Yesterday’s story about a bride and groom from each side of the river, along with today’s story about a family that spent part of their lives on the Missouri side and part of their lives on the Illinois side, have gotten me wondering. I look back in the history of this area and see so … More From Frohna to Fountain Bluff
We have another 150th birthday to celebrate today. Jacob Martin Darnstaedt was born on December 8, 1869, the son of Johann and Christiane (Mueller) Darnstaedt. The story of Martin’s parents was told in the post, Seelitz Sweethearts. Martin was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Here is his baptism record. Martin can be found … More Martin and His Girls
Henry is today’s birthday boy, but before I tell his story, let me explain that in the German language the word for bird is vogel. Yesterday’s post highlighted a Vogel, and another Vogel will show up today. As I have researched the Vogel name in this area, I have found that the first Vogel’s in … More Henry’s Love Bird **Updated
I start today by reminding you of a previous post that was written about the Feig family. I looked up Feig on Google Translate, and it said this word means “cowardly” in English (although another German dictionary indicated you had to have an “e” at the end to mean “cowardly”). I am already getting off … More Cowardly Clara Becomes Käsekopf
