Today’s birthday girl is Riga Carolina Stella Bergmann, who was born on July 21, 1887. That means today would be Stella’s 139th birthday. Stella was the daughter of John and Mary (Muench) Bergmann. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. Her baptism record from that congregation’s books is pictured here. It looks as … More Emil and Stella – St. Louis Steinke’s
I just could not resist writing this story. If you read yesterday’s post, you know that one of its main characters was named Johann Conrad Ochs, whose mother was a Stuebinger. In this post, one of the characters is named Johann Conrad Stuebinger. I really do not know if there is any family relationship between … More Another Johann Conrad
Sometime later this month, Earthbound Brewing will begin operating their business in the old stock house that used to be part of the Cherokee Brewery in St. Louis, Missouri. The Cherokee Brewery began in 1867 under the leadership of Ferdinand Herold and George Loebs. George Loebs has very distinct connections to East Perry County. By … More Cherokee Uprising
