My time today will be spent watching grandkids play sports, so I am pulling up a past post written close to this date in 2016. The city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin is probably most noted for producing and selling farmers’ overalls. The Grove Manufacturing Company was established in Oshkosh in 1895 and quickly had its name … More B’Gosh, Old Lutheran Sells Clothes in Oshkosh
Today will be a story that illustrates the old saying, “What goes around, comes around.” Quite a while back, I wrote a post about Johann Gruenhagen, one of the few persons that was part of what we call the “St. Louis Additions”. It was a group of Lutherans already living in St. Louis when the … More From Johnny’s Place to Johnny’s Place
When you look at a list titled “Additions in St. Louis” in Zion on the Mississippi, you find the name of Johann Friedrich Grünhagen. Today, I will attempt to give you a little glimpse into his life. He was not one to stay in one place, and his time in Perry County was quite short. … More An Old Lutheran’s Odyssey
