A marriage took place on this day, May 9th, in 1882. I suppose it could be argued that the wedding took place in either Altenburg or Wittenberg, but my best guess would be Wittenberg. A new school/church building had been constructed in Wittenberg on property which is said to have been donated by Joseph Weinhold … More Estel Marries the Eldest
Two large families became connected by a marriage that took place on this day in 1889. These two families were the Beyer family of Altenburg and the Lueders family of Wittenberg. Yet even though this marriage took place at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, the groom had to travel all the way from Michigan to … More From Brazeau Creek to Gar Creek
The year was 1899. Three years earlier, William Drumtra’s wife, Mary (Mueller) Drumtra had died, leaving him with with four children, ages 15, 13, 7, and 3. Now on January 4th, William was getting married again, this time to Sarah Beyer, the daughter of Teacher Beyer at Trinity Lutheran School. Sarah was 23 years old … More A Man of Many Talents
Today would have been the 155th anniversary of Gottfried and Sarah (Jahn) Wachter. They were married in 1861 at Trinity Lutheran Church by Rev. J.P. Beyer. Sarah Jahn (pronounced YON or YAWN) was the youngest of the children in the Gottfried Jahn family that was part of the original immigration. Sarah was not born until … More Youngest of the Jahns
Yesterday, our blog post mentioned that Maria Jahn married Johann Gottfried Schuessler on May 19, 1859. Maria was not the only Jahn to be married on that day. Her brother, Friedrich Jahn married Magdalena Kaufmann on the same day. It was a double wedding, and it might have occurred in the 1845 church. Back in … More Another Multiple Wedding in Altenburg
My research journey began today with the fact that George Doering and Amalia Theresa Schlimpert were married in Perry County on May 16, 1849. Here I must interject that this marriage is not recorded in the church books in Altenburg. This was that time period right before Rev. Gotthold Loeber’s death and the church records … More What’s A Doering Doing in Nebraska?
The name Drumtra arrived in Perry County in the 1870’s and basically disappeared by the 1940’s. The following article can be found in the 1898 publication called “The Great Southwest”. It tells the story of Wm. J. Drumtra coming to Altenburg. Wm. J. Drumtra “The above named gentleman was born in Saxony-Weimar, Germany, in 1859, … More A Name Appears and Disappears
An extremely unusual event occurred at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg on this day, April 14, in 1864, one hundred fifty-two years ago. Since the new church in Altenburg was not built until 1867, this event took place in the 1845 church which still serves as a gallery in our museum. The event was a … More Three in One at Trinity
