The constitution of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod was signed on April 26, 1847 in Chicago, Illinois. That means today we celebrate this synod’s 179th birthday. Since my schedule is once again filled today as we travel around the state of Minnesota, I am sharing this brief post that was written in 2016, the first year … More Happy LCMS Birthday!
Five years ago, in the midst of the COVID pandemic, the attached post was published on May 11th, the date on which the first permanent church for Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg was dedicated in 1845. That was the 175th anniversary of the dedication of that church sanctuary. Actually, the records for that event state … More Erste Kirche – 180th Anniversary on Pfingstfest
Just one year ago, I wrote this story about Samuel Tirmenstein and his wife, Christiane Claus. In that post, it stated that Samuel was not only born on May 1st, but that he also was likely married on May 1st. And since he and Christiane were married in Germany in 1825, that means today would … More Happy 200th Anniversary, Tirmenstein Trailblazers!
On January 30, 2016, our museum, after starting up a new website using the WordPress platform, published its first blog post. We are reposting that very first post today as we begin the 10th year of our website and blog. That first post consisted of two whole paragraphs, so it will not take you long … More The Blog Begins Year 10
This will be a quick one. My life is endangered if it is not. Today, my dear wife, Sandi, and I are celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary. Without Sandi’s support, I would never be able to write regularly on this blog. She is so understanding of my passion for keeping the stories alive for the … More I’d Better Take the Day Off
Some folks might think of December 9th as the day on which Charlie Brown’s Christmas first aired in 1965. I prefer to think that the first airing of Charlie Brown’s Christmas took place on the 126th anniversary of the opening of the Log Cabin College in Altenburg in 1839. That makes today the 178th anniversary … More Happy Birthday, Concordia Seminary
January 30th marks the first anniversary of our very initial blog post. It has been a remarkable year. About a day before we reached this anniversary, we passed the 60,000 mark in number of views. A “view” is counted every time a person arrives at our website. Another “view” is counted every time a person … More Yoo Hoo! A Slew of Views
There must have been a great sense of joy around the Altenburg community in October of 1967. The air was still full of the glory of the St. Louis Cardinals winning the World Series in the 7th game of the Series on October 12th. The Cardinals had traveled to Fenway Park in Boston to play … More For All the Saints
On June 19, 1866, Richard Petzoldt and Johanna Lindner were united in marriage at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Rev. Theo. Koeberle performed the ceremony. Today would have been their 150th wedding anniversary. It appears to be only the second marriage performed by Rev. Koeberle after he replaced Rev. Schieferdecker in 1866. Richard arrived in … More 150th Wedding Anniversary
Ninety years ago today, Concordia Seminary dedicated its new campus located in Clayton, Missouri. The dedication event was attended by a reported 75,000 people. It was an amazing gathering of people who were excited about this new seminary campus which they prayed would continue to train young men to become pastors in the Lutheran Church-Missouri … More A New Seminary Home – 90 Years Ago
