I have another confession to make today. My main goal in writing posts for this blog is to preserve the stories of people and places that are associated with the history of East Perry County and a few other surrounding areas. However, I also have special interest in preserving stories that are connected to my … More A Mourning Mother
Today would have been the 85th anniversary of Oscar and Lorna (Schmidt) Schlimpert. I called them Uncle Ossie and Aunt Lorna. Here is the marriage license for this couple. Several posts have been written about people in this Schlimpert family. Oscar was the son of Jacob and Caroline (Boeger) Schlimpert. In fact, Oscar was the … More Uncle Ossie – Aunt Lorna
June 24th was the birthday of Max Rauh. His given name was Martin Friedrich Rauh and he was born in 1906. His parents were Ernst and Emma (Wirth) Rauh. Early in his life, Max was a member of Peace Lutheran in Friedenberg where his parents had been married. Somewhere along the line, Martin started carrying … More Market Mates
