I did a search on the website of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod using the terms “Ft. Wayne, Indiana” on their church locator. That site lists 31 different congregations in that location. I am sure that this qualifies the city of Ft. Wayne as being one which has a very large presence of Lutherans. Yesterday morning, … More Historic Ft. Wayne Church
Yesterday, I republished an old post about a Lutheran teacher in Ft.Wayne, Indiana. It told the story of a man who served at a Lutheran congregation that was established in 1837, even prior to the German Lutherans that arrived in Perry County in 1939. I will be attending that church because I happen to be … More A Church Grohs in Oklahoma
I am watching a lot of basketball this weekend in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Some of you may be familiar with the phrase “string music” which can be used to describe a basketball shot that goes through the hoop without hitting the rim. A swisher. I know our granddaughters’ team had a bit of string music … More String Music in Ft. Wayne, Indiana
I thought that I would post an old story about a Lichtenegger today. This post was written on March 28, 2019. Today would be the wedding anniversary of the Lichtenegger groom highlighted in this post. I decided that today would be a good day to not only recognize a Lichtenegger man who lived many years … More One of the Jolley Boys
Teacher Beyer may have had to take some time away from his students on this day 150 years ago when his wife was having a baby. Their 5th child, Lina Johanna Beyer, was born on March 10, 1875, so today would be a very special birthday for her. She was the daughter of George and … More Lena Beyer and “Mister Daisy”
Yesterday’s blog post told the story of a man who made numerous moves during his life. Today’s tale will include a move, but only one of them. A whole family eventually made the same move, thus causing the family surname to disappear from this area. I will highlight 2 members of the family of Friedrich … More Fred Frede – Father of Ft. Wayne Females
When a member of a Vogel family moves to another part of the country, I have been know to refer to it as a bird migration because vogel in German means bird in English. I will share another such story today. This post actually has a migration to Perry County that occurs in which a … More Another Bird Migration to Atchison, KS
The birthday of a girl born in St. Louis is the starting point for today’s post. That girl would go on to marry a Perry County man who became a Lutheran pastor who eventually made his way back to Perry County. Magdalene Julia Emm Spilker was born on June 17, 1898, so today would be … More Rev. “Kit” Weinhold – Youngest of the Miller Bros. Kids
I am going to return to some characters that were previously discussed in a blog post. However, I wrote that post back in 2016, and I was not very thorough. Plus, that post especially highlighted the wife in the couple. Today, I will make sure to give more details about both the man and woman … More Fort Wayne Physician
The story of today’s birthday boy is really a short story. However, even though it is a short story, it presented me with some real challenges. It also ended up taking us to a variety of locations in a very short period of time. It also is a short story with plenty of tragedy. Ernst … More An Undertaker’s Nightmare
