Several posts on this blog have been written about a group of siblings who I have called the “Altenburg Giants”. Between 1854 and 1873, there were 9 children born to the couple made up of Gottlob Dietrich and Louise Vogel. All 9 of the children were boys, and according to family lore, all of them … More An Altenburg Giant in La Pryor, Texas
A search for today’s date in our German Family Tree led me to a woman who was born on March 30, 1876. If that is correct, she would be celebrating her 150th birthday today. However, the image below shows everything that is found there about Eleonora Angermann. That entry says that Eleonora was born on … More Nora and Edgar Farrar Advance to Junction City
The setting for today’s post has the birthday girl living in this area for just a short time. She and her family moved to a place where a few others found in our German Family Tree migrated. It all begins in New Wells, but soon thereafter ends in Kansas. Emilie Katharine Kieninger was born on … More Emilie and Her Topeka Grocery Guy
According to our German Family Tree, a pair of sisters could call today their anniversary. However, these two were not married in a double wedding. Their weddings took place on the same date, but in different years. I have already told the story of Johanna Oehlert, who married Gottlieb Krause on June 12, 1881. That … More An Oehlert Girl Marries One of the Giants
Today marks the 200th birthday of Jacob Gottlob Dietrich. I decided to share a the attached post written about the Dietrich family back in 2021. Gottlob was the father of a rather fascinating family made up of 9 children, all of which lived past childhood, and all of them boys. A family binder that we have for the … More Bicentennial Birthday of the Altenburg Giants Manager
One hundred fifty years ago, on March 3, 1873, Anton Benjamin Dietrich was born in Altenburg, Missouri. He was the 9th child in a family made up of 9 boys who have been called the Dietrich Giants because they were all over 6 feet tall. Since there were 9 boys in the family, I have … More Batting Ninth for the Altenburg Giants
We are in the midst of the Major League Baseball season, and around here, there is much excitement because the St. Louis Cardinals are in first place in the Central Division of the National League. They are in excellent position to be playing in the postseason. So, when I found a birthday for Theodor Dietrich, … More Batting #3 for the Altenburg Giants
Before I begin today’s story, I want you to know that Altenburg is in the midst of a winter storm, complete with ice, sleet, and snow. As a result, I choose to stay hunkered down in my home rather than attempt to get to the museum for further research and documents. Today’s story would not … More Another One of the Altenburg Giants
Once again, today’s story has origins in East Perry County, but the rest of the story takes place elsewhere. We find only one church record in our German Family Tree associated with the main character. This is also a tale that involves a Dietrich family that was not included with the original immigrants, but arrived … More One of the Altenburg Giants
A girl’s birth took place on this day in East Perry County in 1889. That birth had some rather unusual characteristics. Then later that girl was married in Kansas. That marriage also had some rather unusual characteristics. I will attempt to tell that story today, even though it does contain some unanswered questions. The birthday … More Blanken/Blanken Wedding
