Today we learned of the death of Dr. Ingerose Paust: historian, author, scholar, and our friend. In late 2015, we celebrated the publication of her historic novel, Exodus of the 800. It was Concordia Univ. Austin’s wonderful translation into English of her earlier German novel. In 2014, Dr. Paust traveled to America from her home in … More Dr. Ingerose Paust
I must admit, I did not know I would end up where I did when I began looking at Sarah Magdalena Hartung, who was born on this date in 1846. However, the trip through history I ended up taking is a fascinating one. Here is her baptism record as it appears in the Concordia Lutheran, … More From Muddy Creek to Brazeau Creek
Today would have been the 206th birthday of Ottomar Fuerbringer. He was born June 30, 1810 in an area of Germany called Reuss. Ottomar’s chief claim to fame here in Perry County is the fact that he was one of the builders and also one of the first teachers of the Log Cabin College. He, … More Happy Birthday, Ottomar
June 29th was the day that Rudolph Johannes Meyr married Hedwig “Hattie” Josephine Schmidt at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. The marriage took place in 1920. By 1921, Rudolph and Hattie were living in Detroit, Michigan where Rudolph was teaching at Concordia Lutheran School. While in Detroit, this couple had their only child, Vernon Meyr. … More A Teacher’s Kid
This blog is the next in the series highlighting the people who make our site possible. Eleven years ago, at our initial planning retreat, I was conducting an exercise on “brainstorming” museum development. I said, “If Carolyn Schmidt says that our site will be a better place if we have chicken coops in the parking … More Chicken Coop Joy
On this date in 1969, Robert Fiehler died. However, it was not the Robert Fiehler who was a well-known resident of East Perry County and a huge supporter of the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum. That Robert Fiehler would also be well known for his son, Gerard Fiehler, who is one of the members of … More Not the One You May Be Thinking, But….
The photo shows a small group of people who visited our museum this past weekend. They were in town for their regular Richter Reunion, a gathering of descendants of Johann Christian Richter. This particular group of Richters were from Nebraska and Iowa. They are standing in front of some of the museum’s artifacts which came … More The 3R’s…Richter, Remembrance, Reunion
I have had the honor of directing the Lutheran Heritage Center for 11 years. It has been a privilege to captain this ship along with great executive board members, volunteers, and support from around the globe. Every trip into this pretty little town brings me joy. No where are the changing seasons more lovely than … More This is my circus, and these are my monkeys!
I had a wonderful time at the LWML-Missouri St. Conference this weekend in Cape Girardeau. There were 600+ folks in attendance. We hosted a table to talk with folks about our museum and research library. We also sold books. A special thanks to Diane Weber and Carolyn Schmidt for helping us get everything organized. I … More LWML State Convention
Today’s story begins with twin daughters being born on June 2, 1848, but we have to backtrack a little to set the scene. Below is the marriage record of Juliane Kuehnert and Johann Christian Friedrich Saalfeld on August 5, 1845 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. As near as I can tell, this was the … More Twins…..Only One Survives
