March 22nd was the birthday of Dr. Gotthilf Adolph Palisch. Dr. Palisch was the doctor serving the Frohna community for many years. He was the youngest child of Ernst and Juliane (Hofstetter) Palisch of Frohna. He was born in 1875. A little over a year after Gotthilf was born, his father died. He hadn’t even … More Frohna’s Doc
I start today by showing the 1930 Altenburg census listing the family of Leo and Maria Lottes. Leo and Maria, according to this census, have no children of their own, but they have three children living with them who are part of their extended family. If we backtrack ten years to the 1920 census, we … More Let the Children Come to Us
March 11, 1874 was the birthday of Johann Eberhardt Lottes. His parents were Gabriel and Ann (Doernhoefer) Lottes of Altenburg. Here is the baptism record for John in the Trinity, Altenburg church books. He was Gabriel’s firstborn child. It was not long before Gabriel would left alone with this young child. Ann died in 1874, … More A Whole Lottes Jobs
Today would have been the 131st birthday of Dr. Edward Lottes, who served the East Perry County area as a dentist for over 50 years. He was born on February 1, 1886. Because he was in the profession of dentistry in an era when there was not much available to deal with the pain involved … More The Dreaded Doc Lottes
Earlier this week, a discovery was made in Altenburg which our director, Carla Jordan, has described as finding the Holy Grail. The items discovered are a set of hand-drawn maps which show locations of some of the important historical sites in the Altenburg area. The photo below shows a small portion of one of the … More Altenburg’s Holy Grail
