I will be highlighting the story of a Lutheran pastor today, but I only located this story because his wife would be celebrating her Bicentennial Birthday today. However, I am going to begin with the Lutheran pastor. Emil Julius Moritz Wege was born on January 28, 1801 in Lauben, Germany. I was unable to determine … More Pioneer Pastor in Cole Camp
Selma Gemeinhardt must have been a pretty amazing woman. During her life, she gave birth to 14 children. Two of them died as infants. Her home in Wittenberg must have been quite the active place, with the likelihood of having a dozen children all living in that house at the same time. She gave birth … More Selma’s Last
Once in a while, I discover that two familiar events happened on the same day. I have to tell the story of two of those today. One event was the landing of a boat; the other a landing of a ship. One event took place fairly close by in St. Louis; the other took place … More Dual Landings
A Schuricht family history book includes the following paragraph which includes an account of the death of Johann Gottlob Schuricht on January 8, 1839. Based on evidence that we have at our museum, here is what I think happened. Johann Gottlob Schuricht (who appears to already be a Junior in the Schuricht family history) brought … More Buried on the Bank
