, my energy level has been so low that I just haven’t been able … More Gotta Get Better
