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Lulu and William – Trower’s Selling Insurance & Candy in St. Louis

July 30, 2026

The birthday girl for today’s post is Lulu Eleonora Kieninger, who was born on July 30, 1896. Lulu would have to blow out 130 candles on her birthday cake if she was alive today. Lulu was the daughter of Henry and Martha (Litzelfelner) Kieninger. She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas. An image … More Lulu and William – Trower’s Selling Insurance & Candy in St. Louis

A Bird Lands in Byrd

November 24, 2017

Instead of leaving you wondering, I will begin today by explaining the title to this post.  In the German language, the word for bird is vogel.  We will tell the story of Ernst Heinrich Vogel today.  Although he lived in several locations in our general area, one of his landing spots was in Byrd Township … More A Bird Lands in Byrd