I figure that when I find a story with a man who was the father of 13 children and also a stonemason who helped build local churches, I have to tell his story. Heinrich Friedrich Richter was born on October 24, 1822 in Nordenbeck, Germany. Henry was the son of Johann Heinrich and Maria Elisabeth … More Henry Richter – Building Churches and a Big Family
The birthday girl for today is Maria C. Tuschhoff, who was born on August 21, 1851. That means today would be her special 175th birthday. Mary was the daughter of Christian and Philippine (Richter) Tuschhoff. The page shown here is from the Arnsberg binder we have in our research library. It contains many facts about … More William and Mary – An Arnsberg Dickmann/Tuschhoff Pair
I am not in Altenburg anymore…at least for a while. I decided to do my blog writing this morning as I look over the Lake of the Ozarks. It is rather peaceful, just like in Altneburg, but with a different view. Today’s birthday boy is Henry Christian Tuschhoff, who was born on July 2, 1846. … More Henry and Bertina – Friedheim Tuschhoff’s
I just so happened to find another Dambach for today’s story. That will make 3 out of the last 4 posts which have included a reference to the surname, Dambach. Today, you will read about a man named Oscar Wesley Dambach. You will eventually read about his wife being today’s birthday girl. Oscar was born … More Oscar and His Meyer
A man and a woman who were part of the original immigrants to arrive in Perry County in 1839 would be celebrating a special wedding anniversary today, and I will be telling their story. Both the bride and the groom had been married prior to their wedding, but their first spouses had died. I will … More Holy Matrimony for a Hoffmann and a Hopfer
I am going to start today’s post by displaying a 1910 census entry from near Wittenberg, Missouri. It shows a Heins couple, John and Hulda (Richter) Heins, along with two teenagers, Irene and Edwin, who are called adopted children. You can also see that they were the same age, indicating that they were twins. In … More The McCourt Twins – Or the Heins Twins?
Today’s birthday boy was born and raised in Altenburg, spent most of his adult life in Nebraska, but returned to Altenburg where he and his wife are buried. Edwin Adolph Ehregott Schmidt was born on November 4, 1899, thus making today his 125th birthday. Edwin was the son of Joseph and Mathilda (Richter) Schmidt. He … More Edwin Schmidt – Altenburg to West Point and Back
The main character in today’s post, as near as I can tell, may have never set foot in Perry County, possibly not even the state of Missouri. However, when you have the surname, Hopfer, the chances of having connections to Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown are pretty high. For some background information that leads up … More Minden, NE to Medford, OR
Today’s post will highlight a man who was born on this day, November 5, 1898. He would have to blow out 125 candles on his birthday cake if he was still alive today. His name was Friedrich Paul Haertling. Even though he did not have the exact same name as his father, he was called … More Paul, Jr. – Pocahontas Saw Miller and Home Builder
Our immigration conference begins in Altenburg today, so I am going to be occupied with other things. I do know that we have gotten off to a very beautiful morning. A lot is going on in our nation’s capital these days, so when I discovered this old post that was published on October 26th six … More Day #1 of the Immigration History Conference
