Yesterday, the name Heise was included in the story. Today, you get to read about two more surnames that begin with “Hei”. It begins with the birthday of Hulda Christine Heitmann, who was born on September 10, 1894. Hulda was the last child of Joachim and Anna (Ruhkopf) Heitmann. She was baptized at Christ Lutheran … More Heins and Heitmann Get Hitched
I am going to use a photograph as the centerpiece of today’s post. I must admit this one made me chuckle. The photo shows a South Dakota family’s children standing in a row with the caption, “S.D. Orgelpfeifen”. Plus, it has a dog photo-bomber. Orgelpfeifen means “pipe organ” or “organ pipes”. The children do look … More The Wiehe Pipe Organ
Today would have been the 176th birthday of Sarah Elizabeth Kramer. She was born on February 9, 1844 in Altenburg, Missouri. Her parents were Johann Gottlob and Rosine (Sittner) Kramer, but Sarah never got to know her father. When she was just 7 months old, he died. The next year, her mother married again. Her … More Sarah Kramer Marries the Teacher
The blog post today got started yesterday when I found that there was a Fred Eggers who was born on this day. I contacted our own Fred Eggers to see how he was related. By the time all was said and done, Fred Eggers decided to write this story about Fred Eggers. My thanks go … More The “Other” Uncle Fred Eggers
Exactly one week ago, I published the post, Wittenberg Mail Carrier, which told the tale of the marriage of Martin Grebing and Emma Richter. Three years after that wedding, Martin’s only sibling, Ida Grebing, married one of Emma’s brothers, Martin Richter. I tell that story today because Martin Richter was born on April 3, 1869. … More The Other Richter/Grebing Couple
Pastor Otto Hueschen was blessed to have the opportunity to unite his daughter, Magdalena, and the man who taught at his Lutheran school in marriage. The event occurred on this date in 1909. The groom was named Louis Luepke, or as the Germans would say, Lehrer Louis Luepke. Around here, these surnames would be pronounced … More Lehrer Louis Luepke + Miss Hueschen
A little over a month ago, I posted a story titled, Tales from a Tombstone…in a Barn. In that story, this photo was posted with a question about who Gertrude Mueller might be. I now know who Gertrude was and will include her in today’s story. Here is that photo. I tell this story today … More Tillie and Her Girls
Today’s story comes out of this curious set of records found in our German Family Tree. These records indicate six Bischoff confirmations that occurred between 1888 and 1895 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Gerard Fiehler even pulled the original records out of our vault, and we found no parents associated with these confirmands. If … More 1890 Census Problem
Two prominent families in the city of Wittenberg, Missouri during its heyday were the Lueders and Weinhold families. Previous stories have been written about both these families. Today’s birthday girl was the product of a marriage between members of these two families. That couple was made up of Otto Lueders and Lydia Weinhold. Although Otto … More Otto’s Oda
We are having a very busy weekend here at the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum, so I put out a call for help. Clayton Erdmann has answered that call, stepped up to the plate, and submitted a blog post for us to use today. Clayton has written several articles for us in the past. He … More From Tragedy to Ministry
