I am sure that many of our readers are in the same position as me these days. You may be traveling to visit family or friends and may not be able to keep up your normal routine. It is Thanksgiving week, and I will be heading to Memphis for a few days. I will attempt … More Tower Rock – 1803 Visitors
I will be traveling today, so I do not have time to research and write a new post. So I will give you two options. First, you could go back to yesterday’s post if you haven’t read it yet. It actually was a story that deserved to be posted on November 26th. Second, I am … More Lewis & Clark Visit the Rock
I actually wrote this post yesterday. That’s because I will be on the road almost all day today without a chance to write a story for January 23rd. Actually, my wife and I will be sort of replicating the trip made by my Schmidt ancestors 180 years ago aboard the Knickerbocker. We will be traveling … More Schmidts Traveling Upriver
I hope that you have your registration in and have plans underway to visit us Oct. 25-27. We have made some wonderful arrangements for stellar presentations, entertainment, food, and an awesome custom coach fieldtrip. Visit the “Conference” tab on the website menu for a more detailed syllabus. Remember, there are NO registrations at the door. … More Conference 2018 is Almost Here!
One might think that a story about a man who spends all his life being a farmer might not be worthy for telling. First of all, if that was true, I would have to eliminate an awful lot of people from our list of East Perry County residents when I’m looking for subjects for this … More The Wichern’s Home on the Hill
Yesterday, the main character was the tenth child in the Palisch family. His name was Moritz Palisch and his wife was Pauline. The first child in this family was another Moritz. His name was Moritz Oswald Petzoldt, but he went by the name Oswald. He was born on December 16, 1870, one day after his … More Palisch-Petzoldt Premier Pedigree
In a previous post by the above name, the story was told about a childless couple, the Leo Lottes family, who took in several young children who needed a home. Today is another story like that. If he was still alive today, Otto Palisch would be celebrating his 151st birthday. He was born on October … More Let the Children Come to Us – Part Two
Paul and Mary Lungwitz were married on this day back in 1888. Over the years, these two Perry Countians moved back and forth across the Mississippi. We’ll take a little time telling the story of these two, with a little more added about one of their children. First of all, let’s talk about Paul’s family. … More To and Fro Across the River
Today is a travel day for me, so I have to take an easy way out. However, Mary Dillon posted a few photos on Facebook that I would like to share with you today. I don’t think she would object. Mary is the author of two books, one on Wittenberg and one on Altenburg, that … More Return to “Uncle Bob’s River Job”
Today’s account will be a difficult one for me to share. That is because there was an event early in my life that is brought back to my mind that I would just as soon forget. It involves a type of death that still haunts me. Before I get to that part of the story, … More Birner’s Remains Return Home
