Rev. J.F. Koestering’s First Marriage Record

I am republishing an old post today, but for a different reason than normal. Without going into details, both my personal Facebook account and the museum’s Facebook page have been experiencing issues. My personal account has now been restored, but we are still experiencing a situation in which our museum Facebook page is useless to … More Rev. J.F. Koestering’s First Marriage Record

Double Double-U

Today I will share the story of W.W……..Wilhelm Wachter.  His story is not without its puzzles.  I hope I get it right.  I tell his story today because December 29th was the date of his second marriage in 1870.  But before I get to that, let me go back. Wilhelm came to America when he … More Double Double-U