The Real Housewives of Perry County – 1800’s Edition

This post was inspired by an e-mail our museum received this past week.  It came to us from an individual in Germany who has discovered our blog and website and is looking to find information about what happened to some people from Germany who came to America as part of the Gesellschaft.  First of all, … More The Real Housewives of Perry County – 1800’s Edition

Art and Tillie

July 9th was not only the birthday of Mathilde Gerler, it was her anniversary.  She was born on July 9, 1882.  Her birth record in the Immanuel Lutheran, Altenburg church records say that she was born in Friedland, which is another term for The Ridge.  She was the daughter of Louis and Emma (Thurm) Gerler.  … More Art and Tillie

Where is Nora?

Yesterday, our blog post was about Nora Schmidt.  In that article, it was noted that Nora was born on October 9, 1901.  Nora is shown in the above photograph standing between her mother and father. Several months ago, there was another blog post about a pair of Lorenz twins….Together in Birth and Death.  They were … More Where is Nora?