There will be no story involving family research today. I want to use today’s post as an opportunity to point out that right now we have several stories on display at our museum. Those stories are in the trees. The trees are part of our annual Christmas exhibit here at our museum. First, let me … More Stories in the Trees
In college, Children’s Literature was one of my passions, and I was fortunate to study under a great instructor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. When I came here in 2005, I was immediately attracted to the numerous German children’s books in the collection. The stories are mostly silly poems, moralistic tales, with some Bible stories–rather … More German Illustration Art
Last night, the Perry County Lutheran Historical Society held one of its regular business meetings at our museum. As we were sitting in the Research Library listening to committee reports, we heard a loud crash on the other side of the bookcases. We immediately knew that one of our Christmas trees had “taken a dive”. … More Blue…..Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue….Christmas
There are several Christmas hymns that supposedly were first introduced on Christmas Eve, December 24th. One of the most famous was one which was written by none other than Martin Luther. That hymn was Vom Himmel Hoch…..or in English, From Heaven Above. Although not everyone agrees on the exact year, many indicate that Martin Luther … More Vom Himmel Hoch
I had the most wonderful afternoon and evening at the Lutheran Heritage Center today. It was the first evening of the Christmas Country Church Tour. We hosted 370 guests. They enjoyed our more than 50 themed trees created by our magnificent volunteer team. It is one of the delights of my life to design this … More Christmas Country Church Tour 2016
Yesterday’s blog post brought about some lively discussion, especially with regard to this black and white photograph which supposedly showed Santa. So today, after becoming much more informed regarding the character shown in this photo, we will discuss this matter more thoroughly. Yesterday afternoon, we received a phone call from Rev. Roger Moldenhauer, a dear … More Nick or Knecht?
We located some more photographs that show Perry County Christmas decorations. As I look at these photos, I cannot help but think that the absence of the technology to produce color photographs really doesn’t do the Christmas season justice. Normally, I love looking at the old black and white photos. They add a sense of … More Black and White Christmas
It is a joy to direct both the Lutheran Heritage Center and the Cape Girardeau County History Center. Many of the History Center docents and board were able to visit the LHC for a tour of the trees and a fun luncheon on Tuesday. Pictured below is Nona, who volunteers in Jackson and is also … More The South Meet the North
The history of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg states that it was during the time when Rev. P. Roesener was their pastor that permission was given to have a Christmas tree placed inside the church sanctuary. Pastor Roesener served the church here in Altenburg from 1889-1901, so it was sometime during that era that Christmas … More ‘Tis the Season
We ran across this old picture from our photo morgue at the museum and figured it was worth a blog post. There is evidence in the photograph above that it was taken inside the home of Vernon Meyr, the long-time president of the Perry County Lutheran Historical Society. Gerard Fiehler has a piece of Vernon’s … More Vintage Perry County Christmas
