I am going to be telling the story a man who is today’s baptismal birthday boy. By the time you are done reading this post, you will know the story of another man who went on to become a Lutheran educator that had his beginnings in East Perry County. August Otto Eduard Schroeter was born … More Teacher Schroeter – Indianapolis Superintendant of Schools
Yesterday, I republished an old post about a Lutheran teacher in Ft.Wayne, Indiana. It told the story of a man who served at a Lutheran congregation that was established in 1837, even prior to the German Lutherans that arrived in Perry County in 1939. I will be attending that church because I happen to be … More A Church Grohs in Oklahoma
I have an amazing story to tell today. Before I tell it, let me describe how I found this story. I happened to be working as a docent at our museum yesterday, and it was one of those days that we had only 2 visitors all day long. So, I had plenty of time to … More Teacher Nennert – Mr. Wittenberg
One of the main characters in today’s tale perhaps just spent a day or two in Perry County. As near as I can tell, he came to a church in Perry County to get married and promptly took his new bride elsewhere. His Perry County bride actually grew up in Cape Girardeau County just across … More Teacher Sieving and His Perry County Bride
I made a few discoveries while researching today’s story that make me excited to write this post. First of all, it includes a woman who could say that today was her birthday and her anniversary. Having said that, I could add that this woman never lived in Missouri. In fact, there are no church records … More Who Is the Last Grandchild of an 1839 Immigrant?
In the history of Concordia Lutheran School in Frohna, we find an amazing duo of teachers. The two teachers both had names that started with a “W”. Between the two of them, they put in 101 years of service to that congregation and school. During many of those years, the faculty of Concordia consisted of … More Teacher Henry’s Son, Pastor Harry
Today would have been the 126th birthday of Theobald Wukasch. His father, Matthias Wukasch, is pretty famous in East Perry County. He and a colleague, Henry Welp, had a combined 101 years of teaching at Concordia Lutheran School in Frohna, Missouri. Teacher Wukasch had a total of 10 children by way of two wives, Anna … More Wukasch and Wampner
The next two days, we will be publishing two parts of a post written by one of our guest bloggers, Cal Eggers. Cal is an outstanding researcher and has contributed to our blog in the past. His blog posts for the next two days come at a very convenient time. The next two days, our … More Two Men Sent from Perry County for a Purpose – Part 1
As we enter this new month, we get closer to the March Madness season for college basketball, I am going to share a story which shows how Perry County may have made a small contribution to a person’s basketball success. The connection with basketball comes from the story of a Lutheran educator who started his … More Indy Basketball Beginnings
Today I will follow up on a previous post called Indy Educators. One of the teachers who spent so many years at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Indianapolis was Arnold Mueller whose hometown was Wittenberg. Below is his obituary. It is a wonderful tribute to his life of service as a Lutheran educator. Thanks to … More A Tribute to a Lutheran Teacher
