One of the places where quite a few German Lutherans who were born and raised in Perry County ended up living much of their lives is the area around Potter, Nebraska. I have written several of those stories on this blog. You will read another one of those stories today. I will begin by looking … More Mueller Becomes Miller in Potter, NE
The couple highlighted in today’s post each began their lives in East Perry County and then moved to Nebraska. After the husband died, the wife went to live just down the road from the Golden Gate Bridge. So, strap yourself in for this wild ride. Christiane Karoline Rauss was born on September 18, 1884, thus … More From Farrar to Nebraska to the Golden Gate Bridge
A set of twin girls was born in Frohna 125 years ago on this date. Another post, Fiehler’s Fateful Fall, mainly told the tale of one of these twins. Today, I will go into detail about the other one. Rosa Frieda Lueders was born on April 11, 1899, along with her twin sister, Nora Rosette. … More Rosa Off to the Potter Fields
Today’s birthday boy is Wilhelm Herman Grosze, who was born on August 19, 1888. That means today would be his 135th birthday. Wilhelm was the son of Gustav and Margaretha (Weber) Grosze. At this point, let me say that a lot of people in this family tree spelled their name, Grosse, but Wilhelm apparently went … More Wilhelm Grosze – Nebraska Farmer
Children that were part of the Adoph Aurich family have been featured in this blog before. The photo below of that large family has been displayed here previously. Our German Family Tree lists 10 children born to Adolph and Josephine (Antonier) Aurich, and we see 10 children in the above photo. Today’s story will feature … More Waldemar – The Baby of the Aurich Family
Back in 2017, I published a post titled, Cheyenne Schubarths. That post told the story of Adolph Schubarth spending the last few years of his life in Cheyenne County, Nebraska in a place near the city of Potter. We at the museum sometimes refer to this area of Nebraska as a Perry County suburb because … More More Cheyenne Schubarths
We have yet another new guest blogger today. One of our own East Perry County citizens, Eunice Schlichting, is the author of today’s post. Eunice was raised in Wittenberg, Missouri. She later worked at the Putnam Musuem in Davenport, Iowa for 22 years. She fairly recently moved back home and is now the librarian at … More Praise God for Potter Parish
