Today is a travel day for me as I head back to Altenburg. Thus, I cannot spend the time necessary to write a new story. Instead, I am going to resurrect this post which was first published on this day in 2017. It tells the tale of a man who spent some time as a Pocahontas pastor. In addition … More Rev. Hilmer – Pistol-packing, Peace-making, Painting Pastor
Twice before, I have written posts that highlight a man named Theodore Fischer. The most famous Theodore Fischer around here was the medical doctor who served the Altenburg area for many, many years. The post, Hometown Doc, told the story of Doc Fischer. Another Theodore Fischer was named Theodore E.L. Fischer and had the nickname, … More Yet Another Theodore Fischer
The couple highlighted in today’s post were married 120 years ago on this date. The couple was made up of a Schuessler and a Hellwege. Normally, I would think that these two were each from the congregation in Frohna. However, that is not the case. It was one of those marriages between a member of … More Charles and Agnes – The Schuessler’s
Fritz was a fairly common nickname around here for someone with the given name Friedrich or Frederick. Today, you will read the story of a man called Fritz, who is also the birthday boy. Since documents differ on whether Fritz was from France or from Germany, I will discuss whether he was Fritz from Germany … More Fritz from France, the Perryville Painter
Today’s post really does not have much connection to East Perry County, but I want to write it anyway for a couple reasons. It will be a story that illustrates how my research often takes me down some side roads. We start with a confirmation record. The Salem, Farrar church books say that Anna Wilhelmine … More Going Down the Side Roads
Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois was the location of a wedding ceremony on New Year’s Day in 1895. The two who were getting married were originally from Altenburg, Missouri. One was from Immanuel Lutheran Church, and the other was from Trinity Lutheran Church. The groom was Martin Groh, son of Carl and Sophia (Bier) … More New Year’s Nuptials
Our Research Crew had no idea what to write about today. And then Ted Mueller walked in the door. Ted was here from Chester, Illinois to do the job of touching up the paint job on the interior of Trinity Lutheran Church here in Altenburg. Ted had painted the entire interior of the church about … More Another Mueller Mystery Solved
