The birthday girl for today has been briefly discussed in a previous post, A Trio of Reformation Day Baptisms in Farrar. I will write a more detailed article about her life today. Maria Melissa Aurich was born on December 27, 1892, so today would be her 133rd birthday. Melissa was the daughter of Adolph and … More Melissa and Theo – Frohna Roth’s
A baby boy was born on today’s date in Frohna, and he will be the main character in today’s post. Julius Arnold Moeckel, because he was born on December 9, 1885, would be celebrating his 140th birthday today. Arnold was the son of Charles and Mathilde (Seberosky) Moeckel. A previous post was written about Arnold’s … More Arnold Moeckel – St. Louis Streetcar Worker
Herman and Lydia were married on today’s date in 1875, so today would be a very special wedding anniversary for them. You will be reading their story today. I will begin with the groom. Herman Blanken was born on November 4, 1854, the son of Johann and Margaret (Reimann) Blanken. Herman was baptized at Concordia … More Herman and Lydia – Marble Hill Blanken’s
Since I have become more familiar with Perry County names since writing for this blog, I have realized something about the surname, Lorenz. There are two major clans of Lorenz’s who ended up more or less in different areas of this county. One of the Lorenz clans is what I call the “Altenburg Lorenz’s”, and … More The Original Altenburg Lorenz’s
I will be telling the story of a woman who would be celebrating her 200th birthday today. However, it is somewhat debatable what her maiden name was. Our German Family Tree says she was Margaretha Reimann. And her marriage record from Germany says her maiden name was Peymann, which I figure was pronounced as “Pie … More Margaretha – Daughter of Pie Man?
Today’s birthday boy is Oscar Ray Wills, who was born on October 27, 1885. That makes today his 140th birthday. He is called called either Oscar or Ray or Oscar Ray on documents. Since his gravestone even says Oscar Ray, I will use that name in this post. He was the son of William and … More Oscar Ray and Louise – Potter, NE Wills Couple
Today’s post will take us on a trip out west. The bride and groom were both born and raised locally, and moved away from here. They each migrated to about the same place in another state and managed to find each other and get married. I have my suspicion’s how this pair got together. Let’s … More Frohna, MO to Arriba, CO to Nampa, ID
I have another bicentennial birthday to write about today. Lately, when I find a 200th birthday, it is for a person who has already had their story written. Today, however, I get to tell the story of today’s couple for the first time. Johann Heinrich Schmidt was born on October 8, 1825 in Germany. His … More Henry Schmidt – Frohna Blacksmith Bicentennial
Now that this blog is nearing its 10th anniversary, and over 3000 posts have been published, I run across some stories that were written during the early years of this blog that can be embellished. So, instead of researching and writing a brand new story, I rewrite an old one with some additional documentation. The … More Trinity, Altenburg’s Double Popp Wedding 150 Years Ago
Just yesterday, I was told that our museum received a donation of some albums full of photos of people from the Palisch family. They are filled with outstanding professional photographs. However, like so many collections of photos that people have, only some of them were identified. Then, when I was looking for a story to … More A P.R. Firm in Altenburg and Frohna
