March 11, 1856 was the birthday of Pauline Auguste Palisch. She was the third of nine children born to Carl Gottlieb and Augusta Emilie (Engert) Palisch. Sadly, Pauline’s time on earth was quite short. She died on October 30, 1857, living only one year, seven months, and nineteen days. She was buried one day later … More The Perils of Pauline (Palisch)
I had some pancakes for breakfast this morning. Considering how hungry I was at the time, those pancakes quickly disappeared. This post tells the story of some other “pancakes” that quickly disappeared in East Perry County. On March 9, 1876, 140 years ago today, Julius Ernst Pfannkuchen was born. Pfannkuchen is German for pancake. Julius … More The Pancakes Disappear
Rev. Paul Gotthilf Loeber, pictured lower middle) died on March 7, 1960. His father and grandfather were Lutheran pastors. His grandfather, Gotthold, was the first pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. His father, Christoph Heinrich, was the second pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. His son, Paul Edward Loeber was a chaplain during … More Perpetual Pastors
It is difficult to find historical events that took place on February 29th. So today, I am going to relate an event that took place on February 28 and go from there. Wilhelm Boehme had brought his family, including a wife and four children, to America in the immigration of 1838-1839. They traveled across the … More Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death
According to most sources, Rev. Martin Stephan died on February 21, 1846 in Horse Prairie, Illinois. Rev. Stephan was the leader of the German immigration to Perry County in 1838-1839. He was exiled from the colony in May of 1839 as a result of allegations that he misused funds in the treasury and was involved … More A Pastor’s Passing in Prairie
Four hundred seventy years ago, Martin Luther died on February 18th. His last written words were the ones in the title of this blog. Three hundred years after Luther’s death, the Lutheran church here in Altenburg, Missouri was draped with many yards of black cloth. On that day, which was a Wednesday, a morning service … More We Are Beggars: This Is True
