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
Rufus Schneider was the teacher in Wittenberg, Missouri from 1906-1912. During his tenure here, Rufus found himself a bride. He married Concordia Lueders, another Wittenberg resident. A mention was made in Birner Hotel – Wittenberg that Rufus was a boarder at the Birner Hotel in the 1910 census. I will attempt to give you a … More Rufus….Herr Schneider
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
Many of the stories I write are about people who came to America in the 1800’s. Many are about people of German descent. Many are about people who lived their lives in Perry County, Missouri. Today’s story is about none of those, although, as always, it does have Perry County connections. Sylvester Albano was born … More Italian Glass
Otto Hemmann died on October 20, 1952. The first thing about Otto’s death that caught my eye was the fact that he died in Hannibal, Missouri. Facts like that always make me wonder how someone who I know started out in Perry County ended up in such a unique location. In Otto’s case, he was … More Woodwork by the River
Today’s blog post is the first one done by Fred Eggers. Fred is a valuable member of our research team at the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum. Fred has a passion for history and has become an expert in the history of this area. Fred is especially our “go to” guy when we have questions … More Another Wedding Provision in a Will
This past week our museum received a donation from Kathy Miesner of a beautiful piece of furniture. One of the things that makes this piece of furniture unique is the fact that on the back side it is stamped with “G.A.O. Altenburg MO”. That means that this item was either made or sold by the … More Often in a Coffin
If you have spent much time with me, you have heard me say, “Everything from neurosurgery to belly dancing is about relationships.” One of my best pals is a neurosurgeon, and I’ve always thought that belly dancing was cool, but I have never seen this type of dancing from my personal experience. I finally met … More Joyous is the Price
We have this shipping trunk on display at the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum. The caption that goes with this trunk says the following: Here we see the passenger list that includes these two brothers aboard the George Washington in 1849. Carl and Theodore were both merchants and likely did much of their work … More A Shipping Trunk with a Story
Today I will follow up on a previous post called Indy Educators. One of the teachers who spent so many years at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Indianapolis was Arnold Mueller whose hometown was Wittenberg. Below is his obituary. It is a wonderful tribute to his life of service as a Lutheran educator. Thanks to … More A Tribute to a Lutheran Teacher
