You will read the story of two people who shared the same birthday today. They also shared the same mother because they were twins. It was a boy/girl set of twins, and in this case, this set of twins were not the first such twins born to this mother. Four years before today’s set of … More William Nass Marries a Twin Twin
Today’s post was written by our local guest blogger, Fred Eggers. I consider him an outstanding researcher and a great blessing to our museum. ======================================= In 1968, Jess E. Thilenius and Felix F. Snider published the booklet Tower Rock (la Roche de la Croix) in Cape Girardeau. At that time, it was likely the first … More The Three Pilots Revisited
I just want to attend our church’s Reformation Sunday service and reflect on the events of the past several days. Here’s a 5 year-old post.
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
The bride and groom that make up today’s highlighted couple are ones who spent their lives from cradle to grave in Frohna and members of Concordia Lutheran Church. It’s the kind of life story that is not often found in today’s day and age. The birthday girl for today’s tale is Juliane Alma Lueders, who … More Lifelong Frohna Couple – The Hellwege’s
Ferdinand and Amalia (Theiss) Mueller had seven children before 1898, and all of them were girls. One of those girls, Bertha Mueller, was my grandmother. I can display this photograph of the parents of these girls. On February 7, 1898, a baby boy was finally born to this family. He would be the last child … More The Baby Brother of the Mueller Sisters
We begin our story today with the birth of a baby girl on December 17th in 1894. Her name was Eugenia Margaretha Welp, the daughter of Henry and Regina (Twenhafel) Welp. Her father was one of the teachers at Concordia Lutheran School in Frohna for 51 years, from 1883-1934. Eugenia was the 6th child out … More Teacher Burroughs and the Teacher’s Daughter
Like the story that was published on this blog yesterday, this one contains a disputable date of birth. I will eventually get to that debatable date later, but I will begin with a man by the name, Friedrich Christian Ahrens. Fred was born on October 13, 1883, the son of Friedrich and Clara (Burfeind) Ahrens. … More Fred Ahrens, His Tillie, and His Telegraph
I just cannot think of a better term for today’s type of post than “soap opera”. This tale has so many plot twists. Some of the behaviors of the people involved in the story are quite commendable. Others I would describe as quite inappropriate. I will begin by referring back to a previous post that … More Days of Their Lives
In my upcoming book, Wittenberg ’04, two weddings that occurred in July of 1904 will be highlighted. Another 1904 marriage will be the centerpiece of today’s blog post. That wedding took place in August. In fact, it took place on this day in August making today this couple’s 116th anniversary. Today’s groom was a member … More Clara and Paul
