When I was a boy and my family would travel to Perry County to visit my relatives, we would travel down Highway 61 and pass through the village of Longtown. I remember asking why they called it Longtown because it certainly wasn’t long after entering Longtown that you were then leaving it. It is a … More Some Funke Longtown Beginnings
A while back, we posted a blog titled, Cooper Hopfer. It was the story of one of the original immigrants who arrived in Perry County as a member of the Gruber group in the winter of 1839. He was a barrel maker named Michael Hopfer. Today is the date when Michael’s wife died. Her name … More Frau Cooper Hopfer
May 20th was the day that Michael Hopfer died in 1877. Michael Hopfer came to America as part of the Gruber group at the end of 1839 and settled in the area designated as Paitzdorf (later changed to Uniontown). The passenger list from the Johann Georg and census records list him as being a cooper, … More Cooper Hopfer
