I have often been amazed while researching characters for this blog at the resiliency of the people from Perry County. I have seen so many who have been faced with the necessity to change occupations as their lives have faced challenges. Today’s tale is another one in which one of the main characters goes through … More A Wirth-y Carpenter, Blacksmith, and Farmer in Longtown
This is going to be a very difficult story to write, but it’s part of this area’s history, so I feel compelled to do so. It begins with a birthday boy. His name was Leo Julius Oswald, who was born on March 20, 1898. That makes today his 124th birthday. Leo was the son of … More Leo’s Losses – Hilda’s Heartbreak
One of the first things you can see upon entering our museum in Altenburg is the piece of furniture pictured below. On the back, you would find the stamped words, “G.A.O. Altenburg MO”. This piece of furniture was either made or sold by Gustav Adolph Oehlert, who is today’s birthday boy. Gustav’s story was told … More Altenburg Furniture Store
The surnames, Lochner and Loeber, have found their place in several posts on this blog in the past. Notably, a recent post told the story of a painting done by Rev. Friedrich Lochner on the occasion of the marriage of Theodore Ernst Buenger and Martha Loeber. That post was titled, Stories in a Painting. Today, … More Lochner-Loeber
Today’s continuation of yesterday’s post will tell the story of two sons of Ernst Moritz and Wilhelmina (Hahn) Grosse. These two boys followed very similar paths through their lives. The older of the two sons was Traugott Johannes (T.J.) Grosse, and the younger one was yesterday’s birthday boy, Frederick Grosse. Each of them was baptized … More Grosse Kirchen – Part 2
A structure with historical significance to East Perry County history went down in flames yesterday in Altenburg. Back in the early 1900’s, this was the home of Dr. Theodore and Louisa (Neubeck) Estel. A few previous blog posts have been written about this Estel/Neubeck family. One was Dealer and Healer in Downtown Altenburg. That story … More Destruction of Doctor’s Dwelling
For the congregation at Trinity Lutheran Church and its pastor, Rev. C.F.W. Walther, the cholera epidemic of 1849 first hit home when 15 year old Margaretha Vitter died of that disease on May 9th. That disease would bring much death and mourning to the city of St. Louis for the next several months. And if … More The Great St. Louis Fire of 1849
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