The birthday girl for today’s post is Emily Cora Lungwitz, who was born on May 12, 1896. That makes today her 127th birthday. I will warn you ahead of time, that there are several missing pieces to this story. Emily was the daughter of Paul and Maria (Boehme) Lungwitz. A previous post was written that … More Emily, Like Her Dad, Crossed the River Often
Yesterday, I was going to write a blog post even though I knew I had two museum meetings in the afternoon. Then, yesterday morning, Altenburg and its surrounding area lost power, making it impossible to write that post. Long story, short…you are going to read yesterday’s story today. Here we go. A young woman and … More A Voelker-Biltz-Lindner Trio – Add a Boehme
Today, we wish a “Happy 125th Birthday” to Leo Emanuel Reisenbichler. He was born on December 11, 1897, the son of August and Christiane (Lindner) Reisenbichler. Leo was the firstborn child of 3 in this Reisenbichler family and the only boy. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. An image of his … More Leo and Alma – The Reisenbichler’s
Johann Heinrich Ehlers was born on October 10, 1873, so today would have been his 149th birthday. Every census record in which we find John says that he was born in Illinois. However, his baptism record is found in the books of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri. That record is pictured below. There is … More John Ehlers – Broom Maker with Boehme Bride
I am not going to be writing my typical story today. Instead of discussing people, I’ll be writing about bricks. This tale began with a knock on my front door a few days ago. My neighbor, Greg Jung, who grazes his cows in my pasture regularly, was out making preparations for the cows to return … More Buenger Well Brick
Hanging in our research library at the museum are these two large portraits of Charles and Ernestine (Schlimpert) Boehme. Around here, this name is pronounced like Bame, rhyming with game. Charles and Ernestine had 11 children. Eight of them were girls. You will be reading about one of those girls today, one who has a … More Clara Boehme and Her St. Louis Grocer
Altenburg and Frohna, Missouri recently had a Christmas lighting contest called, Light Up the Towns. I discovered a birthday boy today that led me to a Light Up the Town story. The birthday boy was instrumental in bringing electricity to the town of Altenburg. George Ludwig (or Louis) Schweizer was born on January 2, 1895, … More Lights On in Altenburg
Bruno and Maria were married on this day 122 years ago in Farrar. This couple was made up of some typical Farrar names. Quite a few posts have told stories of other siblings in these two families, but today we get to tell the tale of a bride and groom that bring these two families … More Bruno’s Winesaps
Lydia Emily Lungwitz was born on August 1, 1882, so she is today’s birthday girl. Lydia was the daughter of Herman and Mathilde (Meyr) Lungwitz. It’s a bit of a mystery about where Lydia was baptized. No such record is included in the German Family Tree. However, she had an older brother, born in 1880, … More Lydia Marries a Boehme Twin
If he was still alive, Max Fritsche would be celebrating a very special birthday today. He was born on July 6, 1871, so today he would be turning 150 years old. Max was born in Germany, the son of Heinrich and Bertha (Boehme) Fritsche. Max’s parents immigrated to America in 1890 with several of their … More Max and Gertrude – A Fritsche/Muench Pair
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