I remember that there were times when my mother would sign her name as Mrs. Richard H. Schmidt. I’m sure that in this day and age, women would really frown on such a signature in which a woman basically takes on the identity of her husband. Today, I ran across a tombstone which does the … More An Entertaining Tombstone
If you asked either Rev. C.F.W. Walther or his wife, Emilie (Buenger) Walther, what was their anniversary date, how would they answer? There is a reason why I ask this question. If you look at the records of Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, you will find the following record: This record is probably written by … More When Was C.F.W.’s Anniversary?
Ella Dukay Taubel came to an visit yesterday at the Lutheran Heritage Center with her three lovely and brilliant daughters. I snapped this photograph when she had pulled up to our entryway exhibit with her handy dandy walker-with-a-bench. Ella was reading the German Bible we have in the display. Ella was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, … More Ella Dukay Taubel
On September 19, 1954, students at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Indianapolis, Indiana lost one of their teachers. Teacher Arnold Mueller died of a heart attack at the age of 59. He is notable to us here in Perry County because he was born in Wittenberg on December 21, 1894. I find quite a few … More Indy Educators
A great servant of God, and our dear friend, Rev. Vernon Gundermann has entered eternity with God. Pastor Gundermann’s life reminds me of Isaiah 6:8, “I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” Many of you know my … More Here I Am, Lord
When you look at a list titled “Additions in St. Louis” in Zion on the Mississippi, you find the name of Johann Friedrich Grünhagen. Today, I will attempt to give you a little glimpse into his life. He was not one to stay in one place, and his time in Perry County was quite short. … More An Old Lutheran’s Odyssey
As director, I try to consistently express my thankfulness for all of the people and efforts required to keep this incredible site moving forward. However, sometimes I’m so busy being “present” in the moment that I forget to reflect on the gifts that are showered upon us on a typical day at the Lutheran Heritage … More With a Grateful Heart
We have already written several posts about the Wagner Hotel and the Wagner family. Just What Went on at the Wagner Hotel? More Hotel History A Lonesome Tombstone Today, the saga continues. And there is likely to be another post after today. Today’s story starts by looking at the death certificate of Martin Louis Wagner, … More From Hotel to Hospital
When we wrote about a triple wedding in the blog post, Three in One at Trinity, one of the couples married on that day was Johannes Kramer and Magdalena Christiana Bergt. One of their children, Theodore, married Mathilde Burfeind in 1891. That couple went on to have eight children. The first six were boys, and … More Kramers Cross the Equator
Yesterday we wrote about the birthday of Josephine Strubinger on September 2, 1891 in Sacramento, California. One day after Josephine’s second birthday, her great grandfather, Johann Gottlieb Palisch died back in Missouri. The gravestone above can be found in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Altenburg, Missouri. It shows his death date as September 3 1893. … More The Palisch Patriarch
