Fred Kieninger began his life in the Shawnee Township in northern Cape Girardeau County, but he did not spend most of his life there. Once he became an adult, he migrated to Illinois where he would spend the rest of his life, except for some time in the military during World War I. Albert Friedrich … More Fred Kieninger – Hardin Haircutter in Illinois
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
