I decided to write a story today about a couple that got married on March 28th. I had gotten quite a way through researching this couple before I discovered that another couple not only got married on the same day, but at the same church. Then I took a look to see if I had … More Adolf’s Ladies
Today would have been the 130th birthday for Hugo Wirth, who was born on March 25, 1890. He was the son of George and Pauline (Schade) Wirth. Hugo was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. We are unable to see baptism records from that church because a fire destroyed them. A later confirmation record … More Wirth-while Merchandise
Today, you are going to read the story of an amazing woman who gave birth to 13 children. Yet she came short of outdoing her own mother, who had 15 children. That mother may have to be a story for another day, but today we will tell the tale of Julia Kasten who is also … More Mama Wunderlich
Fritz was a fairly common nickname around here for someone with the given name Friedrich or Frederick. Today, you will read the story of a man called Fritz, who is also the birthday boy. Since documents differ on whether Fritz was from France or from Germany, I will discuss whether he was Fritz from Germany … More Fritz from France, the Perryville Painter
I am happily back in Altenburg. I arrived at the museum this morning all ready to get back to work on a blog post. I found a welcoming smile at my computer. Little Marty was quite glad to see me. With our museum being closed these days, Little Marty was getting lonely. I think we … More Charles and His Carolina Companion
There was a time around here when the name, Adolf, was pretty common. Not anymore. World War II and Adolf Hitler put an end to that name in America. However, today’s main character was born before that time, and he is today’s birthday boy. His name was Adolf Meyr. Adolf Meyr was the son of … More Adolf the Blacksmith
Molly was born 160 years ago. Her full name was Amalia Wilhelmine Theresia Landgraf, but it appears that she was called Mollie during her lifetime. She was born on March 9, 1860, the daughter of Herman and Mathilda (Naeser) Landgraf. Her baptism record can be found in the books of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, … More Mollie and Her Man
Happy 137th Birthday to Theodore Wilhelm Heinrich Schattauer! He was born on March 7, 1883, the son of Matthew and Mary (Haberfellner) Schattauer. Theodore was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Missouri. The first census in which we find Theodore was the one taken in 1900 when he was 17 years old. Pauline … More Theodore and Pauline
I am calling Georg Gottlob Seibel today’s birthday boy, but there is a little confusion about his date of birth. There are conflicting church records. Based on Gottlob’s baptism record at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri, he was born on February 28, 1865 and baptized on March 3rd. Gottlob was the son of Jacob … More G.G. and A.A. Seibel
Two Schmidt families came to the United States aboard the Copernicus in 1839 as part of the Gesellschaft. In both families, a widow came with her children. Since they are located not far from each other on the Copernicus passenger list, I will show the portion that displays these two families. I have placed red … More Max Schmidt from the Double Schmidt’s
