I am not sharing this post because today is the birthday of one of the highlighted characters. I am not sharing it because it is the wedding anniversary for a married couple. I am sharing this post because a rather unusual event took place on September 1, 1850, making today the 175th “anniversary” of that … More Concordia Abandoned at Concordia
Just yesterday, I was told that our museum received a donation of some albums full of photos of people from the Palisch family. They are filled with outstanding professional photographs. However, like so many collections of photos that people have, only some of them were identified. Then, when I was looking for a story to … More A P.R. Firm in Altenburg and Frohna
Maria Wilhelmine Groh is today’s birthday girl. She was born on August 21, 1875, so today she would be a century and a half old. Most of her life, she was called Mary. She was the last child of Charles and Sophie (Bodenschatz) Groh. That couple has 10 children listed in our German Family Tree, … More Maid “Mary Who Didn’t Marry” Groh
Back in 2016, the first year of this blog, I wrote a story about a pair of orphans from this area who managed to marry each other titled, Orphan Marries Orphan. That pair of orphans with the surnames of Voerster and von Roenn, migrated to the state of Arkansas. Today, you will read the story … More Winter in Ulm, Arkansas
You will read the story of a man named Charles Sommer today. His life turned out to be relatively short, but his second wife lived quite a few decades after his death as a widow. Carl “Charles” Ferdinand Sommer was born on September 15, 1862, the son of Ferdinand and Anna (Bienlein) Sommer. Charles was … More Sommer Shoes
We have a busy day at the museum today. We have a tour scheduled for a group of missionaries from Latin America. We have been told that there will be about 120 people coming. That will keep us busy almost all day, so today you get an old story. I will not go into detail … More You Can Take It to the Hardware Store
I found something that was similar to me in today’s highlighted husband. He did not get married until he was 39 years old. I know that in my case, I do not wish that I would have gotten married sooner. I found the right wife. It just took me longer to find her…or have her … More Doberenz and Grosse – Getting Married Later in Life
On today’s date back in 1895, an undertaker in Altenburg and his wife had a baby. Her name was Adele Sophia Preusser. Because she was born on August 3, 1895, she would be 130 years old today. Sophia was the daughter of August and Fredericka (Winter) Preusser. At that time in Altenburg, we find several … More Altenburg Doctor Marries Undertaker’s Daughter
Today’s birthday boy began his life in Altenburg, but almost his entire life was spent across the Mississippi River in Illinois. While there, he married two women, one of whose parents were from Altenburg. He also became a local storekeeper in Jacob, Illinois. So, let’s get started. Bernard Heinrich Arthur Dietrich was born on July … More The Dietrich Store – Jacob, Illinois
Wilhelmine Ruehling is today’s birthday girl. She was born on July 28, 1845, so today would be her 180th birthday. I will be telling her story today. Wilhelmine was the daughter of Gottlieb and Christina (Thurm) Ruehling. She was born in Germany, and her family came to America in 1853 when Wilhelmine was 8 years … More Minnie and Tobias – New Wells Scholl’s
