Not long ago, Charles Rauh authored the book, One Furrow at a Time, a book that tells the tale of the 1839 Gesellschaft. It is what we might call a best-seller at our museum’s gift shop. He is a special friend of our historical society. Today, I will tell the tale of another Charles Rauh, … More Another Charles Rauh
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
My Aunt Dorothy was the last of the aunts and uncles on my father’s side of the family to die. She was a wonderful lady who loved to laugh. She was a pleasure to be around. The photo below shows most of my Schmidt aunts and uncles. Aunt Dorothy is kneeling in front on the … More Aunt Dorothy’s Uncle Lonnie
A marriage took place in Perry County on this date 150 years ago. The Perry County marriage record for this wedding is shown here. As you can see, it was Henry Boxdorfer who married Elisabeth Rauh on that day. The pastor who is listed, Rev. F.C. Besel, was serving Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg at … More Baltimore Boxdorfer
Ferdinand Hoehn had a birthday on this date (April 2) in 1846. His parents were Michael and Margaret (Bergmann) Hoehn. His father, Michael. was one of the trustees of Peace Lutheran Church when they obtained the property which would become the home of the first church and cemetery of the Friedenberg church. Ferdinand was baptized … More Friedenberg’s Ferdinand
Whenever the Lutheran Heritage Center and Museum receives a box with the return address of Alva, Oklahoma or Perryton, Texas my pulse quickens. Many of you know that I was raised in Kansas in the “Cherokee Neutral Lands” just two miles from the Oklahoma border in former “Indian Territory.” The incredible Rauh Sisters, of Alva, … More A Little Bit of Oklahoma
It is not often that I take the time to write about someone who is actually alive. I’ve become more of an expert on dead people. Today’s main character is definitely still walking on God’s green earth and is very much alive. His name is Delbert Schmidt, and he is a very important person to … More Max’s Boy Turns 90
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
Emma Hacker entered this world on July 18, 1880. Her parents, Johann and Anna (Hornberger) Hacker, took Emma to Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg to be baptized. When she was 21 years old, she married another young man who was a member of the Friedenberg church. His name was Martin Rauh. I don’t know if … More Martin Catches Emma – Later a Sooner
June 24th was the birthday of Max Rauh. His given name was Martin Friedrich Rauh and he was born in 1906. His parents were Ernst and Emma (Wirth) Rauh. Early in his life, Max was a member of Peace Lutheran in Friedenberg where his parents had been married. Somewhere along the line, Martin started carrying … More Market Mates
