The surname, Harnisch, has never appeared on this blog before. And that surname never made it into Perry County. However, it is included in our German Family Tree, and it is one of the names that is listed in bold face type. When Lynn Degenhardt put together the GFT, he chose to make the original … More Adolph Harnisch – An Original Stephanite
Back during the first year of this blog, a post was written about today’s birthday boy. That post was titled, A Minnesota Connection to the Saxon Immigration. Since today is a very special birthday for this character, I decided to revisit that old post. Ernst Moritz Buerger was born on February 17, 1806 in Arnsfeld, … More Pastor Buerger’s 220th Birthday
In today’s day and age, a hacker has a definition that never existed even in fairly recent history, much less back in 1839. So, today’s story about a Hacker is not about a computer hacker. It will be a post that tells the story of one of the original immigrants who was part of the … More An Original Hacker
You will have the opportunity to read an old post again today. November 3rd marks the 186th anniversary of the first two ships that were part of the Gesellschaft to depart Germany to head towards the United States on this day in 1838. The Copernicus was the first to leave, followed by the Johann Georg … More The Copernicus and the Johann Georg Set Sail
It is not quite Thanksgiving Day, but it is the day that I join the record number of people that are predicted to be on the road today. This post was published on this day 5 years ago. I thought it would be an appropriate one to be re-published today. I will be travelling a … More Now It’s 185!
I have a few other projects to work on today, so I am just going to share an old story. This post was published back in 2016 when I was a rookie at the blogging game, and my posts were much shorter. This story has personal significance because the ship, Republik, that left Germany on … More My Schmidt’s Leave Germany
Today, you will be reading the story of a woman who was part of the original Stephanite immigration in 1839 that was called the Gesellschaft. She would be celebrating her 200th birthday because she was born on February 24, 1823. The man who would become her husband was also part of the Gesellschaft. However, neither … More Gesellschaft Gal Celebrates Bicentennial Birthday
Amalia Maria Augusta Boehme, if still alive, would be celebrating her 200th birthday today. She was born in Dresden, Germany on November 13, 1820. In case you’re interested, it was a Monday in 1820, so she was not born on Friday the 13th. Amalia was the daughter of Carl Gottlieb and Johanna Christina (Pistorius) Boehme. … More Happy Bicentennial Birthday, Mrs. Grosse
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
People who have become familiar with the story of the German Lutheran immigration to America in 1838-1839, which was led by Rev. Martin Stephan, are probably familiar with the name of Louise Guenther. Rev. Stephan was exiled from the Perry County colony in May of 1839, partly as a result of sexual impropriety. The main … More The Miscreant Maid Marries
