Plenty of Perry County projectiles are being launched in Frohna on Tuesday nights this February. That is because the annual Lutheran Dartball Tournament is now taking place in the gymnasium of Concordia Lutheran Church. It is a tournament which lasts for four week, and this year includes teams from 13 different local churches. Around here, … More Dartball Tourney Time
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
We will celebrate a wedding anniversary today. Charles Fiehler and Clothilde “Tillie” Boehme were married at Trinity Lutheran Church on October 17, 1897. Thus, today would have been their 121st anniversary. Clothilde was the daughter of two original immigrants that were part of the Gesellschaft. Both of her parents arrived here as relatively young children. … More Charles and Tillie
I have another confession to make today. My main goal in writing posts for this blog is to preserve the stories of people and places that are associated with the history of East Perry County and a few other surrounding areas. However, I also have special interest in preserving stories that are connected to my … More A Mourning Mother
The church record shown below indicates a marriage that took place on May 14, 1854 at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. It shows the marriage between a Frentzel and a Hopfer. Before I go on, I must say that not long ago, another post was written about a marriage between two people with the same … More The Frentzel-Hopfer-Hemmann-Hoffmann Hodgepodge
Today would have been the 85th anniversary of Oscar and Lorna (Schmidt) Schlimpert. I called them Uncle Ossie and Aunt Lorna. Here is the marriage license for this couple. Several posts have been written about people in this Schlimpert family. Oscar was the son of Jacob and Caroline (Boeger) Schlimpert. In fact, Oscar was the … More Uncle Ossie – Aunt Lorna
When today’s birthday girl was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1851, her family probably had no idea about how her future would end up in East Perry County, Missouri. Bertha Dellit was the daughter of Andreas and Theresia (Preusser) Dellit, and Bertha was baptized at Old Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Louis. Her … More F.E. Goehring & Son Store
Friedrich Christian Schubarth arrived in America not long after the Gesellschaft arrived on the scene. We see him on a passenger list in New York aboard a ship named Perry arriving on September 2, 1840. His occupation is listed as a butcher. Sometime before 1850, he married Johanne Rosine Schuricht. Rosine was a daughter of … More Cheyenne Schubarths
One of our museum’s most faithful out-of-town visitors is affectionately called “Junior” by his friends and family. His given name is Walter Doering, and since his father also carried the same name, that makes him “Junior”. Note: Around here this name is pronounced “Daring”. Today’s story is about Junior’s grandpa, whose name was Wilhelm Gustave … More Junior’s Grandpa
Today would have been the 116th birthday of Henry Carmon Castor who was born on July 28, 1901. His birthplace is not one that would be expected in a blog that focuses on Perry County, Missouri. This boy was born in Concord, North Carolina which is located in Cabarrus County. However, the area in which … More Pastor Castor
