Once again, I will begin with the same wedding photograph that was highlighted in yesterday’s post. This time, I will focus on the two young men that are seated on each side of the bride and groom. The caption to the photo says that these two men were John Dreyer (on the left) and John … More Stories from a Wedding Photo – Part 2
A little over a month ago, I wrote a post about some Guetersloh twins, Ida and Martin, that was titled, The Guetersloh Twins’ Spouses. I did not notice at the time that the father of those twins was a twin himself, and his twin was a sister. I will attempt to tell the story of … More Boy/Girl Guetersloh Twins
I suppose if you had a lisp, today could be your pronunciation of “washer and dryer”, but it is an actual married couple involving people from East Perry County. I know when people do their laundry, they start with the washer, followed by the dryer, but I am going to start with the Dreyer today, … More Walther and Dreyer
We have a birthday girl today. Her name was Lydia Dreyer, and she was born on November 29, 1896. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Her parents were Heinrich and Emma (Hesse) Dreyer. Emma Hesse was one of the members of the Hesse family that was discussed in a recent post written … More Gross Grocery
Today’s post is another one written by a guest blogger. This one was written by Cal Eggers who lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is the first article he has written for us, and I hope it will be followed up by many more. Cal got some help from his brother, Fred, one of our other … More When Emma Met Emmanuel (and Henry)
The birthday girl today is a Boehme. I would describe her as a Farrar Boehme, as opposed to a Wittenberg Boehme. Her name was Ottelea Helene Boehme and she was born on April 21, 1880 and was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Missouri. In 1902, at the age of 22, Ottelea married Herman … More More Ridge Gerlers
