We are eagerly approaching our fourth biennial Immigration History Conference. What a wonderful Reformation trip to visit us in East Perry County, Missouri October 27-29. We still have room available for your participation. Come and join us! The $250. conference fee covers a wonderful chartered bus fieldtrip, great home cooked meals, world-class historic and genealogical presentations, research … More Conference Time is Upon Us!
Today would have been the 206th birthday of Ottomar Fuerbringer. He was born June 30, 1810 in an area of Germany called Reuss. Ottomar’s chief claim to fame here in Perry County is the fact that he was one of the builders and also one of the first teachers of the Log Cabin College. He, … More Happy Birthday, Ottomar
This blog is the next in the series highlighting the people who make our site possible. Eleven years ago, at our initial planning retreat, I was conducting an exercise on “brainstorming” museum development. I said, “If Carolyn Schmidt says that our site will be a better place if we have chicken coops in the parking … More Chicken Coop Joy
Even before the 1900’s, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod was sending missionaries to foreign lands. One of the first areas to be reached by our missionaries was India. One missionary to India has a tie to Perry County. His name was George August Naumann. He was sent to India in 1902. The picture below shows his … More Reaching India with the Gospel
Our mission of interpreting, promoting, providing educational opportunities, documenting, and preserving the history of the 1839 German-Lutheran immigration to Perry County, MO is a mammoth task that brings us challenges and joy each day. We are committed to keeping our doors open 360 days a year while spreading the news of this early Mississippi River … More Planning for the Future while Preserving the Past
I have had the honor of directing the Lutheran Heritage Center for 11 years. It has been a privilege to captain this ship along with great executive board members, volunteers, and support from around the globe. Every trip into this pretty little town brings me joy. No where are the changing seasons more lovely than … More This is my circus, and these are my monkeys!
The Jahn family certainly seemed to love to have their weddings in the month of May. We may have another one today, although the date of the wedding is a topic for debate. The first of the Jahn weddings took place in 1846 in St. Louis, with Justine Jahn marrying Carl Eduard Roschke, but a … More Tailor to Teacher
In my opinion, Christiane Buenger was an amazing mother. She was a widow who brought eight of her children to America in the 1838-1839 immigration. All of her children were single when they arrived in America. The stories of the lives of Christiane and her children are quite amazing. Once I discovered these stories, I … More A Mother’s Day Tribute to Mama Buenger
We had a school group at our museum today from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Arnold, Missouri. Accompanying them was their pastor, Rev. Jeremy Schultz. We just had to do a little research into that church. St. John’s Lutheran Church was started in 1848 when a group of men met with Rev. C.F.W. Walther, President … More From Johannes to Schultz
We had a wonderful morning with our new friends from St. John’s Lutheran School, Arnold. What an impressive group of young people, faculty, parents, and pastor. It always gives me hope about the future of our country when I meet these great groups of young people. The students were “present,” engaged, and enjoyed a little … More St. John’s Lutheran School, Arnold
