I get to write another story today in recognition of a person’s bicentennial birthday. This particular birthday boy became a prominent figure in the early history of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. To add to that, his wife was the daughter of another notable personality in the early history of Perry County Lutheranism. Carl Heinrich Rudolph … More Happy 200th Birthday, Professor Lange
When I consider doing a story on a Mueller for this blog, my first thought has to do with which of the many Mueller clans this one comes from. Today, I ran into a different situation. Who would have thought that the Mueller in today’s story was born in Minnesota? Certainly not me. Then when … More A Different Longtown Mueller Wedding
Today’s tale does not spend much time in Perry County, Missouri, but it has its beginning here. You will be viewing only one church record and two census records for the main character in today’s story that come from Missouri. This tale gives me the opportunity to discuss two themes that come out of the … More Rev. Professor Schmidt
Today’s post is a collaborative effort of Fred and Cal Eggers, two brothers who have both previously contributed posts for our blog. I know I am extremely grateful, not only for giving me a day off from writing a post myself, but also for the quality of research that is always exhibited when either of … More From the Farm to the Railroads, to the Store, and to the Courthouse
A baby born on this day in 1874 was given the name Reinhold Ernst Dietrich Lueders. It is his story I tell today, but it apparently wasn’t long after he was born that he took on the name Richard Lueders. His parents were William and Theresia (Lehner) Lueders, and I have previously written several blog … More Another Lueders Leaves Wittenberg
The only record I will show you today that comes from our German Family Tree is the one that shows a boy being born on this day in New Wells, Missouri. The boy’s name was Richard Daniel Biedermann. Richard’s father was also named Richard, but his middle name was Henry. Richard’s mother was Dorothea Schaefer, … More Agnes Finds an Honest Man
One hundred thirty-three years ago, Bertha Vogel was born in New Wells, Missouri. Her birthday was May 6, 1886. She was the daughter of William and Emma Susanne (Hoehne) Vogel and baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. Below is her baptism record. On October 27, 1907, Bertha married Joseph Richter of Wittenberg, Missouri. … More Bertha’s Joe and Otto
Today, ur museum’s friend, Cal Eggers provides the second part to his blog post about two men from this area who made important contributions to the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Enjoy. ============================================ The blogs of yesterday and today were inspired by the photo and article from the November-December 2018 issue of “The Lutheran Layman.” … More Two Men Sent from Perry County for a Purpose – Part 2
The year 1852 was packed with significant events in the life of Hugo Rauss, except he was not aware that they were happening. He was a baby. First of all, Hugo was born on January 12th of 1852. That birth took place in an area of southwest Germany known as Baden-Wurttemberg. He was the son … More 1852 – An Eventful Year for Hugo
Today’s story begins with a photograph. As you can see, Anna B. Hafner was born on October 27, 1893, so this makes her today’s birthday girl. But who is this Anna Hafner? You have a big clue on her gravestone. It refers to her as “wife of Rev. Gustav W.” She indeed was the spouse … More Farmer and Clergyman’s Wife
