I had today’s story all situated in my mind, with only one detail to figure out, when I decided to go down one last rabbit hole to look for that one detail. In this case, I didn’t find the desired rabbit, I found a snake. Suddenly the story looked a little more sinister, and I … More The Burroughs Famil-EEEEEHE
John Preusser was born on December 22, 1883 in Altenburg, Missouri. Although being born and raised in a small town, he spent most of his life in the big city of St. Louis. Today, I will attempt to tell you what I have found out about his life. John’s parents were August and Friedrike (Winter) … More Watch Your Step
First of all, a Perry County pronunciation lesson. Around here, the name Oehlert is pronounced Ay-lert. June 8, 1856 was the occasion of a double wedding at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. The pastor of Trinity at the time was Rev. Georg Schieferdecker. Here are the marriage records you find in the Trinity, Altenburg church … More Alert! Double Oehlert Wedding
On September 1, 1903, Dr. Johann Gottlieb Neumueller married Juliane (Hintmann) Rogalski. It was the second marriage for both of them. However, that event was one of the later events I would like to focus on today. Dr. Neumueller would call another doctor in Altenburg by the name Uncle Ernst. That would be a man … More Altenburg’s Early Docs
