When I was a student at Concordia Teachers College in Seward, Nebraska back in the 1970’s, I was invited to a local farmer’s house at Thanksgiving because I was not able to travel home for the holiday. Local Seward folks would offer their hospitality to students who would have had to spend the holiday alone. … More Concordia Student Meets Concordia?
In the 1850’s, three Austrian brothers came to America. One of them, Carl Mirly, settled in the New Wells area just south of the Apple Creek in Cape Girardeau County. The other two brothers, Matthias and Joseph, went elsewhere first, but by the 1860’s, they joined their brother in New Wells. Joseph Mirly and his … More Another Irresistible Name…..Schimmelpfennig
Here is a bonus post for today, especially since we don’t plan to post a story tomorrow on Memorial Day. Are they twins? They certainly look like it. The man on the right would be celebrating his 171st birthday today if he was still alive. His name was Heinrich Theodore Hemmann. The man on the … More Twins??? Nope.
May 5, 1858 was the birthday of Martha Mathilda Buenger in Altenburg, Missouri. Her parents were Dr. Ernst Eduard Buenger and Amalie (Weber) Buenger. Because Rev. C.F.W. Walther’s wife was Ernst’s sister, this makes Mathilda his niece. In 1879, Mathilda married Joseph Samuel Mueller, also from Altenburg. However, their marriage took place in Ft. Wayne, … More Yet Another Mueller Question
