Today’s birthday boy was not born in Southeast Missouri, but he eventually spent quite a few years living in Friedheim. While in that location, he served as the pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church. So, he himself was not baptized there, but he baptized many babies while serving that congregation. John Herman Deye was born on … More Friedheim’s Pastor Deye
The main characters in today’s story are not of the variety that are normally highlighted on this blog. Because the history of East Perry County, Missouri is almost exclusively the history of a German Lutheran settlement in this area, almost all of the stories on the blog are about people of German origin. Not so … More Welcoming Non-Germans
The above photo shows the interior of the Mueller Store which was located along the bluff in Wittenberg. This photo was taken sometime around 1930. Joseph Mueller had run this store for many years, but he had died in 1920. A photo of Joseph Mueller can be seen hanging on the wall in the upper … More Wittenberg Wares
