Engel Detjen, Claus Detjen’s wife, had a baby on November 28, 1882. It happened to be her eighth and last baby. I am going to tell her story today for some reasons above and beyond the fact that today would have been her 136th birthday. For one thing, telling her story will offer me an … More Claus’s Angel Had a Baby
We have a birthday boy today, and he just so happens to be in the 1905 wedding photograph that has been the focus point of the last two posts. Not only is he in the photo, but he is the groom. His name was Johann Dietrich Brueckner. His bride was Emma Mary Lohmann. So today, … More Stories from a Wedding Photo – Part 3
Once again, I will begin with the same wedding photograph that was highlighted in yesterday’s post. This time, I will focus on the two young men that are seated on each side of the bride and groom. The caption to the photo says that these two men were John Dreyer (on the left) and John … More Stories from a Wedding Photo – Part 2
Today’s post tells the story of a wedding that took place on this day not long after the turn of the 20th century. However, in order to tell this story, I am going to use the photo of another wedding. In fact, I will likely write more than one post about the photo shown below. … More Stories from a Wedding Photo – Part 1
November 10, 1915 must have been quite the day at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri. There was a double wedding. However, even though a double wedding is unusual in and of itself, this one was well beyond that. You see, on that day, one couple was made up of a Roth marrying a Roth, … More Roth-Roth and Roth-Roth
It is not often that I take the time to write about someone who is actually alive. I’ve become more of an expert on dead people. Today’s main character is definitely still walking on God’s green earth and is very much alive. His name is Delbert Schmidt, and he is a very important person to … More Max’s Boy Turns 90
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
Today’s post will highlight a man’s life, but gets started with the birthday of his wife. In the world of family research when you are using information found in places such as census records, you will find much more information about men than you do about women. It is an unfortunate fact that women are … More Lohmann Becomes High Man
The Perry County Lutheran Historical Society had its beginning in 1910. Its original mission was to preserve the Log Cabin College which was the birthplace of Concordia Seminary. This cabin was built in 1839, but by the early 1900’s, it was showing its age and in danger of ruin. In 1912, this historic building was … More Pound the Hammer, Ring the Bell, Bang the Drum
