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Two Men Sent from Perry County for a Purpose – Part 2

February 20, 2019

Today, ur museum’s friend, Cal Eggers provides the second part to his blog post about two men from this area who made important contributions to the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Enjoy. ============================================ The blogs of yesterday and today were inspired by the photo and article from the November-December 2018 issue of “The Lutheran Layman.” … More Two Men Sent from Perry County for a Purpose – Part 2

Two Men Sent from Perry County for a Purpose – Part 1

February 19, 2019

The next two days, we will be publishing two parts of a post written by one of our guest bloggers, Cal Eggers. Cal is an outstanding researcher and has contributed to our blog in the past. His blog posts for the next two days come at a very convenient time. The next two days, our … More Two Men Sent from Perry County for a Purpose – Part 1

First and Second Coming of Farrar Fritsche’s

February 17, 2019

The founding father of the Farrar Fritsche’s was born on this day, February 17, 1843. Heinrich Fritsche was born in Germany. While still in Germany, he married Bertha Boehme. These two were probably married around 1870 because their first son was born in 1871. Although I could not find any baptism or marriage records in … More First and Second Coming of Farrar Fritsche’s

Newlyweds Off to Nebraska

February 11, 2019

I am going to tell a story today that fits in with a recurring theme in the annals of East Perry County history. The theme is as follows: “Get married; leave town.” I have found quite a few of these types of stories especially among those who got married right about the time of World … More Newlyweds Off to Nebraska

Bride, Groom, Beer, and Cigars

February 10, 2019

The centerpiece of today’s post will be the photograph shown below which shows a wedding party from 1904. I have seen several photos such as this one. It illustrates some of the traditions that were common in Perry County weddings of that era. The story begins with a February 10th birthday. Frieda Fritsche was born … More Bride, Groom, Beer, and Cigars

The Aurich’s Pilger Brides

February 8, 2019

Before I proceed with today’s story, I want to inform you that we may now know how the sport of dartball entered Perry/Cape Counties. We heard from our friend and guest blogger, John Popp. John tells us that his father, Teacher Popp – My Pop, learned to play dartball when he lived in the Chicago … More The Aurich’s Pilger Brides

Julius Migrates from Altenburg to Altenburg

February 6, 2019

Our friend, Dale Kirmse, from Florida is the author of today’s post. Dale is a relentless researcher. He was a presenter at our Immigration Conference here in Altenburg last October. He is our “go-to” guy for information on the out-migration that took place from Perry County to Alva, Oklahoma. We at the Lutheran Heritage Center … More Julius Migrates from Altenburg to Altenburg

Another Heinrich Herman

January 26, 2019

Two male first names that I so often see when I look in our German Family Tree are Heinrich and Herman. Although I did not refer to his full name yesterday, the main character in that post was Heinrich Herman Rauss. Today, it just so happens that I found another Heinrich Herman who was born … More Another Heinrich Herman

Henry Becomes a Husker

January 25, 2019

Several posts have been published about Perry County people moving to Nebraska. Some have been about those who settled in the western part of that state around Potter and Sydney. Others, like the ones in this story, settled in the northeastern part of Nebraska in the area shown by the map below. However, we have … More Henry Becomes a Husker

1852 – An Eventful Year for Hugo

January 12, 2019

The year 1852 was packed with significant events in the life of Hugo Rauss, except he was not aware that they were happening. He was a baby. First of all, Hugo was born on January 12th of 1852. That birth took place in an area of southwest Germany known as Baden-Wurttemberg. He was the son … More 1852 – An Eventful Year for Hugo

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