Two events that are part of the immigration story that is so important to our area took place on this day in 1838. The two events took place a great distance away from one another. One event took place in Bremerhaven, Germany, while the other took place in New Orleans, Louisiana. The map below illustrates … More The Sophie and the Republik
Quiet often, when I am searching for another story to write, I will check to see if I can find a bicentennial birthday. Today, I found two. And how appropriate is that? Finding two bicentennial birthdays on the date that can be written as 2/2/22. I cannot resist telling the stories of both of these … More 2 “2/2/22” 2 Century Birthdays
A few of today’s characters arrived in America about a year before the Stephanites arrived in 1839. Two of the family names that were part of what we call the “St. Louis Additions” were Holschen and Grother. The arrival of Johann Holschen and Margaretha Grother present us with a mystery right away in this post. … More Holschen-Grother-Beckmann-Luehrs
I almost always take a quick look when I am searching for a story to see if our German Family Tree includes anyone who would be celebrating a bicentennial birthday. Every once in a while, I find one. Today is one of those days. Christiane Weber was born on June 8, 1820 in Germany, probably … More Christiane Gets 200 Candles
Many of the stories on this blog include an event that is especially unusual and interesting. It may be a double wedding, a death on a Leap Day, a wedding on the day after Easter, etc. Today, the story has such an unusual occurrence, but it doesn’t show up until the very end. Adolph Weinrich … More Two Succumb to the Flu
Teacher Popp, who once taught at Trinity Lutheran School in Altenburg, has been mentioned in several earlier blog posts. He has even been mentioned in several titles. One such title was Teacher Popp’s Pop. Another one, written by John Popp, was titled, Teacher Popp – My Pop. Today, we have another post that goes even … More Teacher Popp’s Grand-Pop
Lutje and Anna Grother and three of their children arrived in St. Louis, Missouri shortly before the Gesellschaft did. They sailed to America aboard the Sophie which arrived in New Orleans in November of 1838, about two months before the ships carrying the Gesellschaft members. We find them on this passenger list. Included on this … More A Pair of Singles
Today, we will be telling a story about some folks that became part of the Gesellschaft for just a short time. One of them ended up as the founder of a multinational company which still exists today. That company is the Timken Company, a business that manufactures and sells bearings around the world. Jacob Timken, … More Reducing Friction
Recently we wrote posts about a few members of the Jahn family, two of which were married on the same day in May of 1858. Today we tell the story of another Jahn wedding which happened on this day, May 22nd, in 1851, seven years before the double wedding. This marriage was performed by Rev. … More Yet Another Jahn Marriage
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