Johanna Christiane Hopfer was born on November 9, 1848. If she was still alive, she would be celebrating a very special 175th birthday today. She was the daughter of Michael and Justine (Quaas) Hopfer. We can take a look at these photos of Johanna’s parents. According to our German Family Tree, Johanna was the 7th … More Uniontown Bodenschatz-Hopfer Pair
Today’s post is a contribution by our friend, Clayton Erdmann. I contacted him last night for a little help with this story, and he ended up writing most of it. Clayton is the expert on this tale because he is writing about a special person in his family tree. I have added a few extra … More Elsa: Promise of God
First of all, I must tell you why I am posting this type of story today. I spent quite a bit of time researching a story and was getting really close to writing it, but then I found even more information about that story. The new information caused me to make the decision to write … More Blog VIP’s
I am not going to tell the story of an individual person today. First of all, I was having trouble finding a story to write that had to do with today’s date. Secondly, I knew that we were having a few special guests coming to our museum today. Those guests were coming because they know … More Perusing Some Paitzdorf Papers
One hundred years ago today, Paul Walter Kasten was born in Uniontown, Missouri. He was born on Monday of Holy Week and baptized on Easter Monday (April 1). The baptism took place at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. Paul was the son of Carl and Elsa (Bultmann) Kasten. This photo shows Paul at a rather … More Stand Firm in the Faith; Act Like Men
Yesterday, I was searching for a story to write for today and thought I had found one. Then I received a message from one of our guest bloggers, Clayton Erdmann, who asked if he could do a story for today. Lo, and behold, he wanted to write about the same people I was considering. Consequently, … More Classroom Records: From Uniontown to Olivette
We will focus on another wedding anniversary today. On May 15, 1883, Victor Frentzel married Pauline Telle at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. After getting married, this couple had six straight daughters before they had their first son. All in all, Pauline gave birth to eleven children, eight of them girls. One unusual thing about … More A Flock of Female Frentzels
Today we are publishing our first article done by a guest blogger. His name is Clayton Erdmann. Clayton is the 5th grade teacher at Immanuel Lutheran School in Olivette, Missouri. He has several ancestral connections to Perry County and is also an avid genealogist. We are honored to have him contribute to this blog. ==================== … More Two Huge Families Unite
