I will be participating in some museum activities today which will keep me from researching and composing a new post. Instead, I am sharing an old post written on this date back in 2017. It tells the story of an Oswald who married a Kaempfe, two surnames that were once prominent in the village of … More A Return to the O-K Corral
There is an event that took place on this date 140 years ago. Although I have written previously about that special occasion, I choose to revisit the couple that would be celebrating their 140th wedding anniversary today. I wrote the blog post titled, Yet Another Mueller Question, but it was written back in the early … More The Wittenberg Muellers
I have been receiving some very interesting input on the last few posts about photographs and photography. You are getting another installment today. This post will discuss Paul Lueders, the photographer….all four of them! First, there was the Paul Lueders from Frohna, Missouri, the youngest son of August and Mary Lueders, who was born in … More Paul Lueders – Time Lapse Photography
A while back, after we received a wonderful donation at our museum, I wrote a blog post titled, Celebrating an Anniversary in Style. That post told the story of the 50th wedding anniversary of August and Maria (Roth) Lueders of Frohna, and included a photo that was taken on that occasion. Here is that photo … More A Tale of Two Photos
Meta Sylvia Lueders was born on this day, December 17th, in 1914. Just a few years ago, she died at the age of 99 years. Her life was certainly an interesting one. She herself was the product of some very influential families in the village of Frohna, Missouri, and her own family would be included … More Lumber Yard Matriarch
We located some more photographs that show Perry County Christmas decorations. As I look at these photos, I cannot help but think that the absence of the technology to produce color photographs really doesn’t do the Christmas season justice. Normally, I love looking at the old black and white photos. They add a sense of … More Black and White Christmas
I am leaving my comfort zone today. I am not an expert on Frohna history, but I am going to give this a shot. My focus will be on the building shown in the above photo which was taken sometime in the 1960’s. August Lueders arrived in Perry County in 1850 at the age of … More Frohna Entrepreneur
