Theodore Fischer was born on this day back in 1897. However, which Theodore Fischer was he? One Theodore Fischer was born in 1902, and he became the doctor in Altenburg for most of his life. He is not the Theodore Fischer who is today’s birthday boy. Theodore Elmo Leo Fischer was born on December 3, … More Bud and Edna
It is going to be a busy morning. A bus tour of 45 people from Arnold, Missouri is coming for a tour at our museum. They will arrive when the local annual Vacation Bible School is taking place at Trinity Lutheran Church here in Altenburg. We have to make several unusual accommodations to make this … More A Cemetery Stumper Solution
A little over a year ago, I wrote the story of the couple made up of Martin Lueders and Agnes Fiehler. That story was titled, Lehrer Lueders. Just a reminder that Lehrer is the German term for “teacher”. Martin Lueders spent much of his Lutheran teaching career in Kansas, although he was teaching in Fremont, … More Later Lehrer Lueders
Back in October, when we were in the midst of preparations for our Immigration Conference, I ran across a story about Zion Lutheran Church in Prairie City, Missouri, celebrating their 150th anniversary as a congregation. Because of all the hubbub around here, I was unable to write a story on this blog about that anniversary. … More Prairie City Anniversary and Its Perry County Connection
October 30th was one of the wedding anniversaries for the main character of today’s story. It was the first of three wedding anniversaries for him. His name was Emmanuel David Fischer. Not only did he get married three times, but there were also three different pastors who performed his marriage ceremonies. Emmanuel was born on … More One of the Altenburg Fischers
I will dare to enter the Mueller Maze again today. As you know there are numerous Muellers found in our German Family Tree, and they can sometimes be very confusing. After starting my research this morning, I discovered that there were so many other rabbit holes to be explored beyond the Mueller Maze. Today’s birthday … More The Frohna Albert Mueller
I welcome a new guest blogger today. Her name is Pat Borgman. She will tell you the story of one of her aunts, Evelyn Meyr. Her Aunt Evelyn received her heavenly reward earlier this year, and she will receive special recognition in our immigration conference next week. Evelyn was a member of the building committee … More My Aunt Evelyn Meyr
I do not have much time for writing today, but I am going to attempt to complete a quick post. I will tell the story of some of the first Fischers who arrived in Perry County in 1839. Normally, I focus on a more joyful event like a birth or a wedding, but today, it … More A Few of the First Fischers
A few days ago, I wrote a post titled, Frohna Fischers. That story highlighted the lives of Ferdinand and Martha (Weinhold) Fischer. One of the main characters of today’s story will be one of their daughters, Susanna Fischer. She was married on July 14, 1887. As the previous post’s title indicates, she was a Frohna … More Koesterings and Their Fischers
Last year, on this date, I wrote a post titled, Unraveling the Palisch/Fischer Connections. That post focused mostly on the marriage of Henry Palisch and Martha Fischer that took place on July 10th in 1887. Today, I will focus on the other marriage that was just briefly mentioned in that article. It was another marriage … More Frohna Fischers
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