There were occasions in days gone by when a pastor wrote a death record in the church books, he would indicate how many years, months, and days that person lived. In some instances, backtracking that person’s length of life would be the only way to determine his or her date of birth. The problem is … More The Original Dirt Weinhold
In today’s story, you will read about how one of the original immigrants who was part of the Gruber Group in 1839 married a girl who was the child of one of the first Perry County Lutheran marriages. I will then follow one branch of this couple’s family tree all the way out to California … More Lutheran Teacher’s Perry County Parents
Alma Winkler was born on this day, April 17th, in 1894. I am not sure Alma ever set foot in the Perry County or North Cape Girardeau County area, but she does have a connection. Alma was born in California. That is California, Missouri, which is not far from Jefferson City, this state’s capital. Alma’s … More From Shawnee to Shawnee; From California to California
I was attracted to today’s story by a name. I noticed the name a while back, but decided that I would wait to do the story on December 21st. It was the birthday of a girl who was named Christliebe Marie Schoenborn. As near as I can tell, the name “Christliebe” means “dear to Christ”. … More A Nativity Name
We have a Bliss Manufacturing Company lithographed wooden dollhouse from c.1913 in our collection. Bliss Manufacturing conducted business in Pawtucket, Rhode Island for about a century beginning in the last half of the 19th Century. They began as producers of wooden screws and clamps for piano cabinet makers. They also created highly prized wooden toys covered in … More A Blissful Buenger Artifact
