In a recent post, Mary and Joseph of the Oehlert Clan, we learned that Mary Gruenwald married Joseph Oehlert. One of today’s characters will be Mary’s sister, Mathilda Gruenwald. We tell her story today because she married today’s birthday boy, Henry Degenhardt. Mary (Gruenwald) Oehlert was married in 1894. It would be 11 years later … More Henry and Mary’s Sister, Tillie
Mary and Joseph of Biblical fame were married over 2000 years ago in Nazareth. Today, we will take a look at another Mary and Joseph who were married 125 years ago on this date. They were married on September 2, 1894 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. The groom was Joseph Oehlert; the bride was … More Mary and Joseph of the Oehlert Clan
I start today with a family photo. It displays the family of Carl and Johanna (Hopfer) Bodenschatz. One of the main characters in today’s story is the man standing in the back on the left, Henry Bodenschatz. I chose him today because it was on this day that he married his wife, Louise Schmidt. They … More Constable Henry
Yesterday’s post focused on a portion of the passenger list of the Republik showing people from the German city of Cahla (Kahla). I will show that image again. It was mentioned yesterday that Mary Susanne Koeppel’s second husband was Johann Gottlieb Shau. He was also a widower when that marriage took place. His first wife … More GG Grandma’s Other Friends
I think today is the birthday of my great great grandmother, Maria (Saalfeld) Schmidt. Why would I just think it is her birthday? It is because there is just one record that I can find that indicates when she was born, and ironically, that is on her death record in the books of Trinity Lutheran … More Great Great Grandma Maria and Her Friends
East Perry County, Missouri is the home of several lumber companies. They are the largest employers in this area. Having said that, today’s story has nothing to do with those businesses. I chose today’s title because of the surnames of the man and woman whose stories I tell today. First, according to Google Translate, the … More Businessperson and the Green Forest
If my cousin, Myrtle Kuehnert, could see the title of this post, it would certainly pique her interest. However, she is not likely to have anything to do with a computer or the internet, so the likelihood of her seeing it is rather slim. I know that Cousin Myrtle is moving past her 9th decade … More Kuehnert & Schmidt
Although you do not find their names in the Bible, church tradition says that the names of the Wise Men were Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthasar. Today, we tell the story of Balthasar. Balthasar Schmidt, that is. Today was date that Balthasar Schmidt married Friedericke Schade. They were married on June 19, 1861 at Immanuel Lutheran … More Wise Man Schmidt
You will discover that today’s post is not normal. Normally, I find an event, such as a birthday or wedding, that took place on the date when the post is written. You might expect an article today about some occasion which took place on June 12th. That is not the case today. This post is … More Uncle Herb & My Granddaughter
I took a different approach today. Instead of looking for a story that corresponds with today’s date, I chose to highlight a donation that our museum recently received. And yet, despite that approach, I still managed to find a trivial connection to today’s date. The donations we received are photographs from a Boehme family, so … More Boehme’s in Frames
