A century ago, on September 3, 1917, Louis and Lulu Boehme begat Loretta Natalia Boehme in Wittenberg, Missouri. A while back, I wrote a story about Loretta’s parents called, The Life of Louis and Lulu. In that post, it was stated that Loretta’s father, Louis, ran a store in Wittenberg, so Loretta grew up hanging … More Louis and Lulu Begat Loretta
Today would have been the 121st birthday of Paula Grebing who was born on August 19, 1896. She was the daughter of Martin and Emma (Richter) Grebing. Martin delivered mail in the Wittenberg area for a while. This is a photo of the Martin Grebing family when Paula was a child. Paula is the girl … More Joining the Herm Thurm Firm
Many of the old-timers from around these here parts talk about a swing factory that was once located in Wittenberg. They also describe the area in Wittenberg where the factory was located as Frogtown. Here is a photo of that swing factory. If you look closely at the photo, you can see this factory’s special … More Frogtown Furniture
