When a member of a Vogel family moves to another part of the country, I have been know to refer to it as a bird migration because vogel in German means bird in English. I will share another such story today. This post actually has a migration to Perry County that occurs in which a … More Another Bird Migration to Atchison, KS
Otto Richard Thauwald is today’s birthday boy. He was born on November 8, 1883, so today would be his 140th birthday. Otto was the son of Carl and Caroline (Schneider) Thauwald. Otto was the 2nd of 7 children in this Thauwald family. All of those children were baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. Otto’s … More Brazeau and Shawneetown Blacksmith
A few stories have been written on this blog about men with the name, August Roth. Yes, I have found another one to tell today. Caspar August Ludwig Roth, who went by the name August, was born on November 4, 1862. That makes today his 161st birthday. August was the son of Henry and Elizabeth … More Brazeau Harness Maker
When I was a student at Concordia Teachers College in Seward, Nebraska, there was a Professor J.D. (John Donald) Weinhold on the faculty. J.D. was part of the Math department and specialized in teaching Statistics. I was a math major, so I was very familiar with Professor Weinhold, but at the time, I had no … More Seward Weinhold’s
The birthday boy for today’s post is a man named Heinrich Leopold Friedrich Kahnert. He would go by the name Leo during his life, and that will be the name I use. He was born on October 20, 1893, making today his 130th birthday. Leo was the son of Herman and Anna (Luedemann) Kahnert, who … More Leo and Olga – To Detroit and Back
Today’s story is a blend between a Brandes and a Bronnenkant. The highlighted couple would be celebrating their 130th wedding anniversary today. I will begin with the Brandes groom. Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Brandes was born on August 2, 1861, the son of Heinrich and Amalie (Leskiehn) Brandes. Gustav was the firstborn child in this Brandes … More Brandes’s Bronnenkant Bride
I am going to tie today’s story of a baby born in Frohna on this day to the construction of the replica of the Log Cabin College which is found on the campus of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. In addition, I will speculate how today’s main character may have contributed in some small way … More From Frohna Hardware to Concordia Custodian
Since Clara Mueller was born in the late 1800’s, she never would experience the worldwide web. However, she did experience a different W.W.W., one who is today’s birthday boy. Wilhelm Wilson Wagner was born on October 8, 1895, so today would be his 128th birthday. Wilson was the son of Samuel and Margaretha (Sommer) Wagner. … More Clara Enters the www World
Today’s main character has been mentioned on this blog on many occasions, mainly because he is the pastor with the distinction of serving Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg for the most years. His name has appeared on a bunch of marriage licenses that have been displayed in previous stories. August Adolph Vogel was born on … More Frohna Boy – Brazilian Missionary – Altenburg Preacher
The 11th of 13 children in her family was born on this date back in 1892, making her today’s birthday girl. There were two Weinhold families found in Frohna living next to the Frohna Mill which the fathers of those two families operated. Both of these families had numbers of children in the double digits. … More Single Sarah – Daughter of Frohna Miller
