The Gruber Group arrived in America in November of 1839 aboard the ship, Johann Georg. On that ship was a family of Sittner’s. The book, Zion on the Mississippi, says the Sittner’s were made up of a father, his wife, and 4 children. We can also view the Sittner family as it appears on the … More Joseph and Martha – The Sittner’s
A Friese family arrived in America in 1834 and settled in the area near Friedheim. They came to this country aboard the ship, Phoenix. We see them on the passenger list for that ship shown in 2 images below. One of the main characters in today’s post is the 9 year-old child on that list … More First Friedheim Friese’s Become Sargent’s Chapel Friese’s
First of all, I have to issue an apology to today’s guest blogger. At some point in time yesterday, I realized that Fred Eggers had sent me the blog post you will read today in an e-mail, and his post was written to be published yesterday. That is because the main character in Fred’s post … More An Early Perry County English Lutheran Pastor
The story you will read today does not have a typical beginning point. Usually I locate a baptism or marriage record and use it to highlight someone’s birthday or anniversary. Every once in a while, I will highlight a day of death. Today is quite different, and quite possibly will be the only one of … More Gun Shot Wound at Wyse Fork Battlefield
First, let me explain the title. Most of the time, Rudi is a first name, usually a short form of the name, Rudolph. Not so in today’s tale. Additionally, summers is usually the plural form or summer, which is one of the seasons of the year. Not so today. Rudi is a surname, and Summers … More Rudi’s Summers
There was a time when Brazeau Presbyterian Church had no pastor. It was during that vacancy that the marriage highlighted in today’s story took place. Since the Presbyterians were without a minister, the Lutheran pastor stepped up to the plate to pinch hit and perform a marriage ceremony. I have told such a story in … More When the Lutheran Pastor Becomes a Pinch Hitter
When I consider doing a story on a Mueller for this blog, my first thought has to do with which of the many Mueller clans this one comes from. Today, I ran into a different situation. Who would have thought that the Mueller in today’s story was born in Minnesota? Certainly not me. Then when … More A Different Longtown Mueller Wedding
Robert Cullen Penny was born on this day. His birth and baptism record are not included in our German Family Tree. In the case of Robert Penny, we find his birth documented in a Penny Family Bible. His name is indicated by the white arrow in the image below. As you can see, Robert Cullen … More Marshal Penny
I am happily back in Altenburg. I arrived at the museum this morning all ready to get back to work on a blog post. I found a welcoming smile at my computer. Little Marty was quite glad to see me. With our museum being closed these days, Little Marty was getting lonely. I think we … More Charles and His Carolina Companion
I will eventually get around to including a character from our German Family Tree to today’s story. In fact, that German Lutheran will be today’s birthday boy. However, before I get to him, I want to tell the story of his wife’s family….the Hoffman’s. I have told stories on this blog about Hoffmann’s in the … More York Chapel Hoffman’s – With One “n”
