I am out of town, and our museum is closed today, so I am going to share an old post again. This one was originally intended to be posted on the Fouth of July in 2018, but there were some glitches that made that impossible. This post was written by our friend, Fred Eggers, who … More A Civil War Story – July 4, 1863
Instead of doing research on individuals attached to the East Perry County area, today I have decided to talk in general about German Lutheran immigrants who came to America and settled here over the years and tell the story of them becoming Americans. When the first group of local Germans arrived in 1839 and America … More Becoming Americans
Two passengers aboard ships that traveled across the Atlantic Ocean in 1838-1839 as part of the Gesellschaft were born on the Fourth of July. The first birthday they would celebrate in Perry County in 1839 would also be the 63rd birthday of America. It wouldn’t be until 1870 that the Fourth of July became an … More Born on the Fourth of July
Americans consider this day to be special. It is our country’s birthday, the Fourth of July. Today I would like to share some thoughts about our ancestors’ arrival so many years ago. A large group of Germans not only left their homeland, but left their German states to become Americans. Germany was not even a … More Becoming Americans
Abraham Lincoln concluded his Gettysburg Address with these words: “ It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion — that we here highly resolve … More The Last Full Measure
I am away from the wonderful resources that we have in our museum’s research library, so I cannot do the normal research I do to come up with our blog posts. So today, I am going to merely throw out a few names of interest to see if any of our readers may have any … More Fourth of July Quiz
