I really debated with myself about whether I should write this story today. One of the big drawbacks to choosing it was that I have absolutely no photographs to share. However, I decided to go with it because it has six main threads that I find interesting. The story starts with the birth of Anton … More A Passel of Petzoldts
We have another wedding to talk about today. It is another marriage that has connections to Pocahontas, Missouri, just like yesterday’s story, but in this story, the characters were members of the other Lutheran church in that little town, St. John’s Lutheran Church. Here is a photo of that church. The marriage that took place … More A Palisch Moves to Pocahontas
As I usually do, I did start today by finding an event that occurred on this date, but in the process, I ran across the following photo. It shows the Jolley Boys Band of Pocahontas, Missouri. To me, this picture was just irresistible. I just had to do this story just so I could post … More The Jolley Boys
I was not quite sure what to call a group of swans, so I looked it up. Although there are several options that are acceptable, the answer which seemed the most applicable is bevy. The picture below shows a bevy of Swans. The children in the back row of this photo were the children of … More A Beautiful Swan Joins the Bevy
Moritz Petzoldt married Emilie Schwindt on May 21, 1871. This marriage record is not to be found in any church records in Perry County. That is because by the time Moritz was getting married, he had moved away from here to live in Madison County, Illinois near Collinsville. He was probably married at St. Paul’s … More A Petzoldt Harnesses Los Angeles
This will be another story of some Perry County characters who made the decision to move away from here. This became a fairly common occurrence in a time when families were rather large, and the prospect of getting land in this area was getting harder. The story starts with the birth of Friedrich Wilhelm Gerler … More Same Birthday–Same Anniversary
On June 19, 1866, Richard Petzoldt and Johanna Lindner were united in marriage at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Rev. Theo. Koeberle performed the ceremony. Today would have been their 150th wedding anniversary. It appears to be only the second marriage performed by Rev. Koeberle after he replaced Rev. Schieferdecker in 1866. Richard arrived in … More 150th Wedding Anniversary
