The second day of our biennial immigration conference is now complete. Yesterday, the participants in our conference spent most of their day away from Altenburg. After a few short presentations in the morning, the group headed out to visit some historic churches that were in existence when the German Lutherans arrived in 1839. Many of … More Immigration Conference – Day 2
Today’s birthday boy was born in Germany, but did not live there very long. He came to this country when he was just 2 years old, so he must have had no memory of his days in Germany. I will attempt to share his story with our readers today. Heinrich Meier was born on June … More A Meier/Martin Match in Brazeau
Today’s post begins with us looking at the fact that a baby girl was born on this day, February 13, 1900, making today this girl’s 125th birthday. That baby girl was named Rose Rosalia Wichern. When I first saw this name, I figured it was a situation that a Rosalia was nicknamed Rose, but I … More Floyd and Rosa – The Brazeau Blair’s
In the story published yesterday, and in several others in the past, a young man moved to another location, only to return shortly afterward back to his hometown. Today you will be reading another one of those stories. Carl Friedrich Bronenkant was born on March 2, 1874, so today he would be celebrating his 150th … More Back from Logan, New Mexico
A baby girl was born in Wittenberg 125 years ago. Her name was Olida Sarah Lungwitz. She was born on December 9, 1898, the daughter of Paul and Mary (Boehme) Lungwitz. Olida was born before St. Paul’s Lutheran Church was established in Wittenberg in 1903, so her baptism record is found in the books of … More Wittenberg Postmistress and Boatman
There was a time when Brazeau Presbyterian Church had no pastor. It was during that vacancy that the marriage highlighted in today’s story took place. Since the Presbyterians were without a minister, the Lutheran pastor stepped up to the plate to pinch hit and perform a marriage ceremony. I have told such a story in … More When the Lutheran Pastor Becomes a Pinch Hitter
Two hundred years ago on this date, the territory of Missouri was admitted to the Union as an official state. That event will be the starting point for today’s post. Normally, the posts on this blog tell the stories of German Lutherans who had their roots in Perry County, Missouri. That not will not be … More Happy 200th Birthday, Missouri
Henry Bimpage was quite an important character involved in the settlement of the Gesellschaft in Perry County. However, when you look in our German Family Tree for records for this character, you only find one date. That was his marriage which took place on March 1, 1840, not long after the German Lutherans arrived on … More Henry Bimpage – Realtor
Thanks go out to our friend and regular guest blogger, Fred Eggers, for doing the great amount of research and authoring today’s post. Unfortunately, we were not able to post it on the intended date of July 4th because of e-mail difficulties. We think you are really going to enjoy reading this story. I know … More Luckey to Survive the Civil War
My wife and I are spending time with our daughter’s family in Johnson City, Tennessee for a few days. Today, because of the holiday that gets our grandchildren out of school, we are being taken to North Carolina for a day trip to Mount Airy, North Carolina, which is a small town that likes to … More Off to North Carolina Today
