The couple in today’s story will take us on a bit of a ride, but that ride will eventually get us back in Missouri and not that far from Perry County. We will begin with our birthday girl. Her name was Hulda Lydia Rathjen, who was born on October 12, 1896. That means today would … More Martin and Hulda – Festus Krause’s
You will be reading a story today about a girl who spends her childhood in East Perry County, but moves away, possibly as early when she was a teenager and never returns to live in this area again. In the case of today’s birthday girl, she went from Missouri to Nebraska, and finally to Colorado. … More Frohna to Pueblo, With a Stop in Elkhorn
Today’s post begins in St. Louis, then proceeds to Perry County, but the story mostly centers in a region of Nebraska near the towns of West Point and Scribner. A baby was born on April 30, 1899 to Adolph and Louisa (Marx) Moeslein by the name of Clara. That means Clara Moeslein would be celebrating … More Scribner Weber’s Butter & Eggs
According to the 2020 census data, the little village of Thayer, Nebraska now has a population of 44, and most of them are of German heritage. A short article on Wikipedia says the most notable person from Thayer was Steve Henson, the inventor of ranch dressing. Today, you will read the story of some other … More Holz-Schmidt in Thayer, Nebraska
I do not often choose a date of a baptism as the starting point for stories on this blog. However, when I found not just one, not just two, but three baptisms that took place on the same day in a local church, I could not resist writing the story. Add to that the fact … More A Trio of Reformation Day Baptisms in Farrar
The story you will read today is one in which a man is born and raised in this area and later leaves and lives much of his life in Nebraska. He would come back to this area for a while, only to return to Nebraska, and then reappear around here to spend his last years … More Roth Reappearance
Before I proceed with today’s story, I want to inform you that we may now know how the sport of dartball entered Perry/Cape Counties. We heard from our friend and guest blogger, John Popp. John tells us that his father, Teacher Popp – My Pop, learned to play dartball when he lived in the Chicago … More The Aurich’s Pilger Brides
Today’s plot is one that repeated itself often in the early part of the 20th century. A son in a large family decides that, in order to find employment and possibly land, he must move away. One of those places that several Perry County boys found was the area around Potter, Nebraska in Cheyenne County. … More Farrar Off to the Potter’s Field
As we remember our fallen soldiers on this Memorial Day, there is one we would like to highlight today. Theobald Lungwitz, a resident of East Perry County, lost his life during World War I. Theobald was the son of Herman and Mathilda (Meyr) Lungwitz of Altenburg. He was born on April 16, 1891 and baptized … More Theobald Almost Made It
