A few factors contributed to me re-publishing an old post today. If I was attempting to write this story today, I would not have the opportunity to make a trip to Trinity’s cemetery in Altenburg because I am in Minnesota for the next couple days. However, because I was able to stomp through the cemetery … More Bicentennial Bill Brandes Birthday
I got burned again today. Every once in a while, I prepare to write a story, only to find out that the date included in our German Family Tree is incorrect. Today, I thought a birth date for the main character was May 8th, but I just discovered it was actually May 9th. At least … More Cemetery Cleaning and Care
Anna Albrecht was born on September 30, 1883, so she would be celebrating her 137th birthday today if she was still alive. She was born in East Perry County but would only spend 8 years of her life here. Since those years she spent in this county were from 1883-1891, Anna would never be found … More Missouri Girl Finds Minnesota Husband
This will not be a post that follows the same blueprint that is used in most of the stories that I write. Instead of just taking you from cradle to grave of a featured character or couple, I will be leading you to a scenario that took place in a graveyard in Wittenberg in 1904. … More 3 Infants, 3 Graves, 10 Days
Today is the birthday of Bertha Loebs, who was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1878. Here is a photo of her baptismal certificate. This certificate causes us to ask some questions. Three other children had previously been born to the George and Magdalena (Schmidt) Loebs family, and they were baptized at Holy Cross … More Old Lutherans Near Old Baptists
The latest addition to our Research Library is the church record book of the Lutheran congregation in a little community known as Lixville, Missouri. This community is located in Bollinger County, not far from the town of Friedheim. Back in August of 2016, we posted a blog about the records from the Friedheim church titled, … More Lixville Records
Pastor Loeber’s sister, Christiane, came to America with the Loeber family in 1839 at the age of 43. Like so many other German families, she was the Tante for the Loeber family. Often there was a single female in a family that ended up with the task of helping her siblings raise their children. Nowadays, … More Tante’s Cemetery
We have already written several posts about the Wagner Hotel and the Wagner family. Just What Went on at the Wagner Hotel? More Hotel History A Lonesome Tombstone Today, the saga continues. And there is likely to be another post after today. Today’s story starts by looking at the death certificate of Martin Louis Wagner, … More From Hotel to Hospital
Yesterday, Gerard Fiehler and I solved a mystery. Last week in a blog post, it was said that we did not know where two Wagner men were buried. Now we at least know where one of those two ended up. We were at the museum yesterday talking to one of our more seasoned docents, Caroline … More A Lonesome Tombstone
On July 16, 1852, Sophie Henriette Wilhelmine (Zahn) Loeber died in St. Louis, Missouri. I have discovered that there are several similarities between this Mama Loeber and the Mama Buenger who is the main character in my book. Wilhelmine was the wife of Rev. Gotthold Loeber, who was the first pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church … More Mama Loeber
