Today’s birthday boy is Rudolph Palisch who was born in the 1890’s. A previous post, From Frohna to France – A WWI Wagoner, told the tale of another Rudolph Palisch who was also born in the 1890’s. That Rudolph Palisch was born and raised in Frohna. Today’s Rudolph Palisch was born and raised in Altenburg. … More The Altenburg Rudolph Palisch
I am not going to be writing my typical story today. Instead of discussing people, I’ll be writing about bricks. This tale began with a knock on my front door a few days ago. My neighbor, Greg Jung, who grazes his cows in my pasture regularly, was out making preparations for the cows to return … More Buenger Well Brick
It’s that time of the year. We prepare our museum for the upcoming Christmas season. Each year, we open our annual display of Christmas trees on or around November 15th. In order to make that happen, we have to start the process of getting that exhibit ready prior to that date. So, today, we began. … More It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
I am still away from Altenburg, but I got some help for today’s post. Fred Eggers was working at the museum yesterday, and he was able to send me a few images from the church records. He also sent me a few bonus items I am able to share with you today. We begin with … More Cheap Bob the Banker
The Ides of March (March 15th) in 1938 was a wild day up and down the Mississippi River Valley in Missouri and Illinois. There were several tornado outbreaks, some of them deadly. Altenburg did not escape without damage. A tornado also roared through Altenburg on that crazy day and caused some devastation, but no loss … More Ides of March Tornado Outbreak
