Two events that are part of the immigration story that is so important to our area took place on this day in 1838. The two events took place a great distance away from one another. One event took place in Bremerhaven, Germany, while the other took place in New Orleans, Louisiana. The map below illustrates … More The Sophie and the Republik
The month of March is celebrated as Women’s History Month. In addition to that, some Lutheran schools in the United States still celebrate National Lutheran Schools Week during this week in March. I know our local Lutheran school is celebrating this week. I ran across a character today that may just fit into both of … More Granddaughter a Music Teacher in Chicago
Heinrich Mecker would be celebrating his 161st birthday today if he was still alive. I will attempt to give you an account of his life. I am going to begin with his parents, Jacob and Nettie (Arnold) Mecker. There is a story in the Mecker family that says Jacob Mecker was a stowaway on the … More Mecker Mates
I began to look into a girl who was reported to be born on May 27th. I was excited to do her story for a variety of reasons. However, after gathering all sorts of information for this post, I discovered the day of birth was incorrect. I decided to write the story anyway, mainly because … More Born May 27th…Or Was It March 27th?
The only record I will show you today that comes from our German Family Tree is the one that shows a boy being born on this day in New Wells, Missouri. The boy’s name was Richard Daniel Biedermann. Richard’s father was also named Richard, but his middle name was Henry. Richard’s mother was Dorothea Schaefer, … More Agnes Finds an Honest Man
On October 22, 1866, Carl arrived in America. In fact Carl came to America many times. In fact, I found a list that said Carl came to America 18 times between 1858 and 1872. You see, Carl was a sailing ship with the name of Carl. When the Carl arrived in 1866, it was carrying … More Carl’s Arrival
Before I delve into today’s post, let me tell you about how I got some unexpected help in my research for it. I am visiting some grandchildren this week, and my granddaughter Kaitlyn offered to help me. Kaitlyn has been bugging me for a few years because she thinks she should have been included in … More Wedig Wedding
February 28th was the birthday of a former pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. His name was Rev. Paul Roesener (although there are different documents that show that he had several different first and middle names), and he was born in Berlin, Germany in 1853. I am going to start with Pastor Roesener’s obituary … More Happy Birthday, Pastor Roesener
Those of you that know me, know that I am a retired teacher whose supposed expertise was in the area of mathematics. I am even teaching one Math class each day this year on an interim basis. So it is true that I did not spend much time teaching history. However, now that I am … More Tales from an Old Newspaper
Before I discuss the arrival of the Olbers in New Orleans on January 20, 1839, I want to tell a little tale of an artist who for a while lived in St. Louis. His name was Henry Lewis. After being born in England in 1819, his family came to America. Eventually, Henry became a carpenter … More Olbers in New Orleans
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