This year’s Immigration History Conference is now in the history books. I am going to admit that I think I learned more during this year’s conference than ever before. The committee that put together this year’s event did an outstanding job in my opinion. I also am now going to have to make an effort … More Immigration Conference – That’s a Wrap
The second day of our biennial immigration conference is now complete. Yesterday, the participants in our conference spent most of their day away from Altenburg. After a few short presentations in the morning, the group headed out to visit some historic churches that were in existence when the German Lutherans arrived in 1839. Many of … More Immigration Conference – Day 2
For the next three days, the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum is hosting its 8th Biennial Immigration History Conference. That means Denise Hellwege, our museum’s director, and I will be quite busy listening to conference presentations, going on a field trip to local historic churches, eating delicious food, and enjoying wonderful fellowship with our visitors. … More A Wedding in Frohna 125 Years Ago
Our museum is always in the business of documenting significant events that occur in and around East Perry County. Today’s post is an effort to document the 2023 Immigration History Conference that was held this past week on October 26-28. Each day of the conference was begun with a short devotion. Rev. Roger Abernathy, Rev. … More Conference Conclusion – 2023
We had an absolutely wonderful first day of our immigration conference yesterday. Today should be another terrific one. The highlight of today is a field trip to the Bowman Milling Company in Pocahontas, followed by tours of Stonies Sausage Shop and the Tractor Museum in Perryville. The Tractor Museum building has been displayed in a … More Day #2 of the Immigration History Conference
Our immigration conference begins in Altenburg today, so I am going to be occupied with other things. I do know that we have gotten off to a very beautiful morning. A lot is going on in our nation’s capital these days, so when I discovered this old post that was published on October 26th six … More Day #1 of the Immigration History Conference
I hope you will plan a visit to the Lutheran Heritage Center in the coming days. We will reopen June 11, at 10:00 a.m. and will resume our normal hours with COVID-19 protocols. You will be briefed on the protocols upon arrival. We are eager to show you the remodeling updates to the lobby, lighting, … More Reopening Updates
It has been a productive time of planning the Immigration History Conference 2020. Today we worked on plans for the featured artist and art exhibits that have traditionally been a part of the conference. I have fond memories of Kurt Mueller’s sculpture exhibit, Gary Lucy’s painting exhibit, and Ken Steinhoff’s photography exhibit. This year our … More Art & Artist in Residence
Whenever the Lutheran Heritage Center and Museum receives a box with the return address of Alva, Oklahoma or Perryton, Texas my pulse quickens. Many of you know that I was raised in Kansas in the “Cherokee Neutral Lands” just two miles from the Oklahoma border in former “Indian Territory.” The incredible Rauh Sisters, of Alva, … More A Little Bit of Oklahoma
