Back during the first year of this blog, a post was written about today’s birthday boy. That post was titled, A Minnesota Connection to the Saxon Immigration. Since today is a very special birthday for this character, I decided to revisit that old post. Ernst Moritz Buerger was born on February 17, 1806 in Arnsfeld, … More Pastor Buerger’s 220th Birthday
Let me set the scene for today’s post. Fifteen years ago, when my wife and I were about to celebrate our 20th anniversary, we arranged to get together with our friends, the Chases from Minnesota, who had recently celebrated their 40th anniversary. This year, we decided to repeat that event for our 35th and 55th … More Amana and Altenburg
I republished an old post about some Schirmer’s a few days ago. I did not expect to find another Schirmer so soon after that post. Carl Theodore Schirmer was born on December 7, 1885, so today would be his 138th birthday. Carl, mostly called Charles during his life, was the son of Adolph and Clara … More Charles Schirmer – Howe Scale Expert
I have to admit that after writing two consecutive posts that highlighted 150th birthdays, I looked to see if there was yet another one born on this day in 1872 to make it three consecutive days. I was unsuccessful. Instead, you will read the story of a family in which the date of September 4th … More Dad Dies on His Birthday
Two brothers, both shoemakers, were part of the Gesellschaft that came to America in 1838-1839. They were the Richter brothers from Kolkau, Germany. They came to America aboard the Copernicus. Here we see these two brothers shown on the passenger list of that ship. You can find Kolkau on the map below. It is one of the … More A Capital Wedding
I am presently traveling in Minnesota and am away from our trusty museum research library. I decided to see if I could find a connection between Perry County and Minnesota. I had heard that Rev. Ernst Moritz Buerger, one of the original pastors who was part of the 1838-1839 immigration ended his career in Minnesota, … More A Minnesota Connection to the Saxon Immigration
