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
I just do not have the energy to write a new story today, so here’s the oldest one found on this blog that was written on May 19th. Back in 2016, I was not as long-winded as I am now.
I will be driving back to Altenburg today, so I will share an old post again. The attached story told of a pair of Bergmann siblings who married a pair of Hoehn siblings on the same day, February 12,1861. Plenty of other events were taking place at about this time in American history. You likely know that … More Double Wedding + A Bit of Civil War History
Back in 2019, this story of a double wedding that took place in Altenburg in 1873 was published. That story highlighted the fact that 2 Grebing siblings got married at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg on the same day. Now, 4 years later, those two couples would be celebrating their 150th wedding anniversaries. German Lutherans … More Sesquicentennial Anniversary x 2
November 10, 1915 must have been quite the day at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri. There was a double wedding. However, even though a double wedding is unusual in and of itself, this one was well beyond that. You see, on that day, one couple was made up of a Roth marrying a Roth, … More Roth-Roth and Roth-Roth
A double wedding took place on May 4, 1854 at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. Brothers and sisters were part of this double marriage. In other words, both marriages involved a Lorenz and a Franke. Unfortunately, I am not in Altenburg today and cannot show you an image of the Grace, Uniontown record of these … More Lorenz/Franke x 2
