This post will not fit the same template that most posts follow. First of all, instead of focusing on a birthday or anniversary, this tale begins with a baptism date. When I have written stories based upon a baptism date in the past, it has usually been a case of multiple baptisms on the same … More Triple Baptism – A Doctor, a Dentist, and a Plumber
Did you know that Charles Schulz was baptized in Altenburg? Did you know that Charles Schulz was a dentist? And did you know that today would be Charles Schulz’s 150th birthday? Perhaps you are now wondering if a descendant of Snoopy now wanders the streets of Altenburg. Carl August Schulz was born on April 13, … More Dr. Charles Schulz DDS
I’m in the state of Illinois for the weekend to watch twin granddaughters compete in the Illinois State Lutheran Volleyball Tournament. My blogging time is very limited, so I am sharing an old story again today. Not long ago, a newspaper reporter called me and asked permission to use information she found in the post … More Dr. G.B. Schulz – Wagner Hotel to Southeast Hospital
How does a young girl living in Uniontown, Missouri, the daughter of a farmer, manage to get to know a pastor who was attending the seminary in Springfield, Illinois, or serving a church near Springfield, Missouri, or, even worse, serving as a pastor in Ogalalla, Nebraska. She got to know such a pastor well enough … More Mrs. Joseph Schulz – Pastor’s Wife
The Gospel of Luke tells the story of Zacharias (King James Version spelling of his name) and his wife, Elizabeth who had a son named John. We often refer to him as John the Baptist. In the case of John the Baptist, he was the only son of Zacharias and Elizabeth. Today, I will tell … More The Son of Zacharias
When I got in our car this morning and turned on the radio, the lyrics of the old Beatles song came on that said, “They say it’s your birthday. It’s my birthday too, yeah.” Those lyrics fit today’s story pretty well. You will discover the reason as you read on. Richard Schade was born on … More Schade’s Short-lived Schöne
I thought I may have run out of stories coming out of the Wagner Hotel in Altenburg, but not yet. I ran across this story in an article which appeared in the Southeast Missourian yesterday, written by Sharon Sanders. First, let me put a link to that story here: http://www.semissourian.com/blogs/fromthemorgue/entry/67299 A while back, we posted … More Surgeon from Wittenberg
We have already written several posts about the Wagner Hotel and the Wagner family. Just What Went on at the Wagner Hotel? More Hotel History A Lonesome Tombstone Today, the saga continues. And there is likely to be another post after today. Today’s story starts by looking at the death certificate of Martin Louis Wagner, … More From Hotel to Hospital
We don’t have much of a blog today. The reason. Gerard Fiehler and I got sidetracked. We started by looking at some more Wagner info that we got thanks to our friend, Kathy Berkbigler, then found a Dr. Schulz, which led us to a Busch, and we ended looking at the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Corporation, including … More Sidetracked
