In 1850, a young man by the name of George Amschler arrived in America aboard the President Smidt. This passenger list describes George as a coppersmith, and after he arrived in Perry County, he not only had that occupation, but was also described as a tinner and a gunsmith. Ten years earlier, a 6 year … More A.A.A. Hardware – Uniontown
The story I tell today is almost too sad to tell, but sometimes I guess you just have to tell it like it is. The story comes out of the family of the Johann Martin Traugott Fiehler family that lived in Uniontown, Missouri. Traugott was part of the Fiehler family about which we wrote in … More 26 Days Together
April 6 was the birthday of Kunigunda Wirth in 1849. Her name can be found in both the Friedenberg and Longtown, Missouri church records. After seeing this name, we became curious about the name Kunigunda’s origin. The name appears to have roots in Germanic tribes in Europe, and the name means “brave warrior”. This also … More Brave Warrior?
