The author of today’s blog post is Fred Eggers. He requested this opportunity a while back because he wanted to write about an event that took place back in 1925. Of course, I relished the opportunity to let him take over the blog for the day, especially since I know that Fred always does an … More The 100th Anniversary of the Star Landing Raid
When I first noticed that there was a potential story for today’s date that would tell the story of a man named Henry Ochs, I immediately thought that his story had already been told on this blog. In fact, there was a rather prominent man by that name who has already had his story told … More Henry and Albertine – A Perryville Ochs Pair
In the early days of this blog, I wrote the story of Samuel Gaebler in the post titled, Gaebler the Grocer. I invite you to read that post to get more details that lead up to today’s story, but I will quickly summarize the early life of Samuel. He married Magdalena Schilling in Altenburg. They … More Gaebler Grub in Columbia, MO
I will tell the tale of another Perry County man who made the decision to move to the big city of St. Louis where he spent most of his life. That man is today’s birthday boy. Gustav Theodor Schamburg was born on July 7, 1881, so if he was still alive, he would have to … More Schamburg Restaurant
