A streak will likely be broken after today. We have not missed posting on this blog since January 2, 2017. However, I have now made the choice to take a little break from writing about our ancestors to spending some quality time with my descendents. I am not blaming her, but the reason for this … More A Respite from Writing
I found this tribute which is included in a Stueve family history binder which we have in our research library at the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum. It was written by a Lutheran pastor who had married into the Heinrich Stueve family. In order to understand it, you may have to read the previous three … More A Poetic Tribute to the Stueves
Once in a while, I discover that two familiar events happened on the same day. I have to tell the story of two of those today. One event was the landing of a boat; the other a landing of a ship. One event took place fairly close by in St. Louis; the other took place … More Dual Landings
I know this is a great stretch, but I cannot resist a possible connection between historical people. In the Roman Catholic Church, there is a feast celebrated in some places called the Feast of Gertrude the Great which takes place on November 16th. Gertrude was a German nun who became notable for her spiritual writings … More Lillian the Great
I just returned from taking my wife to her family reunion in Minnesota. When her brothers and sisters get together, it has become customary for those of us who are married to them to call ourselves the outlaws in the family (as opposed to in-laws). Well, it just so happens that there is an interesting … More The Mueller Outlaws
On this day, April 2, in 1870, my great aunt, Maria Schmidt was born. I ran across this picture of her wedding with William Doering which was taken in 1898. I have been told that white wedding dresses did not become fashionable until after 1900, so the dark dress in this photo is not unusual. … More Wedding Picture Question
You’ve heard of “Where is Waldo?” Today we ask the question, “Where is Theodore?” We are looking for Theodore Fischer. One source that we have indicates the in the photo on the left above, that Theodore Fischer is the boy on the left. This is a segment of the photo we posted a few days … More Where is Theodore?
On March 10, I posted about the beginning of the Hemmann Herd. Today I switch to the last child born to Gottfried Hemmann. On March 16, 1864, Michael Benjamin Hemmann was born in Uniontown, Missouri. About three months after his birth, Gottfried died at the age of 72. One must sit back in amazement at … More The Last of the Hemmann Herd….Teacher Hemmann
On March 10, 1820, Wilhelm Hemmann was born in Paitzdorf, Germany. He was the first child born to Johann Gottfried and Marie (Bachmann) Hemmann. He would not be the last child born to this man. When the German immigrants sailed to the United States in the fall of 1839 as part of the Gruber group, … More The Beginning of the Hemmann Herd
