Not long ago, I wrote a post about the original Tirmenstein’s to arrive in America in 1839. That post was titled, Tirmenstein Trailblazers. In that post, it was noted that the Tirmenstein’s spent just a short time in Perry County before moving to St. Louis. Today I will tell the story of a Tirmenstein grandson … More Rev. Tirmenstein Shares Gospel in Indiana
It is a week of getting interesting visitors here at our museum. Yesterday’s post referred to our friends, the Wittenberg Cousins. Today, we have two ladies in our midst who I refer to as rock stars of Perry County family research. Their names are Lori Adams and Diane Anderson. If any of you spend any … More Research Rock Stars
Today’s story was inspired by a post that was placed on Facebook recently. That post was made by our friends at the Perry County Historical Society in Perryville. They posted a letter that was printed in the Perry County Republican on May 8, 1919 that was from Otto Gerler to his father in Altenburg. Before … More Life in a Hard Hat
