I am going to be telling the story a man who is today’s baptismal birthday boy. By the time you are done reading this post, you will know the story of another man who went on to become a Lutheran educator that had his beginnings in East Perry County. August Otto Eduard Schroeter was born … More Teacher Schroeter – Indianapolis Superintendant of Schools
We will be honoring a girl who would be celebrating her 125th birthday today. Because she was a female, you will not be seeing any military forms, at least not hers. Because she never married, you will not be seeing a marriage record. However, it seems like stories such as this one about a woman … More Lenchen Hilpert
I almost decided not to write today’s story. I ran into a roadblock that usually gets me to look for someone else to become the main character. The two main characters in the story I tell today, as far as I could tell, are not found in any family tree currently on Ancestry.com, and that … More From Leipzig with Love
You will be reading a tale today that involves a man and a woman who were part of the Stephanite immigration that took place in 1838-1839. These two would get married on this day 175 years ago. I will begin with the groom. I cannot give you an exact date for the birth of Johann … More The Pastor’s Daughter and the Shoemaker
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
Amalia Schroeder is today’s birthday girl. As I looked into this family, sometimes her family’s surname was spelled Schroeter. Also, many times, Amalia is called Molly. She was born on November 3, 1887 and baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, so today would have been her 130th birthday. Molly was the daughter of Friedrich … More Molly and Manuel
