I looked for a Valentines Day story. I looked for a story that had some of the typical Valentine themes: hearts, flowers, cards, chocolate, jewelry, etc. I think I found one. If you read this blog regularly, you already know that I sometimes really have to stretch the meanings of people’s names to come up … More Valentines Day Story: Flowers, Jewelry, and Her Mountain Man
The post we publish today was written by one of our guest bloggers whose posts have shown up here before. Clayton Erdmann took time out of his busy Lutheran teacher schedule to write a story about one of his ancestors. He shares that story with you today, and as usual, it contains lots of photos … More Kunigunda’s Little “Phene”
In the process of looking for a story today, I found two. The two stories have such similar characteristics and settings that I have decided to tell both of them. However, I also choose to tell them over two days so the blog post doesn’t get too long. So today, you will get Part 1, … More Longtown Shopkeepers – Part 1
Walter Dickmann was born on July 5, 1891, so that makes him today’s birthday boy. Walter was the son of William and Augusta (Schalk) Dickmann. Although we do not have any church records for his baptism, several documents indicate that he was born in Arnsburg, Missouri, which is located in the northern part of Cape … More Walter and Wilma
One hundred years ago today, Paul Walter Kasten was born in Uniontown, Missouri. He was born on Monday of Holy Week and baptized on Easter Monday (April 1). The baptism took place at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. Paul was the son of Carl and Elsa (Bultmann) Kasten. This photo shows Paul at a rather … More Stand Firm in the Faith; Act Like Men
Today would have been the 117th anniversary for Theodore and Magdalena Catherina Hoffstetter. Now, if I have my German right, the word, “hof”, means farm or farmyard. Lena’s maiden name was Ochs, which I believe means ox, although around here, this name is pronounced with a long “o” sound. Thus the title. One thing that is … More An Ox Enters the Farmyard
Yesterday, one of the characters was Anna Lang. Not long after she arrived in America in 1840, her mother, Magdalena (Harz) Lang, died. Her father remarried. His second wife was Anna Marie Fassold, and she blessed John Lang, Sr. with 7 more children. The youngest of those children will be a major character in today’s … More Lang-Rauh Connections
When I was a boy and my family would travel to Perry County to visit my relatives, we would travel down Highway 61 and pass through the village of Longtown. I remember asking why they called it Longtown because it certainly wasn’t long after entering Longtown that you were then leaving it. It is a … More Some Funke Longtown Beginnings
On this day in 1918, a wedding took place at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, Missouri, just outside Perryville. The bride was Oneida Ochs; the groom was Carl Ferdinand Bergmann. Oneida was the daughter of Adolf and Rosetta (Elbrecht) Ochs. Carl Ferdinand was the son of Henry and Mary (Fassold) Bergmann. They were married by … More A Hill of Peaceful Weddings
Today’s blog was written by Clayton Erdmann, the fifth grade teacher at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Olivette, Missouri. We thank him for his support of our museum and his contributions to this blog. ================================ On this date, in 1861, my great great grandfather, Judge Heinrich (Henry) Ochs, Jr. was born near Friedenberg, Missouri. A … More Junior, Judge, and Representative
