Before you get angry with me for promoting cruelty to animals, please note that today’s title contains names that look misspelled, but they are not. The words refer to the surnames of two people that were married in 1878 (or was it 1879?). The Katt referred to in the title was Katharine Katt, who is … More A Mangeled Katt
The last child of Johann Stueve was born on this day, March 11, in 1893. Her name was Frieda Emma Maria Stueve. Her mother was Maria (Wichern) Stueve. Frieda was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri. One of the fascinating aspects of this family is the fact that Frieda’s father was married three … More Polish (or Palisch) Off the Stueves
Today’s blog post was written by Cal Eggers, and he tells the story of an Eggers. I find it to be a fascinating story. I think you will also. Thanks, Cal, for your contributions to our blog. ========================================================================= The word “pioneer” can be defined as: a person who is among the first … More Sons of the Pioneers
My schedule is pretty full for tonight and tomorrow…..choir practice tonight, men’s Bible class and a museum board meeting tomorrow morning, and a trip to Perryville tomorrow afternoon. So I decided to sneak in a story today. It just so happens that I found another birthday that took place a long time ago in Lamstedt, … More Another Gerd from Lamstedt
This story started very simply. Find a February 16th birthday and start looking for information that may be interesting to our readers. I found a girl by the name of Lydia Hadler who had that birthday, so I started looking. One of the first things I look for is photographs. Stories are always better with … More Tracking the Elusive Hadlers
I was not planning to write a story today, but I ran across one that I just could not resist sharing. It is not often that you run across a birthday in our German Family Tree that occurred 200 years ago. As you can figure, such a birthday must have occurred in Germany, not in … More Bicentennial Birthday
Peter Johann Heinrich Jacob Hellwege was born in Lamstedt, Germany on what we now call Groundhog Day, February 2, 1812. It is not often that I can share records from Germany, but in this case, I can show you a birth record for Heinrich. Before all was said and done, Heinrich was going to have … More The Fourth Marriage
Today’s blog post is the first one done by Fred Eggers. Fred is a valuable member of our research team at the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum. Fred has a passion for history and has become an expert in the history of this area. Fred is especially our “go to” guy when we have questions … More Another Wedding Provision in a Will
