The people that may have been gathered at the riverfront in what would eventually become Wittenberg, Missouri on Thursday, December 12th in 1839 probably did not expect the arrival of around 140 more German immigrants. A few might have been aware that another group of immigrants was supposed to arrive someday soon, but in the … More The Comeback of the Johann Georg
Like so many of you, I’m sure, I just had a wonderful time celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday with members of my family. Now that it is over, I have a few thoughts to share. It occurred to me that there are quite a few similarities between the story of the Pilgrims coming to America and … More Reflections on Thanksgiving
Today would have been the 130th anniversary of two orphans from Altenburg. On November 21, 1886, Henry Voerster married Katherine Roenn at Trinity Lutheran. Henry was the son of Friedrich and Anna Maria (Kaufmann) Voerster. This couple had been married at Immanuel Lutheran Church in St. Louis in 1848. The pastor who performed the ceremony … More Orphan Marries Orphan
Anna Grother was born on this day, November 14th, in 1844. Her future husband, Conrad Seibel was born seven months earlier on April 27th. According to the church records of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Rev. Gotthold Loeber was a busy man that year, baptizing 18 infants during 1844. This was one year before the … More Married to a Mail Carrier
There are times when I look at a very remote person who was involved in the history of East Perry County, hoping to find an interesting story. That happened just the other day when I chose to look into the life of Teacher Schneider from Wittenberg. Today I decided to take a quick look at … More I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad
There must have been a great sense of joy around the Altenburg community in October of 1967. The air was still full of the glory of the St. Louis Cardinals winning the World Series in the 7th game of the Series on October 12th. The Cardinals had traveled to Fenway Park in Boston to play … More For All the Saints
I have found that when I am researching for these posts, I will often be tempted to go down several rabbit holes. I cannot go as far down these holes as I might want to because I simply do not have the time. So I just start down some paths just to find out minimal … More Reformation Vows
On October 30, 1924, a baby girl was born in Vincennes, Indiana by the name of Rosalie Antonia Kutscher. Here is a photo of her birth certificate. As you can see, the parents of Rosalie were Paul and Helen (Reisenbichler) Kutscher. It can also be noted that Paul was a parochial school teacher. Paul Gerhard … More Black Jack Teacher
Once again, today’s post was written by Clayton Erdmann. His contribution is especially helpful because for the next few days, we at the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum will be very busy with our International Immigration Conference. =============================== Today, October 27, in 1848, two young German immigrants were married in Knox County, IN. They were … More Serving Where Stephan Served
Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg is one year away from the 150th year anniversary of the dedication of their present-day church sanctuary. It was dedicated on Reformation Sunday in 1867. This church is used for the congregation’s worship every Sunday. If I have this figured out correctly (and I suppose I could be wrong), I … More Hauling Rock
