Today’s post is one that I would put in the category of irresistible. Not only is today this highlighted man’s 200th birthday, but he was the first graduate of the Log Cabin College. I have already written a post about him, but it was back in the first year of this blog, and I was … More Alphabet’s 200th
I really intended to write a new story for the blog today, but it did not take me long to determine that today was going to be one for me to share an old story. I always start my search for a new story by checking to see if anyone would be celebrating their 200th … More Biltz’s Bicentennial Birthday
I get to write another story today in recognition of a person’s bicentennial birthday. This particular birthday boy became a prominent figure in the early history of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. To add to that, his wife was the daughter of another notable personality in the early history of Perry County Lutheranism. Carl Heinrich Rudolph … More Happy 200th Birthday, Professor Lange
I get to travel back home to Altenburg today, so I will share this story that was written on today’s date back in 2017. The original Log Cabin College is still located in Altenburg, across the road from Trinity Lutheran Church and our museum. The Replica was built on the campus of Concordia Seminary in … More The “Lousy Replica” Made with Perry County Logs
I am a day late. Yesterday, October 26, 2024, was the 100th anniversary of the cornerstone laying for the present-day campus of Concordia Seminary in the Clayton neighborhood of St. Louis. This special date was pointed out to me by a Facebook post made by the Concordia Historical Institute. Today, I plan to share with … More Seminary Cornerstone Centennial
The gravestone shown below can be found in the Concordia Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. I know when I first saw this gravestone, I concluded that it was for the married couple made up of Adolph and Marie Biltz. That is not the case. This is one of those tombstones that marks the graves of … More Two Stories from a St. Louis Gravestone
I will eventually get to a bride who would be celebrating her 200th birthday today, but I will begin this post by looking at her husband. This man was one of the clergymen who were part of the Gesellschaft in 1839. He was even one of the men who constructed the Log Cabin College which … More Mrs. Buenger’s Bicentennial Birthday
I am on the road today. This time, instead of re-posting an old story, I’m going to write a simple post. Not long ago, we discovered a book at our museum that we had not seen before. We were not sure what it was. This book consisted of a list of people and where they … More Centennial Pilgrimage
Tomorrow, my congregation will gather after our Sunday worship to have a voters’ meeting. I am of the opinion that the concept of congregations in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod having voters’ meetings began right here in Altenburg. In fact, I think it began on the land that I now own. I am not going to … More April 15th – A Significant Day in Lutheran History
Today’s post begins behind my barn and ends in Los Angeles. Back when I retired from teaching and moved to Altenburg, I was asked to look into what happened to the 11 members of the first class of the Log Cabin College that was built behind my barn. That research resulted in the publication of … More So Much Romance Behind My Barn
