I had originally planned to share this old story on this blog yesterday, but our granddaughters’ volleyball tournament began very early in the morning and ran most of the day. A big thank you goes out to Denise Hellwege for pinch-hitting for me yesterday. Today is also going to be a busy day, but I … More A Belated Valentine’s Day Story
You have come to expect a Friday blog post written by our museum director, Denise Hellwege, called Museum Musings. Today, she is not able to make her normal Friday contribution to our blog because her father-in-law has died, and she is attending to family business. So, I am filling in for her today. In the … More Museum Musings: Magnified Mueller Millers
My Tuesday morning men’s Bible class and a doctor’s appointment keep me from writing a new story today. I just have a bit of time to share a previous post. I chose this one about Mama Buenger because June 10th is her birthday. If you are a regular reader, you will know that I refer … More Happy 237th Birthday, Mama Buenger
When I compose posts for this blog, so often the mothers who are important characters in the post just disappear into the background. The biggest reason for that is the fact that the census entries for people back in the 1800’s and early 1900’s are not given occupations other than “housekeeper”. I do not say … More A Day to Recognize Mothers
The story you will read today does not have a typical beginning point. Usually I locate a baptism or marriage record and use it to highlight someone’s birthday or anniversary. Every once in a while, I will highlight a day of death. Today is quite different, and quite possibly will be the only one of … More Gun Shot Wound at Wyse Fork Battlefield
Today’s featured character was born in Altenburg 150 years ago. But, why was he born in Altenburg? I do not know for sure. What I do know is that someone in this family thought it was important enough that he was born in Altenburg that it was inscribed on his gravestone. Ernst Carl Michael Christian … More Born in Altenburg
One of the students who was part of the first class that attended the Log Cabin College in Alternburg in 1839 was a young girl named Lydia Buenger, who was called Liddy. Lydia was the daughter of Christiane Buenger, who I call Mama Buenger. She is the featured character in my book, Mama Buenger: Mother … More Another Liddy Buenger Namesake
It is a travel day for me, so you will get the chance to read an old post that I really enjoyed writing. It told the story of a wedding that took place the day after the birth of August Carl Vogel which was told in yesterday’s story. This old post describes a type of … More Two Pastor’s Kids Get Married
I will eventually get to a bride who would be celebrating her 200th birthday today, but I will begin this post by looking at her husband. This man was one of the clergymen who were part of the Gesellschaft in 1839. He was even one of the men who constructed the Log Cabin College which … More Mrs. Buenger’s Bicentennial Birthday
The name, Jacob, can cause problems when researching for this blog. First of all, Jacob is a very common first name for male babies. Second, there were some Jacob’s who had the surname, Jacob. And then there is the town of Jacob which is located in Jackson County, Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from … More The Jacob-Schmidt Couple
