Tag: immigrant

Who Was the Youngest?

January 2, 2018

Today’s post was inspired by a question we received at our museum.  The question was asked by Tom Hirsch, a friend of our museum who hails from the Tirmenstein family.  He asked, “Which of the original immigrants was the youngest when the German Lutherans left their homeland in 1838?”  Implied in this question is the … More Who Was the Youngest?

Corporal Boehme

April 27, 2017

Today would have been the 152nd anniversary of Ludwig and Sarah (Hartung) Boehme.  I have already written a little bit about this couple in a previous post titled, From Muddy Creek to Brazeau Creek.  That post focused on Sarah’s family that came to Perry County from Pennsylvania.  Today I will spend more time on Ludwig’s … More Corporal Boehme