One of the students who was part of the first class that attended the Log Cabin College in Alternburg in 1839 was a young girl named Lydia Buenger, who was called Liddy. Lydia was the daughter of Christiane Buenger, who I call Mama Buenger. She is the featured character in my book, Mama Buenger: Mother … More Another Liddy Buenger Namesake
I will eventually get to a bride who would be celebrating her 200th birthday today, but I will begin this post by looking at her husband. This man was one of the clergymen who were part of the Gesellschaft in 1839. He was even one of the men who constructed the Log Cabin College which … More Mrs. Buenger’s Bicentennial Birthday
The Lutheran church that began in St. Louis when the Gesellschaft arrived would eventually be known as Trinity Lutheran Church and have Rev. Otto Herman Walther as their first pastor. It would have its first church building dedicated in 1842, and by then, Rev. Walther died and his brother, Rev. C.F.W. Walther took his place. … More Old Trinity’s Inaugural Double Wedding
