I found a special anniversary for today’s post. It tells of a marriage that took place on this day 150 years ago. However, I will confess right away that I was quite unsuccessful at finding a lot of documentation for the lives of the two individuals who were married that day. We will begin with … More Ehlers – Christ’s Charter Members
In the early years of the German Lutheran immigration, Rev. C.F.W. Walther married Emilie Buenger. We will discover another Emilie today that married a Walther, making her another Emilie Walther. If you follow this blog regularly, you are probably already aware of the fact that there were some famous Walther’s who were pastors in the … More Another Emilie Walther
I will be discussing a Miesner/Heins couple today. To begin with, let me say that these two names can easily cause research issues. There were Miesner’s and Heins’s who were found on both sides of the river, both here in Perry County, Missouri and across the river in Jackson County in Illinois. Just this morning, … More Getting Used to Girls
I wrote a post about one of today’s characters three years ago, titled The Birth of an Angel, that was 123 words long. I was in the first year of this blog-writing passion of mine, and I was still very much in the learning process. I checked this year’s stats for these posts, and my … More J.C. and His Angels
There are stories told around here about how Ferdie Oehlert was the “plant guy”. He was the man you visited when you wanted to buy plants such as tomato seedlings. His home and nursery were located on the east end of Altenburg – an area that I have sometimes referred to as L.A. (Lower Altenburg). … More Ferdie’s Flora – and His Sophie
