An sad, but interesting, death took place on this date in 1851 in Altenburg, Missouri. This event caused me to do quite a bit of thinking and searching, and the end result is that this post will take quite a few side trips. The death involved a very young boy by the name of Elias … More Elias Estel’s Early End
Concordia Historical Institute has a site called Today in History at which you can find significant events that happened on a certain date throughout church history. That site can be found here: http://lutheranhistory.org/history/todayinhist.asp Here is what that site looks like. I have put a box around today’s date, March 12. If you were to click … More A Trio of Pioneer Pastors
First of all, a Perry County pronunciation lesson. Around here, the name Oehlert is pronounced Ay-lert. June 8, 1856 was the occasion of a double wedding at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. The pastor of Trinity at the time was Rev. Georg Schieferdecker. Here are the marriage records you find in the Trinity, Altenburg church … More Alert! Double Oehlert Wedding
Matthias Wukasch died on March 19th in 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri. When he was buried in Frohna, they put a portion of Daniel 12:3 on his tombstone. Daniel 12:3 reads as follows: “And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like … More He Shines Like a Star
The birthday boy today is Rev. George Albert Schieferdecker. He was born on March 12, 1815 in Germany and was one of the original members of the Gesellschaft. He came to America aboard the Copernicus. On the passenger list, he is called a Candidate of Theology. In the early years, George served in teaching … More Schieferdecker Splits – Then Returns
First of all, today I have a confession to make. I have found it very difficult the past couple of days to come up with blog posts There are several reasons for this. One is that I simply have found it difficult to locate a story that excites me. Also, teaching and museum responsibilities have … More Born at Sea
Johann Christoph Friedrich Feig was born on this day, October 7, in 1821 in Germany. While still in Germany, he married Christiane Aloe. In 1850, Christoph brought his wife and infant daughter, Johanne, to America. They arrived in New Orleans aboard the Queen on June 10, 1850. Christoph’s family is already recorded in the … More The $15 Wedding
We have this shipping trunk on display at the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum. The caption that goes with this trunk says the following: Here we see the passenger list that includes these two brothers aboard the George Washington in 1849. Carl and Theodore were both merchants and likely did much of their work … More A Shipping Trunk with a Story
June 11th was a special day in the history of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and Concordia Seminary. A Log Cabin College had been built outside Altenburg, Missouri in 1839. After several years as a German gymnasium, this institution transitioned to become a seminary with the purpose of training young men for the ministry. After the … More A New Home for the Seminary
Recently we wrote posts about a few members of the Jahn family, two of which were married on the same day in May of 1858. Today we tell the story of another Jahn wedding which happened on this day, May 22nd, in 1851, seven years before the double wedding. This marriage was performed by Rev. … More Yet Another Jahn Marriage
