Back in 2016, a post appeared on this blog that told the story of a Grother man who married a Palisch woman. That story can be read by clicking this link…Another Vanished Name. Today, you will read the story of siblings of those two. This tale will feature a Palisch groom and a Grother bride. … More The Bowler and Bristles Guy
We begin today’s post with the birth of a baby boy in Wittenberg, but this story does not end there. This boy ended up living in two other states during his life. That baby boy was named Curt Treumund Harnagel, who was born on April 5, 1896. That means today would be Curt’s 130th birthday. … More Curt Harnagel – Wittenberg to Toledo to Fort Worth (and an Easter Baby)
Just yesterday, I was told that our museum received a donation of some albums full of photos of people from the Palisch family. They are filled with outstanding professional photographs. However, like so many collections of photos that people have, only some of them were identified. Then, when I was looking for a story to … More A P.R. Firm in Altenburg and Frohna
On May 9th back in 2016, the first year of this blog, I wrote a short post about today’s birthday boy titled, A to Z – Amalia to Zacharias. My first thought was to just re-publish that story for today, but I thought that the story of Zacharias Mueller was too important to have just … More Zach Mueller’s Bicentennial Birthday
Mathilda Linna Lueders was born on February 12, 1885, so today would be her 140th birthday. Lina, as she was mostly called, was the daughter of Charles and Susanna (Palisch) Lueders. A previous post was written about her parents titled, Lueders/Palisch: Marriage or Competition? Lena was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. We can … More Lina and Noah Brown – The Consequences of War
Several posts have been written on this blog about the establishment that once existed in Altenburg called the Wagner Hotel. That building is pictured below. One of the previous posts about this hotel was titled, Just What Went on at the Wagner Hotel? That post posed several questions about events that took place there. Today, … More Just What Went on at the Wagner Hotel? Some Answers
Two of the most well-known surnames in East Perry County are Mueller and Palisch. In the case of the name, Mueller, we know that there were 4 different clans of Mueller’s that were part of the original immigration in 1839. Our Mueller surname folder containing images that have been used in posts on this blog … More Mueller Boy Marries Palisch Girl
I am going to be telling the story of Maria Wilhelmine Gruenwald today. Maria was born on July 22, 1849, although there is a bit of debate about whether she was born on that day in 1848. This transcription of her baptism record from a parish in Germany says she was born in 1848. All … More Gerler or Ehrler?
Ervin Julius Schneider was born on July 8, 1899, making today his 125th birthday. Ervin was the youngest child of Emil and Theresia (Meyr) Schneider. The Schneider’s had been members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells, but when the new congregation, Zion Lutheran Church, was established in Pocahontas, they became members of that church. … More Grand Tower Power Pair
There are so many stories about Perry County natives who went on to become pastors and teachers in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. I have written plenty such stories on this blog, but apparently I have not come to the end of the list of people who fit this category. I will share the story of … More Rev. W.T. Goehring – Midwest Minister from Frohna
